HR - Payroll and HRIS Specialist

NearU, and Affiliate Regional HVAC Branches•Charlotte, NC

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

NearU is a people-centric, process-driven, and technology-enabled customer service platform dedicated to revolutionizing the home services industry by vastly improving the customer and employee experience. The Payroll Specialist will administer the activities relating to the company payroll and HRIS processing across multiple states within the NearU footprint. This role is four days on-site at our Charlotte office (Monday-Thursday, remote Friday).

Requirements

3-5 years’ experience administering payroll and HRIS processes.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Associates degree or higher in a related field.
Must have a high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential information/situations.
Deep understanding of federal, state and local payroll and wage and hour laws; experience administering payroll in multiple locations across multiple states.
Strong organizational and analytical skills, with excellent attention to detail.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and work with limited oversight.
Proficient in MS Office Suite; experience processing payroll in a HRIS tool, Dayforce preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as first point of contact for payroll related queries from employees.
Process payroll for hourly, salaried and temporary employees according to the company’s payroll schedules.
Maintain employee payroll records as needed.
Ensure accurate and timely processing of payroll updates, including new hires, terminations, pay rate changes, garnishments, tax levies, and any other adjustments to pay as necessary.
Ensure compliance with federal, state and local payroll, wage and hour laws, etc.
Ensure deductions are captured for health insurance and 401(k).
Process final pay for terminated employees.
Assist with responding to all unemployment claims as required.
Process scheduled and ad-hoc reports from HR system as requested. S
Support HR and benefits team with additional projects.
Support Payroll in implementing and maintaining payroll best practices to improve efficiency and consult with the HR team to improve payroll processes.
Assist with projects and tasks as assigned.