Payroll Specialist

Howden Tiger is the global reinsurance broker and risk, capital, & strategic advisor focused on relentless innovation & superior analytics for top client service. ​

About Role

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensures payroll detail is accurate, updated, and complete for payroll, including but not limited to:

• Verifies calculation of timecards for non-exempt employees for assigned employee groups.
• Ensures all employee changes for assigned employee groups into HRIS are accurate.

• Responsible for balancing assigned payroll and troubleshooting payroll issues.
• Reconciles all payroll gross by by pay period.
• Prepares reports from WorkDay and third-party providers as requested by management.
• Processes Bonus and ad hoc payrolls as required.
• Monitors the time and attendance system.  Looks for missed punches and communicates discrepancies or issues to managers and employees as appropriate. Ensures absences are properly paid.
• Regularly audit attendance and paid time off records for non-exempt all employees for assigned employee groups, correcting balances as necessary.
• Liaising with the third-party providers to ensure payment of all relevant taxes and benefits are made in a timely and accurate way, supporting with any queries as required.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within Workday Payroll including testing where required.
• Work with the benefits provider to ensure the timely and accurate feed of all benefits data in and out of Workday and support any continuous improvement required.
• Assists with audit requests.
• Keeps abreast of the payroll processing system and changes in wage/tax laws and applies changes as appropriate.
• Support with general enquiries from employees (e.g. tax, pay slip).
• Other duties as assigned.
• Serve as Tier 1 support for payroll NA inboxes.( research and respond to employee inquiries) – escalate to Manager as needed.
• Support in Payroll tax account management registration cleanup with ADP Smart Compliance.
• Serve as processing backup for primary processors to allow flexibility in PTO management.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of two years’ experience in payroll processing, 5-6 years professional experience
• Experience with Workday Payroll Software & ADP is preferred.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)/ Fundamental Payroll Certification desired
• Strong knowledge of US federal and multi-state payroll and tax legislation
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, strong Excel skills.
• Effective interpersonal communications skills with all levels of employees.
• Ability to maintain highly confidential information.
• Ability to work across various time zones during payroll processing.
• Ability to  adapt to an everchanging work environment and stay solution oriented
• Legally authorized to work in the US