Payroll Specialist

The Corporate Finance Payroll team is responsible for processing full-cycle in-house payroll operations across multiple legal entities. We manage payroll for over 5000 employees across 45 state jurisdictions interacting closely with internal partners in Human Resources Corporate Legal IT and various business lines to ensure absolute compliance with company policies and all federal state and local payroll laws.

As our Payroll Specialist you will drive critical transactional execution and manage the complete employee payroll lifecycle within this role you will accurately execute off-cycle payrolls immediate pay state-mandated terminations ACH rejections and garnishment data entries. You will serve as the first-line support for managers and associates to resolve unmatched unsubmitted or unapproved timecards while validating the earning proof and audit reports each cycle to verify incentive pay track unusual pay fluctuations and ensure all associates are paid correctly. Additionally you will run pay deductions per pay period to create payment uploads for 401(k) HSA FSA parking and LTD reconcile monthly vendor benefit invoices for AP payment files and logically prioritize the shared Payroll Admin inbox while serving as the primary operational backup for the Sr. Payroll Specialist.

How youll spend your time:

• You will use problem-solving skills and your deep knowledge of federal state and local payroll laws to investigate and resolve complex payroll situations ensuring tax integrity and Gross-to-Net results.
• You will need mathematical and Excel aptitude (including VLOOKUPs XLOOKUPs Pivot Tables and IF statements) to calculate on demand checks handle prorated or retroactive adjustments and confidently reconcile monthly vendor benefit invoices against payroll deductions.
• You will need strong communication skills to guide associates and managers through Workday functions provide policy direction and explain complex pay discrepancies to frustrated employees in simple calm and empathetic terms.
• You will need extreme attention to detail and a zero-error mindset to ensure data entries system uploads and timecards are accurate to meet established deadlines.
• You will practice strict discretion to maintain complete data privacy while handling highly sensitive associate information.

Were excited to talk with you if:

• You have a bachelors degree or equivalent professional work experience.
• You bring 13 years of hands-on payroll and timecard processing experience ideally with a clear understanding of managing high-volume shared inboxes and a deep understanding of payroll practices.

Compensation Ranges:

US Employees in California Washington DC New Jersey and New York:

US Employees in Colorado Connecticut Delaware Illinois Massachusetts Maryland Minnesota Pennsylvania Rhode Island Texas Washington and Wisconsin:

US Employees in all other states not listed above:

The posted compensation range on this listing represents UMBs good faith and reasonable estimate based on its budget and what it expects to be the starting pay for this role but the actual compensation may vary by geographic location experience level and other job-related factors. Please see the description of benefits included with this job posting for additional information.

UMB offers competitive and varied benefits to eligible associates such as Paid Time Off; a 401(k) matching program; annual incentive pay; paid holidays; a comprehensive company sponsored benefit plan including medical dental vision and other insurance coverage; health savings flexible spending and dependent care accounts; adoption assistance; an employee assistance program; fitness reimbursement; tuition reimbursement; an associate wellbeing program; an associate emergency fund; and various associate banking benefits. Benefit offerings and eligibility requirements vary.

Are you ready to be part of something more
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