Payroll and HRIS Specialist
Clackamas, OR
Full Time
Central Support
Mid Level
At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are a familyowned, excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members’ personal and professional growth, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Teamwork, Productivity, Quality, and Excellence—which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.
Summary:
As an integral team member, the Payroll and HRIS Specialist collaborates with members of the Pacific Seafood team to provide timely payroll processing for several locations in multiple states. Demonstrating key competencies in timeliness, analytics, and payroll, you will assist the payroll supervisor by auditing incoming payroll data and processes to assist with HR reporting. You may facilitate setup of new payroll tax accounts; resolve tax inaccuracies/fallouts and handle tax-related issues & agency notices. You will also assist in the ongoing support of system configurations and maintenance of the HRIS, as needed.
As a team member, you are adept at building positive relationships across multiple departments, working collaboratively to communicate tasks, implementing changes, and resolving issues.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
1. Payroll Processing & Reconciliation (40%)
Required:
Summary:
As an integral team member, the Payroll and HRIS Specialist collaborates with members of the Pacific Seafood team to provide timely payroll processing for several locations in multiple states. Demonstrating key competencies in timeliness, analytics, and payroll, you will assist the payroll supervisor by auditing incoming payroll data and processes to assist with HR reporting. You may facilitate setup of new payroll tax accounts; resolve tax inaccuracies/fallouts and handle tax-related issues & agency notices. You will also assist in the ongoing support of system configurations and maintenance of the HRIS, as needed.
As a team member, you are adept at building positive relationships across multiple departments, working collaboratively to communicate tasks, implementing changes, and resolving issues.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
1. Payroll Processing & Reconciliation (40%)
- Model and promote the Pacific Group Diamond Philosophy — Productivity, Quality, Excellence, and Teamwork — in all aspects of your work.
- Perform accurate and timely completion of payroll processing tasks, preparation of funding, payroll reconciliations and report distribution.
- Respond to inquiries related to payroll processes and procedures.
- Serve as payroll processing subject matter expert in providing direction, interpretation, training, and problem-solving advice, on issues to the Central Support, Division HR, and location HR as well as other Payroll Representatives.
- Reviews payroll adjustment requests to ensure proper authorization and compliance with corporate policies, employment tax & other payroll-related laws
- Review, process, and establish child support, garnishment and voluntary wage assignment orders, ensuring accurate input and compliance with legal requirements.
- Support payroll tax needs, including but not limited to establish state agency tax accounts, establish TPA access, assist Payroll Supervisor resolving quarterly variances, process adjustments/reversals as needed.
- Ensure federal, state, and local payroll tax rates are up-to-date and correctly calculated.
- Generate and write reports/queries using Business Intelligence (BI).
- Run and review audit reports to ensure accuracy of payroll data.
- Manage system administration including reports development, password resets, email campaigns, workflows, approval cycles, auto-responses, SSO, two-factor authentication, and certificate problems to maintaining data quality.
- Collaborate with HRIS, HR and Benefits Teams to resolve system issues.
- Ensure system compliance with state and federal reporting requirements on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
- Monitor and respond to ticketing system requests. Provide technical assistance to users with the ability to resolve issues quickly and independently.
- Identify and gather requirements, translating into best practice, scalable solutions, and training models with a focus on exceptional user experience
- Support system/application testing (e.g., upgrades, tax updates) where applicable and participate in HR system or payroll implementations and other payroll projects and process improvements for assigned payrolls.
Required:
- Must have broad knowledge of payroll practices and procedures, payroll documentation procedures and requirements.
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or Accounting (work experience greater than 8 years will be considered in lieu of bachelor’s degree)
- 8+ years of full-service payroll processing
- In depth understanding of HRIS systems including implementations
- Valid CPP or FPC
Total Compensation:
At Pacific Seafood, your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. We invest in our Team Members through a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package, including but not limited to:
- Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short term disability.
- Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match.
- Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include paid sick, vacation, holiday, and personal time.
- Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members
- Product purchase program.
Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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