Payroll Specialist - Dallas, TX

Digi Security Systems•Dallas, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Digi Security Systems is hiring a Payroll Specialist to own accurate, on-time payroll for a group of operating businesses. Our payroll processes, procedures, and systems are still taking shape. So while processing payroll is the core of this job, helping us build the way we do it — documenting steps, tightening controls, and shaping our systems as we grow — is the other part.

Requirements

3+ years of hands-on payroll processing, ideally across more than one company or EIN
Working knowledge of federal and multi-state payroll tax rules, wage and hour law, and garnishments
Experience with at least one major payroll platform (for example ADP, Paychex, Paylocity, Gusto or UKG)
Strong Excel skills: lookups, pivot tables and reconciliations
A high bar for accuracy and confidentiality
Clear, friendly communication with employees and managers who aren't payroll experts

Nice To Haves

Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) or Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
Experience with field-service or hourly workforces (overtime, shift differentials, job costing)
Experience helping implement or migrate a payroll system
Exposure to acquisitions or onboarding new entities

Responsibilities

Run end-to-end payroll for multiple businesses on weekly, biweekly and semimonthly schedules
Collect and verify hours, new hires, terminations, pay changes, bonuses and commissions before each run
Calculate and process deductions, garnishments, PTO accruals and benefit withholdings
Review payroll registers for accuracy and resolve discrepancies before funds are released
Make sure federal, state and local payroll taxes are withheld, filed and paid on time, including quarterly and year-end filings (941, W-2, W-3)
Answer employee and manager questions about pay, deductions and tax forms
Reconcile payroll to the general ledger and prepare journal entries or reports for accounting
Support audits, workers' comp reviews and year-end close
Write and maintain step-by-step procedures and checklists for each business you support
Spot errors, manual workarounds and risks, and propose fixes
Help evaluate, set up, or migrate payroll and HR systems as we standardize
Bring newly added businesses onto our payroll process smoothly
Partner with HR, accounting, and local business managers to keep data flowing cleanly

Benefits

Competitive base salary
Full health benefits
401(k) with match
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Life and disability coverage
Professional development support
Quarterly performance-based incentive plan
Vacation accrual: 2 weeks initially, 3 weeks after 1 year
7 paid holidays annually
401(k) with company match
Full medical, dental, and vision coverage
Company-paid life insurance; optional additional coverage: accident/critical illness