Payroll Specialist

Location: Tampa, FL, USA

Salary: $21.8–$30.7 per hour

What you will do

• Process complex payroll transactions, adjustments, retroactive pay, wage corrections, supplemental payments, final pay, garnishments, tax withholding adjustments, and benefit deductions.
• Review payroll data, preview check registers, and make corrections to ensure accurate, complete, and timely payments.
• Investigate escalated payroll discrepancies and employee inquiries, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Perform payroll-to-general-ledger reconciliations and resolve variances involving accounting records, benefit deductions, and tax liabilities.
• Prepare payroll reports, records, reconciliations, check requests, ACH documentation, and off-cycle checks.
• Support internal and external audits, year-end payroll activities, tax reporting, and employee wage statement preparation.

Requirements

• Knowledge of payroll policies, procedures, collective bargaining provisions, and applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• Ability to research and resolve complex payroll issues and provide technical guidance to payroll staff, managers, and employees.
• Experience managing garnishment setups and changes in ADP.
• Ability to maintain the confidentiality and security of employee payroll, tax, and personal information.

Culture & Benefits

• On-site position in Tampa, Florida, USA.