Payroll Specialist

Avetta - Lehi, UT

Full-time - Mid Level

Lehi, UT

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Avetta, LLC is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join our team in Lehi, UT. The Payroll Specialist will be responsible for processing all aspects of international and US payroll, which includes payroll for countries such as Australia, the UK, Canada, New Zealand, and the US. This role is crucial in ensuring compliance and accuracy in payroll accounting, and the ideal candidate will possess strong organizational skills and analytical thinking abilities. Attention to detail and accuracy are paramount in this position, as the Payroll Specialist will manage various payroll tasks and responsibilities. The Payroll Specialist will assist in closing out payroll by resolving timecard exceptions and approving time off requests. They will review updates related to new hires, terminations, leaves, and promotions in ADP or other payroll systems to ensure accuracy. The role involves processing semi-monthly payroll for the US and Canada, monthly payroll for New Zealand and the UK, and weekly payroll for Australia. Additionally, the Payroll Specialist will set up new states in the payroll system for taxation purposes and help review and report on benefit bills against payroll deductions. Other essential duties include reconciling and funding 401K, HSA, and FSA tax and pension payments, validating compliance in PTO and tax reporting, and completing various payroll tax and audit requests. The Payroll Specialist will also record cash transactions, benefit bill department breakout, and core payroll entries in NetSuite ERP, as well as record GL accruals for payroll and benefits and reconcile assigned GL accounts as part of the month-end closing process.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the closing out of payroll by resolving timecard exceptions and time off approvals.
• Review new hire/terminated/leave/promotion updates in ADP or other payroll systems to ensure accuracy.
• Process semi-monthly payroll for US & Canada in ADP.
• Process monthly payroll for New Zealand and UK.
• Process weekly payroll for Australia.
• Set up new states in payroll system when added for taxation.
• Help to review/report on benefit bills against payroll deductions.
• Reconcile and fund 401K/HSA/FSA tax and pension payments.
• Validate compliance in PTO and tax reporting.
• Complete other reporting, payroll tax, and audit requests as needed.
• Record cash transactions, benefit bill department breakout, and core payroll entries in NetSuite ERP.
• Record GL accruals for payroll and benefits.
• Reconcile assigned GL accounts as part of month-end closing process.

Requirements

• 2 years+ accounting experience required.
• Detailed oriented and organized.
• Proficient in Windows, File Explorer, and Microsoft Office.
• Advanced Excel skills (advanced filtering, xlookup, pivot tables).
• Proven experience working in a team under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Trustworthiness and high level of confidentiality.

Nice-to-haves

• US Payroll processing in ADP, Rippling or similar.
• International payroll experience.
• 2 years+ payroll experience.