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senior payroll specialist

Randstad US • houston, TX 77007 • Posted 3 days ago

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In-person • Full-time • $70,000-$80,000/yr • Senior Level

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As a Senior Payroll Specialist, you will be responsible for managing payroll processing for approximately 300 employees across multiple states. Your role involves ensuring all payroll transactions, including regular pay, commissions, bonuses, and reimbursements, are processed accurately and in a timely manner. You will also maintain compliance with federal, state, and local wage and labor laws, including tax withholding and unemployment insurance.

Responsibilities

  • Process weekly and bi-weekly payroll for ~300 multi-state employees, including pay, commissions, bonuses, and reimbursements.
  • Ensure compliance with wage and labor laws, tax withholding, and unemployment insurance.
  • Manage benefit deductions, garnishments, and payroll-related withholdings.
  • Maintain payroll systems for data accuracy; conduct regular audits.
  • Update documentation and regulatory reports for payroll processing and audits.
  • Generate and handle HR reports, ad hoc analytics, and EEO-1 reporting.
  • Maintain accurate employee payroll records and ensure timely updates.
  • Review wage and hour compliance with federal and local regulations.
  • Reconcile payroll accounts and resolve discrepancies with accounting.
  • Collaborate with HR and Accounting for accurate payroll processing.
  • Develop and maintain payroll and HRIS procedures and policies.
  • Configure HRIS for improved payroll efficiency.
  • Support Management, HR, Finance, and Accounting on payroll and HRIS matters.
  • Set up new tax jurisdictions and process Certified Payroll via LCP Tracker.
  • Audit and distribute W-2 and 1099 forms; handle 401(k) and HSA contributions.
  • Process open enrollment feeds, verify employment requests, and address unemployment claims.

Qualifications

Required

  • 5 years of experience
  • Experience level: Experienced

Preferred

  • Payroll Processing
  • Payroll Tax
  • Payroll Tax-Multistate
  • 1099s
  • Benefit Administration

About Randstad US

Randstad is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Randstad N.V., the world's largest HR services provider. Driven to become the world's most valued 'working life partner', supporting as many people as possible in realizing their true potential throughout their working life, we provide companies with the high quality, diverse, and agile workforces they need while helping people get rewarding jobs and stay relevant in the ever-changing world of work. Randstad offers outsourcing, consulting and workforce management solutions for generalist and specialist disciplines, including technology, engineering, accounting and finance, clinical and non-clinical healthcare, human resources, legal, life sciences, manufacturing and logistics, office and administration and sales and marketing.

Full Job Description

senior payroll specialist.

+ houston , texas

+ posted 2 days ago

**job details**

summary

+ $70,000 - $80,000 per year

+ permanent

+ bachelor degree

+ category business and financial operations occupations

+ referenceAB_4609584

job details

As a Payroll Specialist, you will be responsible for managing payroll processing for approximately 300 employees across multiple states. Your expertise will ensure that all payroll transactions, including regular pay, commissions, bonuses, and reimbursements, are processed accurately and in a timely manner. You will play a key role in maintaining compliance with federal, state, and local wage and labor laws, including tax withholding and unemployment insurance.

salary: $70,000 - $80,000 per year

shift: First

work hours: 8 AM - 5 PM

education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

+ Process weekly and bi-weekly payroll for ~300 multi-state employees, including pay, commissions, bonuses, and reimbursements.

+ Ensure compliance with wage and labor laws, tax withholding, and unemployment insurance.

+ Manage benefit deductions, garnishments, and payroll-related withholdings.

+ Maintain payroll systems for data accuracy; conduct regular audits.

+ Update documentation and regulatory reports for payroll processing and audits.

+ Generate and handle HR reports, ad hoc analytics, and EEO-1 reporting.

+ Maintain accurate employee payroll records and ensure timely updates.

+ Review wage and hour compliance with federal and local regulations.

+ Reconcile payroll accounts and resolve discrepancies with accounting.

+ Collaborate with HR and Accounting for accurate payroll processing.

+ Develop and maintain payroll and HRIS procedures and policies.

+ Configure HRIS for improved payroll efficiency.

+ Support Management, HR, Finance, and Accounting on payroll and HRIS matters.

+ Set up new tax jurisdictions and process Certified Payroll via LCP Tracker.

+ Audit and distribute W-2 and 1099 forms; handle 401(k) and HSA contributions.

+ Process open enrollment feeds, verify employment requests, and address unemployment claims.

Skills

+ Payroll Processing

+ Payroll Tax

+ Payroll Tax-Multistate

+ 1099s

+ Benefit Administration

Qualifications

+ Years of experience: 5 years

+ Experience level: Experienced

Randstad is a world leader in matching great people with great companies. Our experienced agents will listen carefully to your employment needs and then work diligently to match your skills and qualifications to the right job and company. Whether you're looking for temporary, temporary-to-permanent or permanent opportunities, no one works harder for you than Randstad.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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**kourtney kadrich**

+ +1 713 461 4720 (tel:+1 713 461 4720)

+ kourtney.kadrich@randstadusa.com