Specialist II, Payroll (Contract to Hire)

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Job Summary

The Payroll Specialist II is responsible for providing end-to-end payroll administration and support for a large manufacturing organization, including administrative professionals, engineers, technicians, and production operators. The role will help drive the embrace of a zero-defect mindset by front-line supervision in administering payroll responsibilities

In addition to payroll administration, this role supports accounting and reconciliation activities associated with payroll, employee benefits, staffing and recruiting expenses, payroll and HR system fees, and other employment-related costs.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end payroll processing and administration for a a large manufacturing facility with diverse occupation types
• Review and validate employee time and attendance records, including regular hours, overtime, shift differentials, premiums, paid time off, leaves, and other payroll-related transactions.
• Validate payroll changes including new hires, terminations, compensation changes, bonuses, deductions, garnishments, retroactive adjustments, and other employee data changes.
• Conduct pre-payroll-processing audits to identify discrepancies and ensure payroll accuracy prior to final processing.
• Review post-payroll results, payroll registers, exception reports, and related documentation to identify and resolve payroll discrepancies.
• Research and process payroll corrections, off-cycle payments, overpayment or underpayment adjustments, retroactive payments, and other payroll amendments as necessary.
• Monitor payroll practices for compliance with applicable federal, state, and local wage and hour, payroll tax, and withholding requirements.
• Coordinate payroll tax corrections and amendments, including adjustments involving employee taxable wages, tax withholding, and payroll reporting records.
• Support year-end payroll activities, including W-2 reconciliation, tax reporting validation, and correction processes.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and documentation in accordance with company record-retention requirements, internal controls, and applicable legal requirements.
• Reconcile payroll-related general ledger accounts and investigate discrepancies between payroll records, financial systems, invoices, and accounting records.
• Prepare, review, and reconcile accounting transactions associated with payroll expenses, payroll liabilities, employer taxes, and employee deductions.

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• Action - You are driven, take initiative, can execute decisions with agility and fulfill tasks to completion.
• Collaboration - You are enthusiastic about teamwork while respecting the different backgrounds and experience of colleagues.

EEO Statement

LG Energy Solution Arizona, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

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