Senior Payroll Specialist

New Job Opportunity - Senior Payroll Specialist

New and exciting job opportunity with a client based out of Washington D.C. Looking to hire an experienced Senior Payroll specialist with a minimum of 5+ years of related work experience processing payroll 

Experience with large scale payroll systems is required 

Logistics of the Role:

• Full Time - Direct Hire
• Hybrid-Remote: 2 days a week on site

• Process payroll data received from our clients, relating to pay changes, absence, starters, leavers, pay adjustments
• Process any changes to payroll that may arise out of queries, e.g. overpayments, underpayments and backdated pay changes
• Deliver the required payroll outputs against the payroll calendar and checklists
• Manage & prioritize own payroll delegated work
• Meet tight deadlines regarding deadline dates
• Ensure that all targets for service delivery are met and where possible exceeded

Qualifications/Requirements: 

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting is highly preferred - Associates Required
• Minimum of 5+ years of working experience processing payroll
• Proficiency with large scale payroll systems 
• Experience with UKG software is highly preferred 
• Proficiency in Excel 
• Communications and Organizational Skills 
• knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) + revenue accounting standards (ASC 606)