Payroll Specialist

Global Payroll Specialist

The Global Payroll Specialist plays a critical role in ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing across multiple entities and regions, including the United States and the United Kingdom. This position partners closely with leadership within payroll and benefits to support daily operations and ongoing process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll Operations

• Support payroll processing for a global workforce, including onboarding employees in the U.S. and U.K. while ensuring compliance with country-specific payroll, tax, and statutory requirements
• Maintain accurate employee records and coordinate all setup activities to enable smooth and compliant payroll execution
• Process bi-weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payroll cycles across multiple entities, states, and international jurisdictions, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Manage payroll inputs such as base pay, bonuses, and deductions including benefits and garnishments
• Reconcile payroll data prior to submission to ensure all updates and adjustments are captured correctly
• Set up and maintain withholding, state unemployment (SUI), and local tax accounts as needed
• Partner with internal teams to update employee data, compensation changes, and other payroll-related information
• Coordinate with HR and related teams to ensure payroll impacts tied to leave events, including maternity, paternity, and unpaid leave, are handled correctly

Time Off Management

• Administer vacation, sick leave, and other paid time off accruals in alignment with company policies
• Conduct regular audits to ensure time-off balances are accurate and properly tracked

Additional Focus

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and U.K. regulatory requirements
• Support reporting and documentation related to payroll activities
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and increase efficiency in a growing environment

Qualifications:

Global Payroll Specialist

The Global Payroll Specialist plays a critical role in ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing across multiple entities and regions, including the United States and the United Kingdom. This position partners closely with leadership within payroll and benefits to support daily operations and ongoing process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll Operations

• Support payroll processing for a global workforce, including onboarding employees in the U.S. and U.K. while ensuring compliance with country-specific payroll, tax, and statutory requirements
• Maintain accurate employee records and coordinate all setup activities to enable smooth and compliant payroll execution
• Process bi-weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payroll cycles across multiple entities, states, and international jurisdictions, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Manage payroll inputs such as base pay, bonuses, and deductions including benefits and garnishments
• Reconcile payroll data prior to submission to ensure all updates and adjustments are captured correctly
• Set up and maintain withholding, state unemployment (SUI), and local tax accounts as needed
• Partner with internal teams to update employee data, compensation changes, and other payroll-related information
• Coordinate with HR and related teams to ensure payroll impacts tied to leave events, including maternity, paternity, and unpaid leave, are handled correctly

Time Off Management

• Administer vacation, sick leave, and other paid time off accruals in alignment with company policies
• Conduct regular audits to ensure time-off balances are accurate and properly tracked

Additional Focus

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and U.K. regulatory requirements
• Support reporting and documentation related to payroll activities
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and increase efficiency in a growing environment

Compensation

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