Senior Payroll Administrator
Gray
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Lexington • Kentucky • 🇺🇸 United States
Visit company websiteJob Level
Senior
Tech Stack
C++Cloud
About the role
- Compile, input, and process payroll to produce accurate paychecks for approximately 2000+ Gray team members across multiple legal entities
- Review reports for accuracy and correct errors
- Ensure payroll data input is accurate, complete and entered on-time
- Thoroughly review the payroll registers and make necessary adjustments
- Process off-cycle payments and payroll adjustments
- Assist with creating and submitting garnishments
- Review and confirm benefit contribution deposits, including 401K & HAS
- Maintain and create payroll processing documentation and update current SOP’s as needed
- Conduct in-depth reviews of team member personnel records to verify demographic, pay, benefit, and deduction information
- Lead computation of pay according to company policy and in accordance with wage and hour regulations
- Act as a subject matter expert, addressing and resolving complex team member questions and requests
- Resolve payroll issues and respond promptly to all payroll-related questions from employees
- Effectively communicate, uphold and explain payroll policies to employees
- Participate in audits of payroll data for workers’ compensation, benefit plans, and other periodic projects as needed
- Maintain strict confidentiality of team member pay and personal information
- Add new work locations in UKG
- Monitor UKG cases and escalate accordingly for tax issues
- Maintain tax numbers, documentation and account information for all states and agencies
- Audit state and local taxes on a quarterly basis
- Act as backup for payroll manager, auditing and approving payroll
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
- At least five (5) years of experience in payroll processing, or equivalent combination of education and experience totaling seven (7) years
- Extensive experience in using UKG or a similar, cloud-based, payroll system
- Proficient computer skills including advanced knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, Microsoft Office software
- High attention to detail; highly organized, dependable and committed to helping people
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; excellent verbal and written communication and customer service skills required
- Payroll certification preferred (FPC or CPP)
- Experience in Construction, Engineering, or Professional Services industry highly preferred
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Overtime
- Paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
payroll processingpayroll adjustmentsgarnishmentsbenefit contribution depositsaudittax auditingdata entrycomputation of paywage and hour regulationspersonnel record verification
Soft skills
attention to detailorganizational skillsdependabilityanalytical skillsproblem-solving skillsverbal communicationwritten communicationcustomer serviceconfidentialityleadership
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeFPCCPP