Payroll Specialist

Position Summary
The Payroll Specialist is responsible for all payroll-related tasks, including processing of LandCare’s multi-state weekly and biweekly payrolls, for a total of approximately 2800 employees that fluctuates depending on season. This position will support a set of branches within a region to lend direct functional guidance to our branch partners as it relates to Federal, State and Local laws and regulations, as well as system functionality. The Payroll Specialist will guide, educate and provide superb customer service to our partners.
 
To be successful as a Payroll Specialist at LandCare you should be able to investigate and resolve payroll issues with attention to detail and a sense of urgency while upholding Federal, State and Local compliance. An outstanding Payroll Specialist should have excellent people skills, strong communication ability, as well as the drive to problem solve.
Position Duties
Understand and manage day-to-day payroll operations in our Payroll Software system.
Create, run and manage system reports to support Payroll Information requests and audits
Maintain employee payroll information confidentiality.
Perform the end-to-end processing of weekly and biweekly payrolls in compliance with Federal, State and Local requirements, while maintaining strong quality control measures.
Perform Payroll audits and adjustments in a timely manner.
Process employee transactions, including new hires, terminations, job/salary changes, direct deposit, and global paycards.
Perform data entry as it relates to timekeeping and other payroll related tasks.
Support third party vendor Payroll Tax filing for accuracy and timeliness. 
Serve as a dedicated payroll liaison to answer timekeeping, payroll-related questions, implement enhancements, and resolve any issues.
Assist with payroll projects, W-2 and payroll year-end procedures.
Receive, file and distribute in-coming mail.
Review, process and correspond to Garnishment orders.
Continually identify and champion ways to improve processes and create efficiencies to reduce turn-around time while achieving high expectations for accuracy. 
Handle incoming calls to payroll phone line and return voicemails in a timely manner.
Reconcile Payroll earnings and deductions on a weekly and quarterly basis
Perform other duties as assigned.
Answer phones, collect and distribute mail
Scan and file timecards and any other Payroll related backup
Perform event planning and coordination for annual vendor expos as necessary
Requirements
Education:    
Associates or bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred, but not required
Experience:   
1 - 2 or more years’ experience in payroll
Prior experience in a multi-site organization supporting 1,000 or more employees preferred
Knowledge:   
Federal/state/ local laws and regulations affecting payroll and PTO
Knowledge of HRIS systems, preferably with Ultimate Software (UltiPro)
Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) highly desirable
 
Skills:             
Proficient verbal and written communication skills
Bilingual abilities are a plus 
Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, analytical, and organization and planning skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (e.g. Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Benefits
Besides the great team environment, we also have a strong benefits package for our team members:
Team based profit sharing program
401K for all employees with 3.5% company match
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Paid Time Off Policy + 9 corporate holidays
Formal training and development program