Senior Payroll Specialist

$80,787 - $87,984/Yr

Yardi Systems - Santa Barbara, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Santa Barbara, CA

5,001-10,000 employees

Publishing Industries

About the position

Yardi is seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist to manage and execute biweekly full-cycle payroll processing for a workforce of over 2,000 employees. This role involves assisting the Team Leader and Payroll Manager with payroll operations across multiple offices and countries, ensuring accurate and timely payroll delivery while maintaining compliance with payroll procedures and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Verify employee timesheet data for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with federal and state wage and hour laws.
• Manage time off balances and accruals.
• Ensure taxes, deductions, benefits, and other payroll-related elements are accurately calculated, documented, and processed.
• Research and process retroactive payments in compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Ensure employee payroll data is up-to-date and all data changes are processed in compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Answer employee questions regarding their pay statement; handle escalated questions from junior team members.
• Lead the processing of new hires and terminations; calculate and prepare final payments for employee terminations.
• Assist with year-end processing.
• Manage wage garnishments, including responding to and complying with government requests, providing required documentation, and implementing withholdings.
• Prepare and remit information for internal and external audits for compliance purposes.
• Respond to verification of employment requests.
• Maintain comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of federal, state, and local tax regulations and labor laws.
• Exercise and maintain a high-level of discretion and confidentiality.
• Support international offices with timesheets, processing payroll, and other payroll-related tasks.
• Work on special projects as directed by management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Five years (5+) of payroll processing experience.
• Prior experience with international payroll across multiple countries.
• Advanced ADP payroll system knowledge and proficiency.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 desktop applications, expertise using Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to perform payroll calculations, deductions, wage garnishments, etc.
• Knowledge of international payroll processing and regulations.
• Proven ability to adhere to strict deadlines and manage multiple priorities.
• Exceptional attention to detail with a high level of accuracy.
• Demonstrated ability to work well as a team.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• 100% paid employee medical premiums
• Company profit-sharing plan
• Flexible work arrangements