Payroll Specialist
$71,000–$85,000 year
On-site · West Hollywood, California, United States
Job Summary
Payroll Specialist processes payroll for 20+ weekly payrolls as the primary client contact, handling payroll production in compliance with federal, state, and collective bargaining agreements. Responsibilities include reviewing timecards, ensuring accurate multi-state payroll calculations (overtime, deductions, bonuses), utilizing payroll databases and HRIS, producing payroll and quarterly/year-end reports, maintaining client files and relationships, and resolving payroll-related issues while adhering to policy. The role requires experience with ADP, high-volume multi-entity payroll, and familiarity with entertainment industry contracts (Hollywood I.A.T.S.E. locals and related guilds) along with strong communication, problem-solving, and time-management skills.
Required Qualifications
- Four-year college degree or equivalent work experience
- Experience using ADP
- Experience processing payroll for several entities or businesses at a time
- Familiarity with pay periods (weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, etc.)
- Minimum 5-7 years’ experience in processing high-volume payroll
- Entertainment payroll industry experience and/or multi-state union payroll preferred
- Proven leadership experience and ability to process multiple payrolls at a time
- Excellent oral and written communication ability
- Ability to work towards team and individual goals
- Analytical approach to breaking payroll
- Sense of urgency in client servicing
- Strong time management skills
- Strong PC skills
- Flexibility to shift priorities to service clients
- Knowledge of industry trends, concepts, products, practices, and financial arrangements
- Ability to learn advanced payroll concepts
- Self-motivation and independence
- Goal oriented and people oriented
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