Payroll Associate

Location: Waterville, Maine, USA; onsite at the hirify.global plant.

Company

hirify.global provides sustainable packaging solutions designed to protect food, people, and the planet.

What you will do

• Process weekly payroll records for hourly employees, including W-4 information, benefits deductions, special pay, direct deposit, paperless options, and manual pay cards.
• Prepare and reconcile time and attendance data, timecard records, payroll worksheets, and departmental submissions.
• Review approved time with managers and supervisors for compliance with union contracts and resolve discrepancies involving overtime, shift differentials, absences, and arithmetic differences.
• Maintain employee payroll information and process child support deductions, garnishments, leave-related deductions, vacation payments, holiday schedules, and banked activity.
• Post journal entries, reconcile balance sheet accounts, analyze payroll data, transfer payroll data to the general ledger, and support audits and financial reporting.
• Support employees, managers, Human Resources, and senior management with payroll-related matters and research grievances as needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3–5 years of payroll experience.
• 1–2 years of administrative experience.
• Ability to interface with employees at all organizational levels.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and related Microsoft tools.
• Ability to perform required physical duties, including frequent standing, bending, squatting, stooping, twisting, pushing, pulling, reaching, crawling, and lifting up to 50 pounds.

Nice to have

• Experience with WFM and UKG.
• Strong organizational and detail-oriented skills.
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, confidentiality, and time-management skills.
• Ability to present a positive and professional image to internal and external customers.
• Ability to lift or carry up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds occasionally.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k), and pension benefits.
• Paid time off and holiday pay.
• Online learning, development courses, tuition reimbursement, mentorship programs, and an employee referral bonus program.
• Wellness program, onsite medical staff, monthly employee plate store benefits, and an onsite boot truck.
• Values include Care, Dare, and Deliver.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed before selected applicants are contacted to schedule interviews.