Payroll Specialist - Contract

$60,320 - $60,320/Yr

The Davis Companies - Newburyport, MA

Full-time - Entry Level

Newburyport, MA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Payroll Specialist is responsible for managing and reconciling employee payroll, ensuring accuracy in deductions, and auditing payroll reports. This temporary position requires expertise in payroll processing and familiarity with ADP and Epicor systems, as well as strong analytical skills to maintain compliance with payroll policies and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manages and reconciles all employee time worked and other pay, including deductions.
• Verifies all employee deductions for each payroll, including taxes, benefits, and others.
• Audits, analyses, and reconciles multiple payroll reports to ensure changes made are accurate before finalizing the biweekly payroll.
• Manages the creation and/or adjustment of all payroll pay and benefit codes alongside ADP.
• Manages all year-end payroll tasks including but not limited to approval of annual W-2s.
• Acts as the primary backup for the Purchasing department.
• Manages new state jurisdiction registration.
• Works with CPA to get final approval before submitting registration to the state.
• Keeps up to date with changing payroll policies and government regulations via ADP notifications and applies changes when needed.

Requirements

• Associates degree required in business, human resources, or similar field.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Minimum 3-5 years required showing demonstrated hands-on work experience processing payroll.
• Minimum 3 years' experience required with ADP payroll system or comparable automated payroll system.
• Minimum 1-year experience with Epicor Accounting system (purchasing department support) strongly preferred.
• Possesses expert-level knowledge and proficiency in using MS Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Benefits

• Pay Rate of $29/hr