Payroll Specialist

Williston Financial group•Tualatin, OR

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Payroll Specialist will process semi-monthly payroll for 800 employees using Dayforce for salaried, hourly and commissioned employees. This is a hybrid position that requires 2-3 days a week onsite in the Portland, OR office.

Requirements

A minimum of 2+ years payroll processing experience in large, multi-state environment
A minimum of an Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree, or comparable experience
Must have experience with multi-state payroll, garnishments, and automated timesheets
Experience with payroll tax issues
Proven ability to complete work accurately and with attention to detail
Ability to work on multiple tasks under tight deadlines
Strong and proven customer service skills
Strong organizational skills
Must have intermediate Excel skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with Dayforce desired
Experience in real time pay a plus

Responsibilities

Audit employee time and labor data submitted by various offices and interact with supervisors as required to verify data and resolve discrepancies
Process payroll in a multi-state corporate environment
Establish and ensure accuracy of federal, state, and local taxes, social security contributions, employee benefit contributions, fringe benefits, garnishments and other deductions of employee paychecks
Assist with balancing of payroll accounts by resolving payroll discrepancies
Analyze and respond to inquiries from employees regarding paycheck amounts, deductions, leave accruals, direct deposit, and other concerns
Processes garnishments and communicate garnishment information to all parties
Research and gather required documents to set up required tax accounts in new states where companies operate.
Research payroll tax payments and data discrepancies with federal, state and local agencies, and work with tax agencies as well as internal staff for resolution
Work with payroll system to ensure that the company is in compliance with federal, state, and local legal requirements, establishing state tax, unemployment tax and local city/territory accounts as necessary.
Responsible for monitoring and completing tax filings as necessary.
Pull various payroll reports from HRIS system
Perform Verifications of Employment