Payroll Specialist

Affinity Gaming • Las Vegas, NV

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Payroll Specialist is responsible for accurately processing multi-state or multi-country payrolls on a biweekly/semi-monthly schedule for 3,000 employees. This role involves maintaining and updating payroll records, employee data, and pay data information in the HRIS/payroll system, ensuring compliance with all relevant laws and best practices. The specialist will also collaborate with HR and Finance teams, translate payroll-related documents, and assist with communication for bilingual staff.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Must have at least six (3) years related experience and/or training.
• Must be knowledgeable with 10-key by touch.
• Ability to read and comprehend payroll procedures and company memos.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure.
• Ability to carry out detailed oral or written instructions; and ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Proficiency with payroll software and Microsoft Excel is required.

Nice To Haves

• Fluency in Spanish is preferred.
• UKG experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Receives the different personnel forms, such as personal holiday, vacation leave, transfers, status changes, termination, etc.
• Inputs number of hours of orientation for the current week of the new employees into the computer for payment.
• Accurately process multi-state or multi-country payrolls on a biweekly/semi-monthly schedule for 3,000 employees.
• Maintain and update payroll records, employee data, and pay data information in the HRIS/payroll system.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage, and hour laws and best practices.
• Collaborate with HR and Finance teams on timekeeping, benefit deductions and audits.
• Translate payroll related documents and assist in communication with bilingual staff as needed.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED