Specialist - Payroll

Overview

Own end-to-end semi-monthly and bi-weekly US payroll operations for the US-based workforce, ensuring accurate gross-to-net calculations, multi-state tax withholdings, and compliance with federal, state and local regulations.

What you'll do

• Manage end-to-end bi-weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly US payroll cycles for exempt and non-exempt employees.
• Manage unions and their queries related to deduction, 401K, reports and escalations.
• Manage union reporting and union escalations under CBAs.
• Manage Immediate Pay State processing (final pay on termination day) in a timely manner.
• Manage IMPS same-day termination payouts.
• Operate the payroll service centre, including ticket management, research and follow-ups.
• Review and approve timecards, overtime calculations, bonuses, commissions, and severance payouts.
• Process complex payroll adjustments, including stock transactions, equity compensation events, and fringe benefits.
• Administer involuntary and voluntary deductions such as garnishments, tax levies, 401(k) contributions, and insurance premiums.
• Process multi-state payroll data entry under strict deadlines, ensuring compliance with state and federal law.
• Review payroll inputs from internal sources to ensure accurate processing across multiple payrolls.
• Work with the HR team to aggregate employee data on new hires, terminations and bonus payments each pay period.
• Determine root cause of payroll errors by collecting and analysing information under strict deadlines.
• Analyse and process off-cycle pay, special payments, adjustments and reversals.
• Calculate, process, and record overpayment repayments.
• Manage garnishments, refunds, invoicing and related queries.
• Maintain and update Standard Operating Procedure documentation under the care of the manager.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in commerce or finance.
• Minimum of 5+ years of business experience managing end-to-end US payroll.
• Experience managing unions and their queries.
• Well versed in managing IMPS (same-day termination payouts).
• Strong understanding of unions, CBAs, union reporting and union escalation management.
• Hands-on experience managing Immediate Pay State processing and processing in a timely manner.
• Hands-on experience in payroll service centre operations, including ticket management, research and follow-ups.
• Knowledge of ADP Global View (mandatory).
• Action-oriented, initiative-driven approach to work.
• Ability to communicate and interact well with different teams, business partners and colleagues.
• Willingness and ability to work in a team, under pressure and to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work in a demanding environment and flexibility towards business requirements.

Details

• Location: On-site, Hyderabad, TS.
• Scheduled weekly hours: 40.