Payroll Specialist Senior (East Coast Resident / Eastern Standard Time Zone)

Geisinger•Work from home (Pennsylvania), PA

44d•Remote

About The Position

As a Payroll Specialist Senior, you will ensure we pay our employees correctly, efficiently, and on time each pay period. You will help employees, managers, and timekeepers understand payroll processes and procedures to maintain consistency and clarity. You will participate in day-to-day operational payroll tasks and support longer term projects on process improvement.

Requirements

Minimum of 4 years-Finance
High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)

Nice To Haves

Associate's Degree

Responsibilities

Support all aspects of payroll including gross to net calculations, deductions, garnishments, general ledger posting, levies, support orders, multi-state, and withholding taxes.
Prepare, analyze, identify, and resolve payroll exceptions by conducting bi-weekly payroll audits to meet sensitive payroll deadlines.
Load payroll batches into system, review and record payroll deductions, garnishments, review and approve direct deposits, cross team validation of data entry and meet all departmental critical deadlines.
Input and verify automatic standard time records for severances, emergency payments and other manual input for processing on demand payments.
Respond and prioritize various payroll inquiries with accuracy and a sense of urgency.
Process payroll biweekly and monthly integrations, as well as preparation and sending payments to outside vendors.
Upload time records, deductions, and other files to the Human Resources and Payroll system using applicable software.
Contribute to continuing improvements to payroll processes to increase efficiencies and enhancements to Workday payroll.
Partner with internal and external stakeholders to address Workday system issues and upgrade, suggest enhancements to streamline the process minimizing manual effort.
Research and find creative solutions to solve payroll issues in an increasingly more complex technical environment.
Review and analyze current payroll and payroll related benefits and tax procedures.
Comply with federal, state, and local legal requirements.
Utilize various websites to verify local tax to be withheld and update application systems as necessary; to assure compliance with Pennsylvania Act.
Participate in the definition of user system requirements and provide recommendations to management concerning the selection, development, and design and implementation of system features that will provide cost-effective strategies to meet department and organizational needs.
Process biweekly, monthly, and off cycle payroll cycles and all payroll related transactions for the organization.
Review payroll inputs from various internal sources, to ensure accurate payroll processing for multiple payrolls.
Review and recommend appropriation action on user requests for services, ranging from explanation of systems functionality and activities to the understanding and analysis of user needs, preparation of reports, or automation of processes.
Update Payroll policies and procedures and other system manuals including distributions lists, versions, and Payroll web page.
Maintain communication with customer to update progress resolution and status and then verify customer is satisfied with resolution.
Complete all manual Payroll tasks as defined by the payroll department.
Work is typically performed in an office environment.
Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures.