Payroll Specialist

Position: Payroll Specialist
Location: Preferred location is Bethlehem, PA, with two days per week in the office. Remote candidates will be considered, and will be required to work EST business hours. 

Functional Skills

• Knowledge of payroll administration, controls, governance, and accounting best practices with established network for keeping current.
• Knowledge of current federal, state, and local regulatory and compliance obligations related to payroll and how to fulfil them in a timely and accurate manner.
• Understanding of multi-state payroll practices, requirements, and financial/tax implications.
• Knowledge of Workday Payroll module REQUIRED.
• Knowledge of Workday HCM preferred.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 4 years of experience
• Ability to function as a working (hands-on) payroll lead processing payrolls, as well as cover for team members in back-up role for vacation and/or high-volume work efforts.
• Strong focus on customer service, working as a supportive escalation expert to the HR Shared Services Center and a valued partner to other COEs and HR Business Partners as required.
• Proven ability to manage highly sensitive information, working with internal partners to accomplish objectives without compromising a high threshold for discretion and confidentiality.
• Highly autonomous and self-motivated, demonstrating sound judgment and initiative while keeping others informed as appropriate.
• Strong aptitude for mathematics; highly analytical with a sharp focus on detail and accuracy; able to think logically yet broadly to solve immediate issues, identify and diagnose root cause of systemic issues, and take a leadership role in driving improvements and efficiencies.
• Highly effective communicator with an ability to effectively correspond verbally and in writing with multiple constituencies at all levels across the organization.
• Accomplished organizational and time management skills to successfully manage multiple priorities at a given time and deliver excellent results with sense of urgency.
• Effective manager capable of successfully engaging and leveraging the expertise of assigned team members.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office applications, especially MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Access.