Senior Payroll Specialist (Hybrid or Remote)

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Requirements:

• 6+ years of payroll processing experience
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to grasp a general knowledge of multiple disciplines and technologies
• Strong analytical and people skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications (particularly Excel, Teams and Planner)
• Ability to effectively organize and structure activities
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Strong Workday payroll processing experience
• Experience with payroll corrections in Workday
• Experience with Workday report creation
• Experience working in a fast-paced public company environment UKG experience
• ADP experience (Preferably ADP Smart Compliance)
• Preferred Certifications: CPP

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the timely and accurate payment of Sonoco’s payrolls. Includes multi-company, multi-state, and multiple pay cycles.
• Drive improvement projects through optimization of Workday processes specifically focused on eliminating manual operations.
• Serve as SME and assistance in project execution for large strategic projects impacting payroll including but not limited to new system implementations, new business acquisitions, process improvement and process rationalization efforts.
• Assist in Root Cause investigation and corrective/preventative action implementation for repeat and impactful payroll errors.
• Proactive audits to ensure data accuracy and compliance with SOX to identify any control weaknesses. Initiates corrective action for system edit and error messages.
• Oversee distribution of confidential information as needed to PWC, auditors, corporate, etc. as needed.
• Assist with year-end processing to ensure that tax forms are issued timely and accurately.
• Must be able to research federal and state rules and regulations for the U.S. and Canada.
• Must be able to make decisions to resolve pay issues that arise with the operations, balancing the needs of the employees with the cost to Sonoco, while ensuring that Sonoco follows federal, state, and local regulations.
• Serve as liaison between IT/Technology team and payroll operation team to trouble-shoot and address issues with Workday software connectivity and interface issues.
• Other duties as assigned.