Corporate - Payroll Specialist

EssilorLuxottica - Dallas, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Dallas, TX

10,001+ employees

About the position

The Payroll Specialist at EssilorLuxottica is responsible for processing payroll in a high-volume, multi-EIN and multi-state environment for North America. This role involves auditing, issue resolution, and reconciliations to ensure accurate and timely payrolls for over 40,000 employees. The specialist serves as the front-line support for inquiries related to associates' pay, providing exceptional customer service while maintaining confidentiality of information.

Responsibilities

• Process, balance, and transmit payrolls to and from ADP payroll for weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly disbursement.
• Handle payroll processing for new hires, STD, wage assignments, relocations, expatriate compensation, additional pays, bonuses, commissions, direct deposits, and terminations.
• Ensure automated timekeeping hours file is processed and balanced.
• Calculate and create out of sequence pay entries for corrections.
• Process tax and GL processes for accurate reporting to ADP and Accounting, troubleshooting errors as needed.
• Interact frequently with various departments to resolve payroll-related issues.
• Assist with payroll, tax, and benefit reconciliations and audits.
• Create, track, and resolve service requests with third-party payroll providers.
• Support training needs for incoming payroll staff.
• Identify critical pay incoming tickets and process emergency pays as necessary.
• Address incoming inquiries from the ticket system, internal employees, stakeholders, or regulatory agencies.
• Stay informed of all payroll and HR policies and procedures and adhere to applicable laws and regulations.
• Run employee pay detail reports as needed for HR, Legal, and Compliance requests.
• Provide excellent customer service to employees and coworkers.
• Perform general clerical duties related to payroll.

Requirements

• Associates degree in Human Resources or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• 3+ years of payroll experience required.
• Experience with ADP's GlobalView, ADP reporting, or equivalent.
• Previous experience with reporting, data analysis, or payroll reconciliations.
• Solid understanding of payroll effects on payroll tax and accounting.
• Ability to create and modify reports using GlobalView reports.
• Multi-state payroll processing experience in a fast-paced, large volume environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word at an advanced level.
• Self-motivated, resourceful, and analytical with strong attention to detail.
• Trustworthiness with confidential information.
• Positive attitude and a team player.
• Willingness to accept and drive change.
• Strong active listening skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• American Payroll Association (APA) CPP or FPC certification.
• Canadian payroll experience.
• Wage garnishment processing.

Benefits

• Health care
• Retirement savings
• Paid time off/vacation
• Various employee discounts