Role overview

Qualifications

Five years of related payroll experience in a multi-jurisdictional environment
Preferred: CIPP qualification or working toward CIPP certification
Intermediate proficiency in Workday or similar payroll software
Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and Internet navigation/research

Responsibilities

Assist Payroll Manager in payroll processing and tax-related inquiries, including research of payroll tax questions and quarterly tax information review
Review employee master file information and workflows to ensure correct state taxes and resident state information, as well as direct deposit and withholding changes
Create payroll worksheets for international countries and balance payroll; review exception reports and quarterly tax vendor reports; prepare ad-hoc reports
Collaborate with Accounting, Human Resources, and Service Delivery to support payroll operations and annual tax reconciliation

Key facts

Remote from: United Kingdom
Full time
Senior (5-10 years)
Payroll Manager
English

Hard skills

Payroll Tax Canadian Payroll Computerized Payroll Systems Payroll Processing Microsoft Access Deposit Accounts Payroll Reporting Employee Data Management Exception Reporting Multi-State Payroll Compensation Analysis Payroll Processing Oracle HRMS Payroll Computation Client Services

Other skills

Microsoft Excel
Web Navigation
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Outlook
Communication
Adaptability
Time Management
Teamwork
Organizational Skills
Detail Oriented
Problem Solving

About the company

Ryan

Tax Advisory & Tax Services

Ryan, an award-winning global tax services and software provider, is the largest Firm in the world dedicated exclusively to business taxes. With global headquarters in Dallas, Texas, the Firm provides an integrated suite of federal, state, local, and international tax services on a multijurisdictional basis, including tax recovery, consulting, advocacy, compliance, and technology services. Ryan is a seven-time recipient of the International Service Excellence Award from the Customer Service Institute of America (CSIA) for its commitment to world-class client service. Empowered by the dynamic myRyan work environment, which is widely recognized as the most innovative in the tax services industry, Ryan’s multidisciplinary team of more than 4,100 professionals and associates serves over 21,000 clients in more than 60 countries, including many of the world’s most prominent Global 5000 companies. More information about Ryan can be found at www.ryan.com.

Company details

Company typeLarge

IndustryTax Advisory & Tax Services

Company size1001 - 5000

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Job description

Why Ryan?

Competitive Compensation and Benefits
Home Office Stipend
Business Connectivity Reimbursement (Phone/Internet)
Gym Membership or Equipment Reimbursement
LinkedIn Learning Subscription
Flexible Work Environment
Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service
Accelerated Career Path
Award-Winning Culture & Community Outreach

The Payroll Specialist is responsible for assisting the Payroll Manager as needed in all areas of payroll processing. Areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to, research of payroll tax questions from employees and agencies, review of quarterly tax information, preparation of international payroll worksheets, review of employee work flow information in the HRMS system to ensure proper tax jurisdiction set up, review of periodic tax reports and files, and provides assistance to the Payroll Manager with the review of the annual tax reconciliation. The Senior Payroll Specialist works closely at a peer level with Accounting, Human Resources, and Service Delivery personnel.

Duties and responsibilities, as they align with Ryan Key Results
People:

Create a positive team member experience.

Client:

Routine interaction with employees and managers.

Values:

Reviews and balances payroll batch information which includes time clock entries, bonus entries, and other compensation entries.
Reviews employee master file information to ensure applicable work state taxes are calculating and appropriate resident state information is calculating.
Reviews work flows for employee changes in direct deposit and withholding.
Reviews basic calculations for each payroll.
Assists in balancing the payroll and reviewing exception reports.
Creates payroll worksheets for established international countries.
Reviews the quarterly payroll reports from the tax vendor.
Creates compensation ad-hoc reports as needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

Five years related payroll experience in a multi-jurisdictional environment.
The preferred candidate would have or be working toward CIPP qualification.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have intermediate skills in Workday or similar payroll software, and intermediate skills in Microsoft® Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and Internet navigation/research.