Payroll Associate

About the Company: Our client is a global alternative investment firm employing a multi-manager model allocating capital across a broad array of independent teams with diverse strategies.

Responsibilities

Process bi-monthly US and Puerto Rico payroll; Coordinate with HR, benefits, and compensation in the collection and transmittal of key data to produce payroll; Prepare audit reports and reconciliations to support the validation and finalization of payroll; Work with the third-party vendor in the production of bi-monthly Canada payroll; Prepare vendor data input forms, validate gross to net reports, and prepare audits and reconciliations; Prepare integrations to/from third parties and reconcile to ensure accurate and timely transmission of data; Process off-cycle termination and final payments as needed in compliance with state regulations; Support new hire onboarding payroll tasks including auditing employee state/local set-up and answering employee inquiries; Respond to employee inquiries for payroll related issues

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting required; 5-8 years of payroll experience with experience processing multi-state payroll; Experience using Workday; Technical knowledge of state and federal tax regulations; Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel; High sense of urgency and ability to maintain confidentiality