Senior Payroll Specialist

A bit about us:

Our recruiters interview every candidate in person before placing them. Houston Recruiting is a locally owned staffing agency with one branch and 23 internal staff. Commission is paid monthly on gross margin.

We are adding headcount to this team, so this is a new seat. We need someone who catches errors before checks go out, not after. Joining the operations team in Tulsa, reporting to the Payroll Manager. Remote, open to candidates across the US. We do not have many meetings. Most updates happen in writing.

Your responsibilities:

• Maintain payroll records and documentation for audits.
• Answer employee questions about paychecks, withholding and direct deposit.
• Calculate final pay in line with state timing rules.
• Audit benefit deductions against carrier invoices.
• Run reports for 401(k) contributions, workers' compensation and census requests.
• Process biweekly and weekly payroll in ADP Workforce Now.
• Prepare payroll journal entries and accruals for accounting.
• Enter new hires, terminations, pay changes and deductions.

Skills and experience:

• 5-7 years of hands-on payroll processing, ideally multi-state.
• Comfortable with garnishments and tax withholding setup.
• Clear communicator with employees who are upset about their check.

Compensation and benefits:

Rate: $70,000 to $83,000 a year

• 401(k) with company match.
• 401(k) with 4% match.
• Three weeks of PTO to start.

We are an equal opportunity employer. If you need an accommodation during the application process, let us know.

We review applications on a rolling basis.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Houston Recruiting.