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Job Description
Albemarle is hiring for a Payroll Specialist. This position is hybrid (3days per week in office) and located in Charlotte NC. The Payroll Specialist is responsible for the administration of the daily U.S. payroll operations and accuracy of the payroll data to process regular and offcycle payrolls for all U.S. locations. You will manage endtoend payroll processes including data collection consolidation payroll processing checking payment pay slips arrangement reporting etc. for the region.
- Serve as Payroll Specialist for colleagues and primary point of contact for regional payroll processing matters.
- Timely processing of all payroll transactions ensuring accuracy completeness and compliance.
- Monitor payroll interfaces identify and proactively resolve discrepancies.
- Validate time entries and perform variance analysis.
- Confirm and verify all payroll data including deductions taxes and variances.
- Review and validate gross to net calculations.
- Process Domestic International Expatriate Stock and Relocation Payrolls.
- Manage activities in systems/applications SAP Workday ServiceNow and OSV with accuracy.
- Assist with yearend processing including forms W2s.
- Respond to tax notices and work with agencies directly to resolve discrepancies.
- Stay current with payroll tax legislation and compliance requirements.
- Manage and audit benefits contributions withholding taxes income tax filing and other payroll downstream processes.
- Partnership with local HRBPs Finance team and HRIS system team to ensure smooth payroll processing.
- Ensure payroll processing is compliant with federal and state labor and tax legislation and all other statutory laws and policies.
- Ensure all required controls are documented and executed to meet the internal/external audit requirements.
- Plays a key role in payroll projects and supports optimization implementations.
- Provide data reports and supporting documentation for internal and external audit.
- Work with internal and external partners on all payroll related initiatives and engagements.
- Provide accurate payroll journals and support for all payroll General Ledger accounts.
- Printing scanning tracking of payroll documents.
- Archiving of payroll documents as per Record Retention Schedule
- Assists with system updates and testing.
- Assist and support additional projects as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience with Payroll processing and Federal and State compliance Accounting Human Resources or other related experience.
- High energy resultsoriented selfstarter with excellent time and project management skills.
- Experience with excel utilizing pivot tables vlookups graphs charts etc.
- Experience with calculating gross to net payments.
- Goal driven selfmotivated organized multitasker committed to excellence.
- Looks for improvements continuously displays initiative to help wherever necessary.
- Effective collaboration skills with team members and thirdparty vendors.
- Strong sense of responsibility and ability to work with little supervision
- Strong acumen for financial controls and compliance with laws and policies.
- Strong ability to prioritize tasks and manage time.
- Strong knowledge of deductions garnishments and taxes.
- Understanding of HIPAA and FLSA regulations.
- Multistate union and nonunion with yearend/federal/state/local tax experience
- Ability to find root causes of problems and to focus on their quick and efficient solution.
- Excellent customer service & communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Workday HCM Payroll and Timekeeping AccuTime One Source Virtual (OSV) and SAP.
- Bachelors Degree in Human Resources Business Administration/Finance or Accounting.
- Global Payroll experience is a plus.
- Fluent written and spoken English and additional language skills are beneficial.
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We are partners to one another in pioneering new ways to be better for ourselves our teams and our communities. When you join Albemarle you become our most essential element and you can anticipate competitive compensation a comprehensive benefits package and resources that foster your wellbeing and fuel your personal growth. Help us shape the future build with purpose and grow together.
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