Payroll Specialist
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SemiosAgricultural technology
California, United StatesFull-TimeMiddle
Salary42 - 45 USD per hour
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Job Details
- Experience
- 3+ years of payroll and benefits processing experience in California, and preferably in a multi-state environment
- Required Skills
- Microsoft Excel
Requirements
- 3+ years of payroll and benefits processing experience in California, and preferably in a multi-state environment
- Experience with data entry across various systems including benefits, time entry and payroll systems
- Experience with timekeeping software
- Experience with payroll systems (Ceridian preferred)
- Advanced Microsoft Office Excel (IE: XLOOKUP, pivot tables, compound formulas etc.)
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Excellent organizational and professional communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as a part of a team
- High technical skills, software proficiencies, or abilities
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills
Responsibilities
- Execute end-to-end payroll processing for all US employees and support global payroll as required, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
- Provide cross-training and serve as backup for payroll processing in other regions (e.g., Canada, Australia).
- Review, validate, and reconcile timekeeping data for hourly and salaried employees, proactively resolving discrepancies.
- Administer payroll taxes, payroll deposits, benefits deductions, and third-party remittances, ensuring timely submission and accurate reporting.
- Prepare and enter payroll and benefit-related journal entries; perform monthly, quarterly, and year-end payroll account reconciliations.
- Lead year-end payroll activities, including W-2 preparation, taxable benefit reporting, and multi-state reconciliations.
- Maintain and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, including payroll tax registrations, garnishments, and benefit eligibility rules.
- Deliver value added support to internal and external stakeholders, including responding to payroll and benefit related inquiries and preparing reports.
- Maintain and strengthen internal controls by documenting processes and participating in the implementation and testing of payroll systems.
- Support audits, ensuring payroll documentation, controls, and reconciliations are accurate, complete, and audit-ready at all times.
- Uphold strict confidentiality and data security standards, ensuring sensitive employee and company information is handled in compliance with policy and regulatory requirements.
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