Sr. Payroll Specialist at Virtual Company
Columbus, OH 43212
About the Job
75% production payroll work: Under general supervision of the Payroll Manager, this role will be responsible for back-up processing of payroll and ensuring that payrolls are accurate and timely. This role helps enforce and refine payroll standards, policies, practices, and procedures to prevent errors, as well as organizes payroll records for accurate and timely retrieval. The Sr. Payroll Specialist has a proportional level of independence and responsibilities involving complex actions, tasks, and responsibilities. The Sr. Payroll Specialist is expected to demonstrate a high-level of understanding and practical application of all aspects of payroll operations. This position will be SME on payroll related functions on projects. Vendor management day to day production.
25% project work: Assist in the following:
• Assist in creating testing scenarios that meet required compliance accurately:
o Calculate gross pay accurately for salaried/hourly – exempt and nonexempt employees.
o Withhold mandatory and statutory deductions
o Calculate net pay results
o Calculate taxes withholding
o Produce accurate W2 processing
o Archive payroll records
• testing partner for UAT/E2E/Parallel testing cycles
• Assist in process documentation Key Responsibilities: • Backup payroll processing for 500+ multi state employees as needed. • Research payroll, tax and garnishment related inquiries and take appropriate action to resolve any issues or discrepancies. • Audit preview and post payroll reports for accuracy and completeness.
• Assist with adding or closing tax jurisdictions. • Process garnishments and other court orders in a timely manner by mail or serving the employees and setting up deductions into the payroll system. • Assists with year-end payroll processing duties to ensure accurate and timely W2s. • Import time & attendance, payroll, and benefits deduction data. • Maintain supporting documentation of all payrolls. • Partner with the Accounting team on reconciliations and reporting.
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
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- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
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With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.