Payroll Specialist

Description We are looking for a skilled Payroll Specialist to join our team on a long-term contract basis in Stamford, Connecticut. This role offers an excellent opportunity to showcase your expertise in payroll operations while contributing to critical system transitions. The ideal candidate will excel in managing high-volume payroll processes and ensuring compliance with multi-state regulations, including California.

Responsibilities:

• Process complex, high-volume weekly payroll for over 2,000 employees across multiple states, ensuring compliance with state-specific regulations such as California.
• Support payroll operations during the transition from ADP Workforce Now to Workday, including system migration tasks.
• Perform detailed reconciliations and audits to ensure payroll data accuracy between legacy and new systems.
• Act as a resource for payroll-related inquiries and assist with Workday user acceptance testing.
• Collaborate with HR, IT, and external vendors to address payroll issues and ensure smooth implementation.
• Develop advanced Excel reports, including exception and validation reporting, to meet project requirements.
• Maintain accurate and thorough documentation of payroll processes related to the system migration.
• Respond promptly to payroll discrepancies and resolve issues with a high degree of professionalism. Requirements
• Recent hands-on experience with ADP Workforce Now for payroll processing.
• Proven ability to handle full-cycle, high-volume weekly payroll in a multi-state environment; California payroll experience is strongly preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of payroll regulations, compliance standards, and best practices.
• Advanced expertise in Excel, including vlookups, pivot tables, data validation, and complex formulas.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or participating in payroll system migrations, particularly to or from Workday.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a strong sense of urgency to meet critical deadlines.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant payroll experience.

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