Payroll Specialist

Briggs & Stratton - Milwaukee, WI

Full-time

Milwaukee, WI

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About the position

As a Payroll Specialist at Briggs & Stratton Corporation, your primary goal will be to complete payroll processing and manage all aspects associated with it. This role involves reviewing, reconciling, auditing, and balancing payroll documents and files to ensure that practices align with company policy and regulatory guidelines. You will provide exceptional customer service to all employees and third-party vendors involved in payroll processes. Additionally, you will assist in training staff on new procedures and systems while overseeing the preparation of special payrolls. Your responsibilities will include performing various tasks associated with payroll processing, which encompasses procedures, auditing, reviewing, balancing, data entry, processing (calculating and confirming), reporting, and transmitting information to vendors. You will be responsible for producing ad hoc reports for different departments to meet corporate requirements and completing both internal and external reporting to ensure that customer needs and requirements are satisfied. Furthermore, you will handle weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual tax payments and filings with federal, state, and local agencies, maintaining accurate record-keeping and supporting spreadsheets and documents for all filings and payments. In this role, you will administer and oversee all tasks related to expatriate payroll processing and special payrolls, ensuring that specific compliance requirements are met in a timely manner. This includes adherence to regulations from the Department of Labor (DOL), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as well as federal and state regulations, garnishments, levies, court orders, company policy, direct deposit, W-4 forms, escheated property, Sarbanes-Oxley audits, internal procedures, and record retention. You will also provide customer support, including training aspects of payroll, and participate in timekeeping update and upgrade testing. This position is designed for individuals who are passionate about payroll work, eager to learn and grow in the field, adaptable to a fast-paced environment, and possess a strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Complete payroll processing and manage all aspects associated with it.
• Review, reconcile, audit, and balance payroll documents and files.
• Provide customer service for all employees and third-party vendors related to payroll.
• Assist with training staff on new procedures and systems.
• Oversee the preparation of special payrolls.
• Perform tasks associated with payroll processing including auditing, reviewing, balancing, data entry, processing, reporting, and transmissions to vendors.
• Produce ad hoc reports for various departments for corporate requirements.
• Complete internal and external reporting to meet customer needs and requirements.
• Perform weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual tax payments and filings with federal, state, and local agencies.
• Maintain accurate record-keeping and supporting spreadsheets and documents for all filings and payments.
• Administer and oversee tasks associated with expatriate payroll processing and special payrolls.
• Ensure compliance with DOL, IRS, FLSA, federal and state regulations, garnishments, levies, court orders, and company policy.
• Provide customer support including training aspects of payroll.
• Participate in timekeeping update and upgrade testing.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum three years of experience with in-house payroll processes, time and attendance, or related field.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working in payroll/timekeeping software systems (including Ceridian/Dayforce and UKG).
• Experience in multi-state payroll.