Payroll Compliance Specialist

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Lyon, MI
Junior
Logistics • Transportation • Travel
The Role
The Payroll Compliance Specialist is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely compensation payments to employees, managing payroll records, resolving discrepancies, conducting audits, and maintaining employee information confidentiality. The role requires effective communication and detail-oriented analytics to assist management with payroll functions.
Summary Generated by Built In

Priority1 strives to go beyond simply offering jobs. We foster careers by creating a great working environment for our team members. We hire talented individuals who will provide the best support and can quickly adapt to the rapidly changing world of logistics. These talented men and women drive our business, and we are committed to their success.

 

Summary: 

The Payroll Compliance Specialist will report directly to the Payroll Supervisor and will be responsible for assisting with accurate and timely compensation payments to employees. Priority-1 specializes in consulting and managing domestic less than truckload and truckload operations for small to large shippers across North America. 

Job Responsibilities: 

  • Collecting and verifying timekeeping information for all applicable employees 
  • Calculating compensation according to hours worked incorporating leaves and overtime 
  • Resolving payroll discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information 
  • Updating employee payroll records by entering changes in exemptions, insurance coverage, savings deductions, and job title and department/division transfers. 
  • Conducting payroll audits and answering employee payroll inquiries 
  • Maintaining confidentiality and integrity of employee payroll information 
  • Other projects and tasks assigned
  • Communicating with management on timekeeping anomalies. 

Job Requirements: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting
  • 2 or more years of payroll experience preferred 
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
  • Analytical with a strong attention to detail 
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel 
  • Knowledge of Workday a plus 

Pay & Benefits 

  • Competitive base salary commensurate on experience 
  • Medical Insurance with premiums paid at 100% for employees AND dependents
  • Dental Insurance 100% paid for Employee
  • Vision Insurance
  • HSA with Employer Contributions
  • Life Insurance
  • Short Term Disability
  • Long Term Disability
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Profit Sharing: Typical annual contribution of 15% of total eligible compensation
  • Paid Holidays AND PTO
  • Cancer, Critical Illness, and Accident Policies available

Physical Requirements:

Job functions require long periods of sitting and working from computer workstation; ability to multi-task, problem solve, and prioritize daily workload; excellent organization and record keeping skills; comfortable with oral and written communications, primarily on the telephone and email. Requires extended periods of sitting, normal walking, bending, twisting, and stretching. Capability of sight and hearing required. Ability to deal with stressful situations and occasionally working extended hours. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Priority-1, Inc. will provide reasonable accommodations with the application process upon your request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please email [email protected].

Priority1 is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Top Skills

Excel
Microsoft Word
The Company
Anaheim, California
1,621 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1994

What We Do

Priority1 was founded in 1995 and has morphed into a technology-enabled third-party logistics company deploying cutting edge automation. Partnered with thousands of national and regional carriers, we offer full multimodal transportation services, making Priority1 a true one-stop shop for all your logistics needs. With our continuous technology advancements and core values, our mission is to be an innovator and continue to be a leader in the technology and logistics space. As a company, we are dedicated to establishing lifelong partnerships with customers, vendors, freight agents, and employees through our people, technology, expertise, and most importantly, our values.

Priority1’s success is measured by how well we simplify your logistics needs.
Your product is our priority.

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