EssilorLuxottica - Mason, OH
posted 4 months ago
As part of the EssilorLuxottica North America Payroll Team, the Payroll Specialist plays a crucial role in processing payroll in a high-volume Multi EIN and Multi-State environment for North America. This position is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely payrolls for over 40,000 employees, adhering to federal and state wage and hour laws. The Payroll Specialist will handle various payroll processing tasks, including auditing, issue resolution, and reconciliations, while maintaining strict confidentiality of sensitive information at all times. The role involves processing payroll for weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly disbursements, which includes managing new hires, short-term disability, wage assignments, relocations, expatriate compensation, additional pays, bonuses, commissions, direct deposits, and final pay for terminations. The Payroll Specialist will also ensure that the automated timekeeping hours file is processed and balanced, calculate and create out-of-sequence pay entries for corrections, and manage tax and general ledger processes for accurate reporting to ADP and Accounting. In addition to payroll processing, the Payroll Specialist will frequently interact with various departments, assist with payroll, tax, and benefit reconciliations and audits, and create and track service requests with third-party payroll providers. The role requires addressing incoming inquiries from the ticketing system, internal employees, stakeholders, or regulatory agencies, and escalating issues as necessary. The Payroll Specialist will also support the training needs of incoming payroll staff and stay informed of all payroll and HR policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Excellent customer service is a key component of this role, as the Payroll Specialist will provide support to employees and coworkers alike.