Payroll Specialist

Freudenberg Group • Plymouth, MI

25d

About The Position

Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world! Responsibilities: Payroll Oversight: Oversee the process for weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly disbursement of multi-state/location payroll, including garnishments, benefits, and taxes. Process Improvement: Support management with process improvement initiatives and payroll tracking. System Testing: Test new company code setups and system upgrades and enhancements. Validation and Accuracy: Validate the work of Payroll Specialists to ensure accuracy and timeliness. Procedure Maintenance: Maintain and update written procedures to ensure consistency and compliance. Training and Updates: Provide training to new users and update the general employee base when new features are introduced. Report Management: Manage the preparation of relevant management and statutory reports, including weekly, monthly, quarterly, and year-end reports. Audit Support: Support the Payroll Manager with auditing tax forms, balance sheets, 401K, worker’s compensation, and Year-To-Date earnings. Qualifications: Associate’s degree in Accounting, Finance, HR, or related field; or equivalent payroll experience. 3+ years of end-to-end payroll processing in a multi-state environment, covering weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly payroll cycles. Hands-on experience with a leading payroll/HCM platform (e.g., ADP, UKG/UltiPro, Workday, Paylocity, Ceridian Dayforce) and advanced Excel (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables). Working knowledge of federal and state payroll regulations (FLSA, FMLA pay implications, multi-state tax, garnishments, benefits taxation, W-2/W-3, 941/940). Proven track record of balancing payrolls, performing pre-/post‑payroll audits, and reconciling taxes and benefits with a high degree of accuracy. Communication & Collaboration: Communicates clearly and concisely, while engaging proactively with colleagues at all levels of the organization. Value for Customers: Anticipates, understands and meets internal/external customers’ needs and expectations. Develops solutions based on a customer centric approach. Innovation: Drives and supports innovative ideas, while taking informed risks to seek and develop new or improved solutions. Drive & Execution: Proactively identifies what needs to be done and takes action. Explores new ways and pursues new opportunities. The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership Welcome to Freudenberg Without Freudenberg, indoor air would not be as clean, cars would not drive and wounds would not heal as quickly. And these are just three examples from thousands of our applications. Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 51,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Accounting, Finance, HR, or related field; or equivalent payroll experience.
• 3+ years of end-to-end payroll processing in a multi-state environment, covering weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly payroll cycles.
• Hands-on experience with a leading payroll/HCM platform (e.g., ADP, UKG/UltiPro, Workday, Paylocity, Ceridian Dayforce) and advanced Excel (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables).
• Working knowledge of federal and state payroll regulations (FLSA, FMLA pay implications, multi-state tax, garnishments, benefits taxation, W-2/W-3, 941/940).
• Proven track record of balancing payrolls, performing pre-/post‑payroll audits, and reconciling taxes and benefits with a high degree of accuracy.
• Communicates clearly and concisely, while engaging proactively with colleagues at all levels of the organization.
• Anticipates, understands and meets internal/external customers’ needs and expectations. Develops solutions based on a customer centric approach.
• Drives and supports innovative ideas, while taking informed risks to seek and develop new or improved solutions.
• Proactively identifies what needs to be done and takes action. Explores new ways and pursues new opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the process for weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly disbursement of multi-state/location payroll, including garnishments, benefits, and taxes.
• Support management with process improvement initiatives and payroll tracking.
• Test new company code setups and system upgrades and enhancements.
• Validate the work of Payroll Specialists to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Maintain and update written procedures to ensure consistency and compliance.
• Provide training to new users and update the general employee base when new features are introduced.
• Manage the preparation of relevant management and statutory reports, including weekly, monthly, quarterly, and year-end reports.
• Support the Payroll Manager with auditing tax forms, balance sheets, 401K, worker’s compensation, and Year-To-Date earnings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees