Payroll Specialist [HOU]

Hanwha Ocean Energy Plant Unit • Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Payroll Specialist will manage day-to-day payroll operations while supporting PEO exits, payroll transitions, and payroll system implementations, with a strong focus on ADP. This role partners with HR, Finance, Benefits, employees, and external vendors to ensure accurate, compliant, and timely payroll delivery. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience transitioning from a PEO to a standalone payroll solution, including payroll data migration, system configuration, testing, reconciliation, and go-live. Experience with ADP, Justworks, and Lockton is highly preferred.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on payroll experience, preferably in a multi-state or corporate environment.
• Demonstrated experience with PEO exits or PEO-to-standalone payroll transitions.
• Hands-on experience with payroll system implementation, migration, testing, and go-live.
• ADP experience strongly preferred, particularly ADP implementation or conversion experience.
• Experience with Justworks and/or Lockton preferred.
• Strong knowledge of payroll processing, taxes, benefits deductions, and compliance.
• Strong Excel and data reconciliation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing, including payroll inputs, deductions, benefits, taxes, reconciliations, and payroll reporting.
• Lead or support PEO exit and payroll transition activities, including employee data validation, migration, final PEO reconciliation, and operational readiness.
• Support ADP payroll implementation, including requirements gathering, configuration, data migration, testing, parallel payroll, troubleshooting, and go-live.
• Maintain accurate employee and payroll data across HRIS, payroll, benefits, and timekeeping systems.
• Partner with Justworks, Lockton, ADP, and other external providers to coordinate payroll, benefits, and employee transitions.
• Reconcile payroll, benefits, deductions, and financial data and resolve discrepancies promptly.
• Respond to employee and manager payroll questions while maintaining confidentiality and strong customer service.
• Ensure payroll processes comply with applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, controls, automation, and overall employee experience.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed