Payroll Specialist

About FitLab

FitLab is a performance-driven fitness platform company focused on building and scaling innovative fitness brands and experiences. Our team supports a growing portfolio of fitness businesses, which requires accurate, compliant, and timely payroll operations across multiple entities and states.

Position Overview

FitLab is seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Specialist to own and execute payroll processing across our brand portfolio. This role is responsible for accurate end-to-end payroll, maintaining compliance, and supporting employees and managers with payroll-related matters. The ideal candidate brings 3–4 years of payroll experience, is comfortable operating in a multi-entity environment, and has hands-on experience with Paylocity. Benefits experience is a plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Process end-to-end payroll for multi-state employees across multiple business units
• Ensure accuracy of wages, commissions, bonuses, deductions, and tax withholdings
• Maintain and audit payroll data, including new hires, terminations, and compensation changes
• Manage payroll within Paylocity and maintain system data integrity
• Reconcile payroll reports and support general ledger payroll tie-outs
• Coordinate payroll tax filings and ensure federal, state, and local compliance
• Respond to employee and manager payroll inquiries promptly
• Support payroll and benefits deduction coordination with HR
• Assist with payroll audits and reporting requests
• Document and improve payroll workflows and controls

Required Qualifications

• 3–4 years of hands-on payroll processing experience
• Proven experience running payroll independently
• Strong working knowledge of payroll tax and wage-hour compliance
• Experience in processing multi-state payroll
• Advanced Excel and payroll reporting skills
• High accuracy, discretion, and data integrity standards
• Strong organization and deadline management skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Paylocity payroll software
• Benefits administration or benefits deduction experience
• Experience supporting multi-entity or high-growth organizations
• CPP or FPC certification (preferred but not required)

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement plan options
• Paid time off and holidays