Payroll Specialist
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Accentuate Staffing is currently recruiting for a Payroll Specialist position for our client in Cary. This is a Direct Hire position with excellent benefits! This position offers flexibility to be 100% remote, hybrid or in office depending upon the candidate.
This position will be part of a Payroll team ensuring that 2,000+ multi-state employees are paid timely and accurately. This role will perform complex payroll duties in using UKG/UltiPro while proactively identifying and resolving potential problems. Qualified candidates must be able to work in a high volume, fast paced environment and demonstrate the ability to multi-task while delivering superior customer service.
Responsibilities:
- Perform pay calculations, retro calculations, adjustments and audits to assist with the processing of the bi-weekly, multi-state, payroll using UltiPro HRIS.
- Access external systems to export, review, and validate production and timekeeping data used for payroll.
- Review payroll data for accuracy, employee record changes, and management approval.
- Update and audit data related to new hires, payroll changes, and terminations.
- Activate new payroll profiles and assist employees with electronic payroll access.
- Prepare and maintain periodic payroll reports including earnings, tax, deduction summaries.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and practices as well as local, state, federal laws and guidelines.
- Troubleshoot and respond to questions regarding paychecks, taxes, timecards, direct deposit and other payroll related matters from employees, HR and other internal departments.
- Administrative functions, such as verification of employment requests.
Requirements:
- 3+ years Payroll processing experience
- High level knowledge of federal, state and local payroll tax and compensation laws.
- 2 or more years applied experience working with UltiPro and BI/Cognos reporting.
- Highly proficient with Microsoft Office suite (Outlook/Excel/Word), specifically MS Excel.
- Understand withholding requirements for state and local jurisdictions.
- High level of organizational and time management skills with attention to detail.
- Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
- Ability to identify, research, and analyze data to resolve discrepancies.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and safeguard sensitive information.
- Flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, may be required.
