Temp Senior Payroll Associate
$74,006–$81,016 year
On-siteNew York, United States
Job Summary
Process multi-state, multi-company weekly and bi-weekly payrolls for non-union employees, including salary, hourly, and freelance staff. Coordinate and validate work procedures for federal and state regulations regarding wage garnishment, taxation, and wage-hour law. Handle on-demand, retroactive, and one-time payments, taxable fringe benefits, tax adjustments, equity-based compensation, stop payments, void checks, direct deposit reversals, and overpayment collections. Interpret and set up withholding orders for levies, garnishments, child support, and involuntary wage assignments. Respond to vendor inquiries, manage customer escalations, perform Root Cause Analysis, and implement remedial procedures to close identified gaps. Ensure compliance with company policies, internal controls, and SOX requirements.
Required Qualifications
- 4+ years of hands-on payroll processing experience
- Experience with interpreting and setting up withholding orders for levies, garnishments, child support, and other involuntary wage assignment orders
- Experience and knowledge of California Labor laws
- Experience and knowledge of automated time and attendance systems
- Experience with initiating and leading standardization and process improvement initiatives
- Strong working knowledge of taxable fringe benefits and processing of stock transactions
- Strong working knowledge of FLSA, federal, state, and local wage and hour, and tax regulations
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- High degree of professionalism and solid ability in delivering high-quality customer service and establishing/maintaining effective and collaborative working relationships
- Intermediate Excel using VLOOKUP and pivots
Desired Qualifications
- Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) or Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation
- Experience with Workday Payroll
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