Senior Payroll Specialist

The Christman Company•Lansing, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Build More with Your Career at Christman Are you interested in becoming an employee-owner with a leading national general contractor that will provide you with opportunities to Build More in your professional career? The Christman Company is looking for a Senior Payroll Specialist in our Lansing, Michigan office.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business or related job field.
Two (2) or more years of experience in payroll and benefits.
Two (2) or more years of experience with job costing, prevailing wage, and union environments.
Familiarity with payroll software, human capital management systems, and MS Office with an emphasis in Excel knowledge.
Equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in business or related job field.
Solid knowledge of FMLA, HIPAA, COBRA, and other benefit related regulations.

Responsibilities

Provides inputs with regard to tracking payroll services measuring timeliness and accuracy of payroll partners and also measuring internal performance to drive efficiency in the end-to-end process.
Ensures accurate accounting and reporting on all payroll related feeds to finance. Performs and oversees accurate, correct, and timely payroll reconciliations and audits, and troubleshoots any issues that arise.
Prepares payroll audits and advises the payroll department on complex transactions.
Maintain data integrity in our human capital management and payroll systems daily. Resolves any discrepancies surrounding payroll issues.
Determines and produce reports needed to prevent and detect issues that could affect taxation and payroll.
Fulfills wage garnishment requirements by completing forms; adjusting payroll records, documenting, and transmitting withholdings; negotiating with collection agencies to convert garnishments to wage assignments.
Remits tax payments by collecting and verifying data; preparing federal, state, and local tax reports, and W2 statements; initiating payment.
Trains team members on new and enhanced operation procedures and policies.
Identifies process improvement initiatives and define standards for new department processes.
Provides coverage for team members as a back-up role for vacations and/or high-volume work efforts.
Supervises and coaches payroll specialists, and provides training and guidance as needed.
Assists with the annual benefit open enrollment process.