Payroll Specialist

Casino and•Lincoln, RI

17d•$55,000 - $60,000

About The Position

The Payroll Specialist ensures employee wages are paid accurately and in compliance with all relevant regulations. This role involves managing payroll processes, data accuracy, and providing excellent customer service to employees regarding their pay and tax inquiries. The specialist will also collaborate with various business partners and stay updated on legislative changes.

Requirements

Proficiency in payroll processing and related regulations.
Strong understanding of federal, state, local/provincial wage and tax laws.
Experience with payroll deductions (benefits, wage garnishments, taxes).
Ability to prepare and balance payroll data, including upload file preparation.
Experience in auditing payroll reports and identifying/addressing data anomalies.
Customer service skills for assisting employees with payroll inquiries.
Experience with Excel for analytics and reporting.
Ability to collaborate with internal and external business partners.
Knowledge of Standard Operations Procedures (SOP) and best practices in payroll.
Experience with payroll record retention.

Nice To Haves

Experience preparing monthly union reports.
Experience testing new functional system enhancements, system updates, and integrations.
Ability to provide payroll coverage for other regions.
Familiarity with collective bargaining agreements.

Responsibilities

Ensures employee wages are paid in accordance with all applicable federal, state, local/provincial regulations, and collective bargaining agreements.
Ensures employee payroll deductions are properly calculated and deducted (benefits, wage garnishments, taxes).
Responsible for assigned payroll process and data accuracy, including upload file preparation and balancing.
Prepare monthly union reports.
Audits all preview payroll reports for anomalies; identifies and addresses issues within the data set.
Assists employees with time and attendance questions.
Partners with Internal and External Business Partners to test new functional system enhancements, system updates and integrations.
Provides Excel analytics and reporting, ad-hoc and scheduled.
Participate in payroll coverage for other regions as needed.
Is compliant & stays up to date on legislative changes regarding federal, state, local/provincial wage, and tax laws.
Delivers excellent customer service by providing accurate and meaningful answers to employee wage, and tax inquiries.
Collaborates with other shared service divisions.
Adheres to learning guides/Standard Operations Procedures (“SOP”) and best practice content.
Maintains payroll record retention for all edits and adjustments.
Other duties as assigned.