The Payroll Specialist is responsible for the processing and reconciling multi-state, multi-site, bi-weekly payroll for assigned locations. The Payroll Specialist reports to the Assistant Payroll Manager and works in a team environment with the Payroll Department. This role ensures payroll is completed in accordance with established policies, procedures and regulations. The role ensures that bi-weekly submissions of payroll for assigned locations are accurate. It is responsible to audit daily, biweekly, monthly, and submits quarterly reports to ensure HRIS/Payroll information is updated and accurate.

Other duties are:

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  Ability to work in a team environment, providing assistance as needed
• Must know when to escalate issues to supervisor/manager
• Provide excellent customer service to all levels of employees including field and corporate and within the payroll team
• Rely on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job and work collaboratively with other payroll specialists and Assistant Payroll Manager on various tasks and projects
• Be able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously in fast pace environment.
• Process and verify in a timely and accurate manner all new hires, terminations, rate changes, status changes, rehires, and local tax changes for field-based personnel
• Provide support to staff/employees at assigned locations
• Validate electronic data entries and keying other information as necessary
• Provide technical support to the locations for the Time Management Systems and other electronic template preparation
• Has payroll knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures
• Coordinate wage verifications with Equifax, as necessary
• Process manual checks as required
• Other administrative duties as assigned

Education/Experience/Skills

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  High School Diploma or equivalent required with a minimum of 1 year of payroll experience plus 2 years of professional or customer service experience
• Strong attention to detail and follow up
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment
• Adaptability to work in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment
• Willing to take on projects and challenges and can be flexible
• Knowledge of garnishments preferred
• Experience with Workday is preferred
• Multi-state payroll/tax experience is highly preferred
• Knowledgeable in Excel (ability to write formulas with excel functions) and MS Office Suite
• This role is paid hourly. This role requires the ability to work overtime as needed (during busy season and/or urgent unexpected needs).

The role can be remote, in person to our Newton, Ma office or hybrid. The role will not pay over $24.00 hourly and comes with paid holidays, paid time off and sick time as well as health, dental, 401K benefits and other optional benefits.

HAVING TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH YOUR APPLICATION?

Contact us at bhrecruit@brighthorizons.com or 855-877-6866

Bright Horizons is dedicated to creating a workforce that promotes and supports diversity and inclusion. We provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals without discrimination. Bright Horizons complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO is the Law Poster: EEO – English and EEO – Spanish along with information on the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the recruitment helpdesk at 855-877-6866 or bhrecruit@brighthorizons.com. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.