Payroll Administrator

We are looking for a Payroll Administrator to support accurate and timely payroll operations for a workforce based in Boston, Massachusetts. This position is ideal for someone who is comfortable managing multi-state payroll activities, maintaining employee pay records, and coordinating closely with benefits and accounting teams. The role also requires strong attention to detail, confidence working in payroll platforms and timekeeping systems, and the ability to resolve discrepancies with care and accuracy.

Responsibilities:
• Process regular payroll cycles with a high degree of accuracy, ensuring employee wages, deductions, and tax withholdings are calculated correctly.
• Manage payroll activity across multiple states while maintaining compliance with applicable wage, tax, and reporting requirements.
• Review timekeeping records and partner with internal teams to address missing hours, exceptions, and approval issues before payroll is finalized.
• Reconcile payroll registers, benefit deductions, retirement contributions, and related reports to confirm completeness and accuracy.
• Administer payroll-related updates in systems such as ADP Workforce Now, Ceridian, and Kronos, including employee changes and earnings adjustments.
• Support check processing and payroll distribution activities, ensuring payments are issued in accordance with established schedules.
• Coordinate with benefits and accounting teams to align payroll data with general ledger entries, deductions, and employee enrollment information.
• Assist with retirement and benefits administration tasks, including 401(k) or RRSP-related payroll deductions and related record maintenance.

Qualifications:

• At least 2 years of experience in payroll administration or a closely related function.
• Hands-on experience processing payroll in a multi-state environment.
• Working knowledge of payroll platforms such as ADP Workforce Now and Ceridian.
• Familiarity with timekeeping systems, including Kronos or similar applications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for payroll review, reconciliation, and reporting tasks.
• Experience supporting payroll reconciliations, check processing, and payroll record accuracy.
• Understanding of payroll-related accounting activities, employee benefits, and retirement deduction administration.

Compensation

$85,000.00-$100,000.00 Yearly

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