Payroll Specialist

We are looking for a Payroll Specialist to join an organization in Havertown, Pennsylvania in a long-term contract capacity. This role is responsible for delivering accurate, full-cycle payroll support for a large employee population and requires someone who can navigate detailed pay scenarios with confidence. The ideal candidate brings strong payroll processing experience, sound judgment, and the ability to work effectively with both established systems and payroll-related reporting requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the complete payroll cycle for approximately 500 employees, ensuring timely and accurate pay for both salaried and hourly staff.

• Administer payroll for union and non-union employee groups while applying applicable pay rules, deductions, and earnings correctly.

• Resolve detailed compensation scenarios, including adjusted pay calculations, supplemental assignments, and time-related payment entries.

• Prepare and review year-end payroll documents such as W-2s and support compliance with required tax reporting.

• Maintain payroll records and complete pension-related reporting with close attention to accuracy and deadlines.

• Use payroll and financial systems to validate employee data, process updates, and support reliable payroll operations.

• Create and analyze spreadsheets to reconcile payroll information, identify discrepancies, and assist with data integration across systems.

• Partner with internal stakeholders to answer payroll questions, address issues promptly, and support smooth payroll administration.

Qualifications:

• 2 to 5 years of hands-on payroll experience in a high-volume environment.

• Proven ability to manage full-cycle payroll for a workforce of 500 or more employees.

• Experience processing multi-state payroll with strong understanding of payroll compliance requirements.

• Familiarity with ADP Workforce Now and the ability to learn or work within similar payroll platforms.

• Intermediate Excel skills, including the use of VLOOKUPs and pivot tables.

• Experience handling payroll for both hourly and salaried employees, ideally across multiple employee groups.

• Background in government or public sector payroll is strongly preferred.

Compensation

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