Payroll Support Specialist

About the position

In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the payroll department for administrative and reporting needs and serves as a backup to payroll specialists. This is in office, 5 days a week located in Minnetonka, MN.

Responsibilities

• Serves as primary payroll office administration support.
• Supports the distribution of payroll mail.
• Assists with check printing and distribution.
• Administers payroll delivery/shipping practices.
• Customer service/assisting with answering payroll related inquiries.
• Monitors Payroll and Workday Inboxes.
• Generate/prepare payroll related forms and reporting.
• Serve as primary back up for payrolls during payroll specialist leaves and openings.
• Assist Payroll Manager in maintaining/updating policies and procedures to ensure they are up to date and compliant with internal controls and SOX documentation and Audit Requests.
• Supports ad hoc payroll report requests as assigned.
• Runs and organizes payroll reports during payroll processing.
• Process all internal and external reports as requested.

Requirements

• 2+ years relevant experience.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with ADP, UKG and Workday systems.
• Ability to work in a fast paced and high-volume environment.
• Experience in a fast-paced, multi-state, multi-entity, payroll environment.
• Experience working payroll systems that integrate with other systems.
• Knowledge of payroll functions including preparation, balancing, internal controls, etc.
• Knowledge of wage and hour laws.
• Knowledge of general accounting and cost accounting.
• Familiar with SOX internal controls.

Nice-to-haves

• Associate or bachelor's degree preferred.
• Advanced in Excel (vlookups, pivot tables, and formulas) including Word and Outlook.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescriptions, dental and vision plans.
• 401(k) plan with a discretionary company match.
• Shareholder Purchase and Reinvestment Plan.
• Basic life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance premium paid by the company.
• Voluntary supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses and dependent children.
• Fertility and Family Building Benefits.
• Paid Disability benefits.
• Paid time off programs.
• 11 Company paid holidays per year.
• Flexible spending account.
• Health savings account (available to High Deductible Health Plan participants only).
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Voluntary benefits, such as Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and Accident Insurance.
• Title insurance policies and certain escrow services for the employee's primary personal residence at no charge.
• Transportation benefit plan for mass transit, parking and vanpool, in several markets.