Payroll Specialist, Managed Payroll

Job Description

Our platform is disrupting the industry in how organizations view the HR function. You will join our expanding Client Operations team and will be integral in delivering a client experience that will drive our business forward. You’ll be an important part of creating a great client experience for our Managed Payroll clients.

As a Payroll Specialist, you will have the opportunity to join our team while actively developing Namely product knowledge and improving your payroll industry knowledge. You will become a product expert with Namely’s Payroll platform and be integral in the success of the client’s payroll support. You will be responsible for the accurate entry of client payroll data both through import and manual data entry, the review of client data prior to payroll opening and during payroll processing, and additional administrative tasks to support the overall payroll process. You will work closely with the Payroll Consultants and Senior Payroll Consultants on the team to ensure accurate and timely delivery of payrolls.

• Provide day-to-day payroll processing support for scheduled and off-cycle payrolls.
• Make client-directed recurring employee profile changes via import or manual entry.
• Import or manually enter payroll hours as approved by the client each pay cycle.
• Import or manually enter earnings changes as approved by the client each pay cycle.
• Manually enter deduction overrides as approved by the client each cycle.
• Manually enter employee tax overrides as approved by the client each cycle.
• Calculate payroll and confirm accurate entry of client-provided payroll data through generating control totals for import files and through manual review.
• Respond timely and accurately to client case submissions of the case taxonomy criteria in the table below and additional cases as bandwidth permits.
• Develop payroll processing, Namely product, and basic industry knowledge.
• Collaborate with Payroll Consultants and Senior Payroll Consultants on assigned book of business to ensure accurate and timely payroll delivery each pay cycle.

Payroll Case Support

• Cases Directly Assigned by Senior Payroll Consultants, Team Lead, or Manager
• Workflow Administration.

• Add Hour Benefit Types
• Complete Demographic Updates (Branches, Departments, Divisions)

• Add/Update Hour Benefit Types
• Add/Update Recurring Wages
• Add/Update Deduction Codes
• Add/Update Tax Profile
• Add/Update Demographics

• Pay Data Files & Manual Entry Requests
• Payroll Change Requests

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Minimum of 6 months Payroll/HR experience - 1 year preferred.
• Strong organization and time management skills.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to follow priorities as outlined by Team Lead and Manager.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and high-volume production environment.
• Excellent verbal and written skills.
• Flexible, team-oriented self-starter

This position has a salary range of $45,000 - $60,000 per annum. Namely offers employees medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, equity, flexible spending accounts, $50,000 basic life and AD&D, free telehealthcare, paid vacation, holidays and sick leave, employee stock purchase plan, paid family leave, and many other available benefits . This information is provided per the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. Base pay information is based on the market location.

Namely Company Culture Highlights

• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Places to Work in New York 2021
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Leadership Teams 2021
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best CEOs for Diversity 2021

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About Namely

Namely is the first HR, payroll, and benefits platform employees actually love to use. People are at the center of everything we do—from our platform to our staff. Why join us? We believe every company and every employee deserves a great workplace, supported by HR technology they use and love. Most importantly, we believe in giving you the tools you need to do the best work of your career.

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