Payroll Specialist II

$64,000 - $68,000/Yr

Pcsi - Austin, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Austin, TX

Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers

About the position

PCSI is adding a Payroll Specialist II to the corporate Payroll team! The Payroll Specialists oversee payroll administrative processes for a group of PCSI worksites and provide payroll support for other corporate departments and employee inquiries. This role ensures updated payroll system data in UKG to maintain accurate records, meet payroll reporting requirements, and remain compliant with policies and external regulations. We work with a mix of multiple states, union and non-union employees, and the payroll complexities that come with working on federal contracts. We are looking for someone with solid working knowledge of payroll regulations and practices - UKG experience preferred. This position is hybrid from our corporate office in south Austin, TX.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of efficient and effective Payroll Administrative Services including payroll, processing of new hires, transfers, relocations, terminations, and changes to employment conditions.
• Be proactive in identifying inefficiencies in processes and/or procedures and offer suggestions.
• Ensure systems are set-up and updated to reflect the current employee base, including wages, benefits, sick and vacation time in line with contracts (union and non-union).
• Develop and maintain a close professional relationship with assigned sites, team members, HR, Finance, IT and Legal teams to ensure Payroll Administrative processes are designed to meet current and evolving business and legislative requirements and to review and reconcile cross-departmental data.
• Review, analyze and reconcile payroll and other payroll related data according to established timelines, standards and procedures.
• Provide additional payroll processing support, including overpayment recouping and manual payroll inputs (i.e. FMLA, PTO accruals) and deliver both internal and external payroll reporting requirements.
• Assist with year-end processes including reconciliations, payment summary generation and W-2 processing.
• Keep abreast of developments in the HR & Payroll Services area, identify best practice solutions being developed and implemented elsewhere, and evaluate in relation to PCSI requirements.
• Ensure strict compliance with internal and external policies and regulations.
• Assist Payroll Manager in annual audit of financials.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent college experience preferred.
• Minimum five (5) years of multi-state union and non-union payroll processing.
• Firm understanding of payroll and payroll systems.
• UKG payroll processing experience preferred.
• Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) preferred.
• Requires knowledge of PC functions and operation of windows applications, MS Word, MS Excel, etc., and related applications.
• Deal sensitively with confidential material.
• Decision-making, problem-solving, and analytical skills and excellent math skills.
• Excellent organizational, multi-tasking, and time management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization.
• Ability to communicate both orally and in written format.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Self-starter, able to work with minimal direction and supervision.

Nice-to-haves

• Some college or better in a related field.

Benefits

• Base pay of $64,000-$68,000 depending upon experience.
• Annual bonus of up to 6%.
• 21 days of PTO per year, in addition to all federal holidays.
• Medical, dental, vision, and other coverage: employer contribution offered to cover employee-only tier.
• 401k plan with matching on contributions up to 6%.