Senior Payroll Specialist

Job Description:

OLD REPUBLIC TITLE

In this position, the Payroll Specialist is responsible for ensuring accurate processing of payroll transactions, data entry and accurate accounting services. This person in this role will troubleshoot, resolve, and communicate payroll issues accurately and efficiently and ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. This position will be responsible for accurately processing biweekly reconciling reports, responding to employee payroll-related inquiries.

*Hybrid- 2 days a week in office, 3 days a week work from home

Some of the daily tasks include:

• Process payroll for 500+ employees.
• Reconcile and performs thorough payroll audits prior to transmission and validates confirmed reports.
• Accurately updates and maintains personnel data in the payroll system.
• Maintains payroll control records/documentation.
• Provides guidance to the team on payroll best practices, payroll processing, system issues and general troubleshooting in payroll.
• Assist with mentoring the payroll specialists and serves as a backup for their duties.
• Work with the team to research and positively respond to employee inquiries.
• Escalates payroll items as required.
• Prepares and audits complex payroll transactions and reporting requests.
• Perform adhoc projects as needed.
• Assist in month/quarter/year-end close.
• Serves as a content expert for payroll functions.
• Provide support to managers and employees with Workday’s time tracking and absence modules, and the payroll employee self service module.

Skills to be successful:

• 3+ years payroll experience. 
• Proficiency with multiple payroll systems including, ADP EV6, Workday, UKG, and Dayforce preferred.
• Proven payroll experience with 1000+ employee, multi-FEIN, multi-state, and localities.
• Microsoft Suite, Teams, Micro Soft Edge, One Note, Outlook.
• Advanced in Excel (lookups, pivot tables, and formulas).
• Acute attention to detail.
• Ability to work with confidential information.
• Ability to work in a fast paced and high-volume environment.
• Embodies high ethical standards and integrity. 
• Accepts personal responsibility for decisions/conduct.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and attention to detail.
• Comprehensive knowledge of wage and hour laws, garnishment laws, and taxability of wages.

Education:  

• CPP or FPC preferred
• Associate degree preferred

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The estimated pay range stated represents the typical pay range for this position or similarly employed employees or employees performing substantially similar work. Factors which may be used to determine the actual pay rate may include, but are not limited to, education, training or experience; seniority; merit and work performance; quantity or quality of production; regional differences in compensation; differences in local minimum wages, or ability and effort.

Position's Pay Range:

Benefits may include:

• Comprehensive medical, prescriptions, dental and vision plans

• 401(k) plan with a discretionary company match

• Shareholder Purchase and Reinvestment Plan

• Basic life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance premium paid by the company

• Voluntary supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses and dependent children

• Fertility and Family Building Benefits

• Paid Disability benefits

• Paid time off programs

• 11 Company paid holidays per year

• Flexible spending account

• Health savings account (available to High Deductible Health Plan participants only)

• Employee Assistance Program

• Educational Assistance Program

• Voluntary benefits, such as Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and Accident Insurance

• Title insurance policies and certain escrow services for the employee’s primary personal residence at no charge

• Transportation benefit plan for mass transit, parking and vanpool, in several markets

Note: If you currently are employed by Old Republic Title (or one of its wholly owned affiliated companies) please get in touch with your human resources representative regarding the application process.

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Old Republic Title is an Equal Opportunity Employer