$60,000-$65,000 Annually + Benefits, PTO, and Hybrid Schedule (3 days in office, 2 days WFH)
Our company continues to expand, and we are looking to immediately hire a Payroll Specialist in our Streamwood office. The Payroll Specialist will be responsible for coordinating and performing all activities necessary to process payrolls, including maintaining related records, tax reports and voluntary deduction reports, processing involuntary deductions such as levies and garnishments, preparing accounting transactions and documents, documenting and updating procedures, and preparing special reports for senior management.
We offer work-life balance, promotion from within, exceptional benefits, a dynamic environment, and the ability to explore career opportunities in different functional areas within the company.
Payroll Specialist Job Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the preparation and processing of biweekly muti-state payroll for over 150 employees; review and ensure accuracy of approved timesheets; track and deduct all garnishments and other special payroll deductions
- Process payroll for employees both hourly and salary in multiple states
- Review time clocked and downloaded information to determine the accurate number of hours worked
- Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments
- Calculate and include deductions such as, but not limited to, income tax withholding and insurance
- Arrange and validate garnishments
- Review wages and correct errors to ensure payroll accuracy
- Prepare monthly hours reporting
- Investigate tax inquiries
- Maintain payroll accruals and accounting entries
- Review and approve expense reports for account accuracy
Required Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required
- Minimum 2 years of working in full-cycle payroll with multistate payroll law experience
- High proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including excellent Excel skills
- Experience with Paycom a plus
- Strong professional judgment in handling information with discretion and confidence
- Works at an exceedingly high level of accuracy; extremely detail-oriented, strong math skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills including an excellent customer service demeanor
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
