Payroll Expert

Bonita Packing Co A Corp•Santa Maria, CA

2d•$32 - $49

About The Position

The Payroll Expert (Senior) is primarily responsible for processing payroll and maintaining the employee database, ensuring employees are compensated accurately. The role compiles salary and hours-worked information, verifies paychecks, and makes necessary adjustments. This seasoned professional independently performs the full range of responsibilities in the function, drawing on deep job knowledge typically obtained through higher education combined with experience. The Payroll Department processes and distributes payroll accurately and on time for multiple entities. It coordinates with external payroll vendors and internal Human Resources, Legal, and Accounting teams, and handles recurring payroll reports and earnings data while maintaining compliance with federal, state, and local requirements. The position processes high-volume weekly payroll, supports employee payroll questions, maintains confidentiality, and helps improve payroll efficiencies. It also handles final paychecks and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Ability to independently perform the full range of responsibilities in the payroll function, supported by deep job knowledge typically obtained through higher education combined with experience.
Ability to collect, verify, and calculate payroll data, including hours, piecework, overtime premiums, and rest and recovery time.
Ability to process high-volume weekly payroll and verify payroll records, pay amounts, benefits, and deductions.
Ability to use payroll and time-tracking software, including uploading and verifying CSV import files.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and resolve payroll discrepancies and employee inquiries.
Ability to read and write in Spanish.
Demonstrated problem-solving, interpersonal, oral communication, teamwork, ethical conduct, adaptability, dependability, planning, accuracy, productivity, and safety-consciousness.

Responsibilities

Collect and verify timesheet information for employees and harvest crews.
Calculate pay based on hours worked, including sick and vacation time.
Compile hours-worked and piecework data to calculate gross wages for groups or individual harvest workers.
Calculate and explain rest and recovery time and overtime premiums.
Upload and verify CSV import files from time-tracking software into payroll software.
Process high-volume weekly payroll.
Enter new employee enrollment data.
Process and update employee direct deposits and federal and state withholding elections.
Process employee changes received from Human Resources, including pay rates, job titles, status, and hours.
Verify pay amounts, hours worked, benefits, and deductions.
Record and post payroll registers.
Verify check counts against timecard counts, obtain signatures, package checks, and distribute them to employees and crew supervisors.
Resolve payroll discrepancies and respond to employee payroll questions.
Process payroll according to company policies and procedures.
Apply knowledge of H-2A federal program payroll requirements, including guaranteed rates, hours tracking, and corresponding domestic worker status.
Communicate with department management, staff members, and outside agencies.
Prepare and submit payroll reports to a supervisor or management.
Protect confidential payroll information and maintain employee confidence.
Implement payroll policy updates by updating payroll platforms.
Investigate programs and opportunities to improve efficiency.
Attend leadership and developmental courses.
Process final paychecks.
Perform other duties as assigned.