Payroll Specialist II

From a small family business to a multi-billion-dollar global company, Sonoco has been changing the face of products and packaging since 1899 — all while keeping the heart of “People Build Businesses” alive.

Our talented people are at the core of our growth, constantly reinventing the Sonoco wheel with brilliant solutions every year. Today we are a world leader in global packaging solutions with diversified operations in over 34 countries. We're extremely proud of our portfolio of brands, our achievements in sustainability and industrialization and the groundbreaking work accomplished by our people. 

Alongside the Payroll team, the Payroll Specialist 2 will be responsible for performing assigned duties regarding the processing of hourly and salaried payrolls for the Company’s US and Canadian operations.

This role is an operations role within our growing Sonoco Services (S2) organization. It is an excellent opportunity to gain experience within a global organization and use the operations knowledge to explore further career growth within Sonoco Services or the broader Sonoco organization.

What you’ll be doing:

• Responsible for the timely and accurate processing and support of Sonoco’s payrolls. Includes multi-company, multi-state, and multiple pay cycles.
• Participate in improvement projects through optimization of Workday processes specifically focused on eliminating manual operations.
• Assist in Root Cause investigation and corrective/preventative action implementation for repeat and impactful payroll errors.
• Proactive audits to ensure data accuracy and compliance with SOX to identify any control weaknesses. Initiates corrective action for system edit and error messages.
• Oversee distribution of confidential information as needed to PWC, auditors, corporate, etc. as needed.
• Must be able to research federal and state rules and regulations for the U.S. and Canada.
• Must be able to make decisions to resolve pay issues that arise with the operations, balancing the needs of the employees with the cost to Sonoco, while ensuring that Sonoco follows federal, state, and local regulations.
• Handle garnishment documents and manage employee case resolution.
• Other duties as assigned.

This is a hybrid position located in Charlotte, NC. Will consider remote applicants as well.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree – preferred majors include business administration, accounting, finance, and human resources
• 2 -3 years of payroll processing experience of 2,000+ employees
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to grasp a general knowledge of multiple disciplines and technologies
• Strong Payroll Auditing Skills
• Strong analytical and people skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications (particularly Excel and Teams)
• Ability to effectively organize and structure activities
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of payroll processing experience of 5,000+ employees
• Workday payroll processing experience
• Experience working in a fast-paced public company environment
• UKG experience

Preferred Certifications: FPC or CPP

Compensation:

• Payroll Specialist II: $63,840 - $71,820

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any legally protected characteristic.