Eastridge Workforce Solutions is a leading provider of workforce management solutions, committed to connecting skilled professionals with meaningful career opportunities. We are hiring a Senior Payroll Specialist who will be responsible for processing and auditing semi-monthly and bi-weekly payrolls for a multi-state workforce across multiple companies. This role may also include handling payroll for specialized employee groups. The ideal candidate is proactive, analytical, detail-oriented, and experienced in payroll administration, with a strong understanding of payroll tax laws and wage and hour regulations. Collaboration with cross-functional teams, such as HR and Legal, to ensure compliance with company payroll policies is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Process and audit semi-monthly and bi-weekly payroll transactions, including payroll taxes, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations using ABI, Workday, and ADP systems.
• Validate and reconcile payroll transaction data to ensure accuracy in payroll payments, reporting, and record-keeping, including reviewing Workday dashboards and reports.
• Review and audit time and attendance reports, as well as employee correction forms, to ensure accurate payroll processing.
• Address payroll discrepancies by communicating with managers and employees and proactively resolving issues.
• Monitor the Workday Payroll Dashboard for compensation changes, one-time payments, department transfers, and other updates.
• Collaborate with Human Resources to manage compliance reporting.
• Prepare and input payroll accounting entries and assist in reconciling payroll balance sheet accounts.
• Reconcile 401(k) contributions and loans and process bi-weekly submissions.
• Maintain accurate records and generate payroll reports, including quarterly and year-end reporting.
• Reconcile ADP quarterly tax reports and W-2 forms.
• Prepare and validate annual reports such as the NHL Schedule 18 (staffing and wages) and Player Salary schedules.
• Provide exceptional customer service and support a positive work environment.
• Assist the accounting and finance management team with ad hoc reporting and review payroll-related expenses in monthly financials.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of 5+ years of multi-state payroll, full cycle payroll processing and ADP SmartCompliance
• Systems Expertise: Experience with ADP SmartCompliance, Workday, ABI
• Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with sports team payroll and operations is a plus.
• Technical Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO

Eastridge Workforce Solutions is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Please note that Eastridge is unable to provide visa sponsorship to applicants.

Certain clients require Eastridge to perform background checks and Eastridge will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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