Payroll Specialist

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2 Locations
In-Office or Remote
Mid level
Consulting • Financial Services
The Role
Process full-cycle payroll for multiple clients across varied pay cycles, including off-cycle checks, overtime, deductions, bonuses, leave balances, retirement contributions, and payroll taxes. Manage timekeeping and multiple payroll systems, reconcile calculations, resolve employee and client issues, and advise clients on payroll regulations, compliance, and HR-related operations.
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Responsibilities

Essential Functions & Primary Duties 

  • Manages the payroll processing function; manages the timekeeping system (if applicable); answers payroll related questions of employees and clients; ensures accurate completion of W-2 wage statements. 
  • Preparation and processing payroll for multiple clients with varying pay cycles. 
  • Assist clients with payroll tax related issues including state registrations; escalating and researching tax issues, etc. 
  • Calculate off-cycle paychecks, overtime, partial payments; retirement plan contributions; deductions, deductions, bonuses 
  • Maintain reconcile, and track vacation and sick leave balances. 
  • Calculate and reconciles retirement plan contribution calculations. 
  • Utilize multiple payroll systems to perform payroll. 
  • Develops and maintains positive client relationships; responds to and resolves client issues; and provides exceptional customer service to clients.   
  • Informs clients and colleagues of changes to or non-compliance with applicable federal and state employment regulations and laws so that clients maintain compliance. 
  • Provides guidance to clients to improve operations, support supervisors and minimize human resources and payroll-related issues. 
  • Other duties as assigned. 

Preferred Qualifications

  • A bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of hands-on, full cycle payroll processing experience or any combination of education, training and experience.  
  • Excel proficiency (e.g., creation of formulas; utilizing functions, preparing spreadsheets for reporting, performing quick calculations for retroactive pay, prorating, etc.) 
  • Knowledge of the intersection of HR and payroll as it relates to:   
  • Federal, state and local pay regulations 
  • Taxable and non-taxable benefit plans 
  • Retirement (403b, 401k, 457 plans) 
  • FLSA classification 
  • Experience with a variety of payroll software strongly preferred. 
  • CPP certification desired. 
Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED 
  • 2+ years of relevant work experience 
  • Ability to work in a team environment as well as independently 
  • Proficient use of applicable technology 
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing throughout all levels of the organization, both internally and externally 

Skills Required

  • High school diploma or GED
  • 2+ years of relevant work experience
  • Ability to work independently and in a team environment
  • Proficient use of applicable technology
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of hands-on, full-cycle payroll processing experience, or equivalent education, training, and experience
  • Excel proficiency, including formulas, functions, reporting spreadsheets, and payroll calculations
  • Knowledge of federal, state, and local pay regulations
  • Knowledge of taxable and non-taxable benefit plans
  • Knowledge of retirement plans including 403(b), 401(k), and 457 plans
  • Knowledge of FLSA classifications
  • Experience with a variety of payroll software
  • Certified Payroll Professional certification
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The Company
HQ: Cleveland, OH
3,512 Employees

What We Do

Named one of the "Best & Brightest Places to Work for"​ in the Nation, CBIZ, Inc. (NYSE: CBZ) provides professional business services that help clients better manage their finances and employees. CBIZ provides its clients with financial services including accounting, tax, financial advisory, government health care consulting, risk advisory, real estate consulting, and valuation services. Employee services include employee benefits consulting, property and casualty insurance, retirement plan consulting, payroll, life insurance, HR consulting, and executive recruitment. As one of the nation’s largest brokers of employee benefits and property and casualty insurance, and one of the largest accounting and valuation companies in the United States, the Company’s services are provided through more than 100 Company offices in 33 states. CBIZ is associated with Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. (MHM)*, a national, independent CPA firm. Through this association, we offer audit and attest services.

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