Payroll Specialist
Job Description
Job Description
We are looking for a Payroll Specialist to support accurate and timely payroll operations for a large employee population in Somerset, New Jersey. This contract position is ideal for someone who brings strong experience managing end-to-end payroll activities across multiple states while maintaining compliance and data accuracy. The person in this role will work with payroll systems, audit records, and help ensure employees are paid correctly and on schedule.
Responsibilities:
• Process complete payroll cycles for a workforce of more than 500 employees, ensuring all payments are issued accurately and on time.
• Administer payroll activities across multiple states while applying applicable wage, tax, and compliance requirements.
• Use ADP Workforce Now to review payroll data, enter updates, validate records, and support routine payroll processing.
• Investigate payroll discrepancies, resolve payment issues, and make corrections when needed to maintain accurate employee records.
• Review timekeeping, earnings, deductions, taxes, and other payroll inputs before final submission to reduce errors.
• Maintain payroll documentation and support audit readiness by keeping organized and accurate records.
• Partner with internal teams such as HR and finance to confirm employee changes, compensation updates, and payroll-related reporting.
• Assist with payroll-related process updates or system-related changes as needed while ensuring continuity of payroll operations.
• Proven experience handling full-cycle payroll from data review through final payroll submission.• Background processing multi-state payroll with a clear understanding of related compliance considerations.
• Hands-on experience using ADP Workforce Now in a payroll environment.
• Ability to manage payroll for employee populations exceeding 500 workers.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify, research, and correct payroll variances.
• Working knowledge of payroll practices, earnings, deductions, taxes, and record maintenance.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams on payroll matters.
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