Specialist, Outsourced Payroll (ADP RUN)

Baker Tilly Vantagen, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 24,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Tilly is seeking a Payroll Support professional to provide direct payroll consulting to clients, maintain expertise in payroll laws, and independently manage client relationships under supervision. The role emphasizes accuracy, confidentiality, and strong communication across client teams.

Responsibilities include processing payroll, updating records, recalculating taxes, generating reports, and supporting implementation efforts while identifying opportunities to expand services.

Qualifications

• 2-year degree preferred or 2 years experience in lieu of degree.
• Experience with ADP software platforms desirable.
• Working knowledge of Outlook and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Highly detail oriented and focused on accuracy.
• Strong organization and time management skills.
• Strong adaptability and multi-tasking skills.
• Ability to effectively work in a deadline driven environment serving multiple clients.
• Ability to provide exceptional client service.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; appropriately and professionally communicates with all levels.
• Ability to learn new technology and processes quickly.
• Ability to learn from experiences and integrate new knowledge and skills into daily work and share with colleagues as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support and consulting to payroll clients.
• Maintain knowledge of payroll practices and laws to service clients effectively.
• Independently manage client relationships under supervision, escalating issues as needed.
• Ensure client payroll information is accurate and resolve discrepancies.
• Process payrolls timely, update records, calculate bonuses/severance, review tax calculations, reconcile payroll deposits and withholdings.

Skills

ADP Software

Outlook

MS Office

Attention to detail

Time management

Multitasking

Client service

Communication skills

Education

2-year degree

Experience in lieu of degree

Tools

ADP Software

Job description

Overview Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring. Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law. Any unsolicited resumes submitted through our website or to Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, employee e-mail accounts are considered property of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorized recruitment agency ("search firm") for Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by Baker Tilly's Talent Attraction team, to submit candidates for review via our applicant tracking system.

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Job Description

Responsibilities

The main responsibilities of this role is to provide direct support and consulting to our payroll clients.

This role is expected to understand payroll in depth and to maintain knowledge of payroll practices and laws so as to provide better service and information to our clients.

Under the supervision of the Payroll Supervisor, this role is expected to be independently managing their client relationships, however, when needed, escalating issues or challenges for prompt resolution.

Client Service & Deliverables

• Ensure client payroll information is accurate within their specific payroll system and resolve any discrepancies
• Review and/or process payrolls in a timely manner to meet client deadlines to include updating employee records, calculating/paying bonuses or severance, reviewing accuracy of federal and state income related tax calculations, and reconciling payroll deposits, tax withholdings, wage garnishments, etc.
• Prepare reports of employee earnings, taxes, deductions, and employer’s contribution for social security and unemployment

Client Service

• Establish strong and trusted client relationships by effectively consulting with clients on all payroll related matters
• Maintain confidence of employee data by keeping all information confidential
• Accurately convey detailed information in both written and verbal format
• Provide technical software support to clients
• Identify and accurately capture out of scope work
• Identify new opportunities to expand services to clients

Implementation & Technology

• Be an additional resource to the implementation team when needed
• Interviews clients to gain understanding of payroll needs
• Manage new client implementation projects, ensuring timely completion and client satisfaction
• Train clients on payroll processes as necessary

Individual and Team Development

• Be a resource to new hires and/or less experienced staff as it relates to clients, software, payroll, and/or processes
• Provide honest feedback to new hires/less experienced staff in a timely manner
• Help build team capabilities and knowledge by sharing insights and lessons learned
• Research and maintain product knowledge on ADP software platforms
• Maintain current knowledge of local, state, and federal practices and laws

Qualifications

• 2-year degree preferred or 2 years experience in lieu of degree
• Experience with ADP software platforms desirable
• Working knowledge of Outlook and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Highly detail oriented and focused on accuracy
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Strong adaptability and multi-tasking skills
• Ability to effectively work in a deadline driven environment serving multiple clients
• Ability to provide exceptional client service
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; appropriately and professionally communicates with all levels
• Ability to learn new technology and processes quickly
• Ability to learn from experiences and integrate new knowledge and skills into daily work and share with colleagues as appropriate

The pay range for this position is $17.75 to $31.50. This range represents a good-faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation the firm expects to pay for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will depend on a variety of relevant factors, including an applicant’s skills, experience, qualifications, professional certifications, work arrangements, geographic location, and other business and organizational needs.

Baker Tilly offers a compensation and benefits package to eligible employees.