Lead Payroll Practitioner

RadNet•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

The Lead Payroll Practitioner will be responsible for working on a full range of payroll related activities and projects, including domestic and international payroll processing. This role provides analytical and functional expertise for payroll system, supports process improvements and serves as a resource to the payroll team. Provides support on payroll projects involving systems; assists in creating efficiencies through automating and streamlining process. This role will be responsible in supporting payroll management with the processing of bi-weekly payroll, off cycle payroll processing, and global payroll coordination. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Review and process pays adhering to state regulations and company policies. Performs reconciliations, audits, and ensures compliance with policies, procedures and applicable rules and regulations. Calculate overtime, pay rate differential and other applicable special pay calculations. Place stop payments and direct deposit reversals as needed. Process and manage international payrolls in partnership with global payroll providers, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery across multiple countries. Process and manage international/global payrolls in partnership with external providers, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery across multiple countries. Serve as the primary liaison between internal teams and external global payroll vendors to resolve issues and ensure consistent service delivery. Review the calculation and documentation of off-cycle manual checks Participate in payroll system upgrades or conversions and testing of new payroll processes and system updates Validate payroll preview data using various reports and Excel templates and complete corrections prior to transmission. Research discrepancies effectively, make appropriate corrections, and respond promptly to manager and employee inquiries. Liaise with Finance, Accounting, and HR to ensure consistency and timely resolution of payroll-related financial issues Provide support to Human Resources, operations and department leaders with payroll processes. Design, document and implement procedures to streamline payroll processes. Setup and process adjustments payrolls (OOS) as requested by management Serve as Payroll Practitioner backup as needed Assist with regular preparation of relevant management reports, including weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end reports. (gross payroll, hours worked, vacation accrual, tax deductions, benefit deductions, etc.) Coordinate potential system service issues with Payroll Vendor, HRIS or internal IT Review and validate earnings codes, deductions codes and system setup for compliance and functionality Assist in the preparation of internal and external financial reports, including GL reporting and variance analyses. Perform monthly GL account reconciliations, identifying and resolving discrepancies promptly. Assist and support the setup and maintenance of GL accounts and structures in accordance with internal policies and accounting standards. Audit and reconcile wage garnishments submissions, reimbursements and credits. Assist with special projects, participate in meetings, and complete other duties as assigned by management. PLEASE NOTE: This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and requirements of the position described above. Other functions may be assigned and management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Requirements

4 + years of related payroll and payroll tax experience to include a great understanding of wage and hour law, payroll tax and federal/state regulations.
High level knowledge of multi-state processing, including taxation.
Extensive experience with paycheck calculation and taxation, including pre-tax and after-tax knowledge
Set priorities, meet deadline and multi-task with minimal supervision while maintaining organization and preserving strict confidentiality of all information.
Experience with international or global payroll processing preferred.
Excellent attention to details and ability to mitigate data entry errors for high accuracy
Experience utilizing a report writer to create and generate custom reports
Excellent customer service, and strong verbal and written communication skills.
Proficiency in ADP Vantage HCM, and Microsoft Office (Word and Excel)
Strong experience with Excel preferred (vlookup, pivot, formulas, etc.)
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Professionalism and the capacity to maintain confidential information
Intermediate mathematic skills, and the ability to research and analyze payroll data
Basic knowledge of accounting principles
Ability to manage multiple projects, fluctuating workloads, and frequent changes.
Associates degree or equivalent work experience

Nice To Haves

Certified Payroll Professional (CCP) – preferred

Responsibilities

Review and process pays adhering to state regulations and company policies.
Performs reconciliations, audits, and ensures compliance with policies, procedures and applicable rules and regulations.
Calculate overtime, pay rate differential and other applicable special pay calculations.
Place stop payments and direct deposit reversals as needed.
Process and manage international payrolls in partnership with global payroll providers, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery across multiple countries.
Process and manage international/global payrolls in partnership with external providers, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery across multiple countries.
Serve as the primary liaison between internal teams and external global payroll vendors to resolve issues and ensure consistent service delivery.
Review the calculation and documentation of off-cycle manual checks
Participate in payroll system upgrades or conversions and testing of new payroll processes and system updates
Validate payroll preview data using various reports and Excel templates and complete corrections prior to transmission.
Research discrepancies effectively, make appropriate corrections, and respond promptly to manager and employee inquiries.
Liaise with Finance, Accounting, and HR to ensure consistency and timely resolution of payroll-related financial issues
Provide support to Human Resources, operations and department leaders with payroll processes.
Design, document and implement procedures to streamline payroll processes.
Setup and process adjustments payrolls (OOS) as requested by management
Serve as Payroll Practitioner backup as needed
Assist with regular preparation of relevant management reports, including weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end reports. (gross payroll, hours worked, vacation accrual, tax deductions, benefit deductions, etc.)
Coordinate potential system service issues with Payroll Vendor, HRIS or internal IT
Review and validate earnings codes, deductions codes and system setup for compliance and functionality
Assist in the preparation of internal and external financial reports, including GL reporting and variance analyses.
Perform monthly GL account reconciliations, identifying and resolving discrepancies promptly.
Assist and support the setup and maintenance of GL accounts and structures in accordance with internal policies and accounting standards.
Audit and reconcile wage garnishments submissions, reimbursements and credits.
Assist with special projects, participate in meetings, and complete other duties as assigned by management.