Payroll Specialist III

Location: Carson City, NV; fully on-site at LH 2

Company

hirify.global recovers, refines, and redeploys critical minerals from end-of-life batteries and develops second-life battery energy systems.

What you will do

• Process biweekly and off-cycle payrolls from start to finish for approximately 1,200 employees across multiple states, including time and attendance data, earnings, deductions, and adjustments.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local wage and hour laws, tax regulations, and company policies.
• Reconcile payroll reports and accounts, investigate discrepancies, and resolve payroll matters accurately and promptly.
• Coordinate payroll changes with HR, Finance, and Benefits, including new hires, terminations, compensation adjustments, and benefits deductions.
• Resolve employee payroll inquiries, support internal and external payroll audits, and prepare and distribute year-end tax documents including W-2s.
• Lead payroll process improvement, automation, standardization, and system upgrade initiatives to reduce errors and manual work.

Requirements

• 5+ years of payroll experience, including multi-state payroll processing.
• Working knowledge of federal and state payroll regulations and tax compliance, including changes to payroll laws.
• Experience with payroll systems such as ADP or Workday; Workday experience is preferred.
• Ability to analyze payroll data and resolve discrepancies with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including working with large datasets.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

Nice to have

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, fully on-site position.
• Compensation is commensurate with experience.