Mission Yogurt - Broomfield, CO
posted 4 months ago
Mission Yogurt, Inc. is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join our team, responsible for ensuring that all payroll processes are executed accurately and promptly. This role serves as the subject matter expert and escalation point for resolving payroll-related issues while continuously seeking improvements in operational processes. The Payroll Specialist will design and implement initiatives to enhance payroll operations, working closely with management teams and executive leadership to define standards and reusable approaches for payroll operations. This position reports directly to the Team Member Services Manager. The Payroll Specialist will be tasked with processing bi-weekly payrolls accurately and on time, inputting and verifying non-exempt personnel time sheets for compliance, and reviewing computed wages to ensure accuracy. Maintaining accurate payroll records, new hire documents, and employee files is essential, as is managing garnishments, deductions, vacation/sick accruals, and bonuses. The role also involves coordinating bi-weekly payroll check delivery, reconciling raise review processes, and ensuring pay rate change accuracy. Responding to employee and management inquiries regarding payroll, processing manual checks as requested, and collaborating closely with HR and Accounting on payroll issues are key responsibilities. In addition, the Payroll Specialist will maintain confidentiality of payroll and employee information, audit master files and pay data entries, reconcile payroll bank statements, and verify payroll deductions. Developing procedures for payroll-related special projects, coaching restaurant management teams on payroll procedures, engaging in payroll-related vendor negotiations, and providing recommendations on payroll-related decisions are also part of the role. The successful candidate will identify and implement process improvement measures to optimize payroll operations.