Payroll Specialist

Experienced Payroll Specialist with expertise in managing full-cycle payroll processing for 300-500 employees across multiple locations and pay groups. Proficient in Kronos (UKG) for timekeeping, attendance management, and payroll administration, ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing while maintaining compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Process weekly, bi-weekly, and semi-monthly payroll for 300-500 employees.
• Review and reconcile Kronos timekeeping records, including attendance, PTO, overtime, and shift differentials.
• Ensure accurate calculation of wages, bonuses, commissions, and employee deductions.
• Administer garnishments, child support orders, benefits deductions, and tax withholdings.
• Maintain employee payroll records and process new hires, terminations, promotions, and compensation changes.
• Research and resolve payroll discrepancies and respond to employee payroll inquiries.
• Prepare payroll reports, reconciliations, and journal entries for accounting and management review.
• Assist with month-end and year-end activities, including W-2 processing and payroll audits.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, wage and hour laws, and payro

  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.