Payroll Specialist

Job Description

In this role you will perform payroll practitioner duties including payroll processing for LARSON (gross-to-net), balancing payroll totals, gathering payroll approvals, generating and submitting payroll interface files. You will also audit employee HR & payroll data changes ensuring all changes are properly approved, valid and entered timely & accurately.

• Data entry of new hires, rehires, associate personal and job data changes.
• Processing bi-weekly payrolls, in accordance with company guidelines and SOX compliance, in a very timely and accurate manner - including the processing of adjustments & special pay requests, ensuring proper approvals on payroll and sending direct deposit file to the bank by required deadlines.
• Balancing payroll earnings, deductions and tax totals using excel and or other tools/reports to ensure payroll is accurate
• Processing of payroll & benefit data interface files (exports and imports) including reconciling totals, resolving data/transmission issues, coordinating/communicating with internal and external parties by sending reports or worksheets as needed
• Verifying, approving & auditing employee data changes through workflows and/or audit reports ensuring all changes are properly approved, valid, entered timely, accurately, and in compliance with company polices and federal/state/local regulations (such as new hires, terminations, pay rate/job changes, address changes, tax changes, deduction changes, direct deposit changes, etc.) As well as, updating employee’s tax record as needed for address changes
• Validating & processing of multi-state employee wage garnishments, tax levies, child support orders and interrogatories in a timely and confidential manner
• Reviewing time records for our non-exempt workforce, including verifying data accuracy and approvals, looking for missed items and issues
• Processing supplemental payrolls as needed for special payments such as gainshare, annual incentives, gift cards, stock options, RSU/PSA, etc.
• Assisting with payroll tax processing including period tax files, quarter files, year-end adjustments and W-2s

· Maintaining & enhancing payroll and system expertise by attending training, reviewing updates and staying current with payroll and payroll tax changes

• Providing great customer service to our associates by answering pay-related questions

· Maintaining user guides & training materials for timekeeping and payroll processes

· Other duties as may be assigned at management’s discretion

Qualifications

• 3 years payroll processing, time & attendance, payroll taxes and/or HRIS experience
• Strong Microsoft Excel experience
• Strong attention to detail, discretion, and sense of urgency

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Systems or related field
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification
• Experience with PeopleSoft, Kronos, UKG Pro and Cognos Business Intelligence
• Organized. Can handle multiple projects with tight timelines
• Curious problem solver who is dedicated to continuous improvement
• PeopleSoft and Kronos

Additional Information

Fortune Brands Outdoors & Security (Master Lock/ Therma-Tru/Larson/ Solar Innovations)is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, marital/family/caregiver status, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local low. Fortune Brands Doors & Security also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.

Candidates for positions with Fortune Brands Outdoors & Security must be able to present proof of identity and work eligibility post hire. Immigration visa sponsorship is not available for this position and accordingly this position is not appropriate for foreign students who will require sponsorship in the future, including assistance with an Optional Practical Training (OPT) F-1 extension.

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