Location: Chicago, IL
Pay Range: $40-45/hour
Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance. 401(k)
Role Overview: Brilliant Financial Staffing has been engaged in the search for a Senior Payroll Specialist. Our client in the legal industry is looking for a Senior Payroll Specialist to join their team on a contract basis. They are seeking an individual that has experience with multi-state payroll in a high-volume environment. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply immediately!
Key Responsibilities:
- Aid in payroll processing 7+ times a month for 5 pay groups - up to 500 employees
- Enter manual inputs for payrolls as needed from HR Admin and Benefits
- Run payroll reconciliation reporting to determine variances between current payroll and previous. Detail those variances for review
- Run pre-reports (Deductions, Earnings, Register) to be reviewed by HR and Payroll Specialist
- Aid in On-Demand payroll processing as requested
- Following the completion of payroll, begin General Ledger imports to be edited and uploaded into WorkDay
- Must be comfortable with large payroll systems (UltiPro, ADP, PeopleSoft, etc.)
- Must be able to thrive in a high-volume, multi-state payroll environment
- Must be comfortable in Microsoft Excel
- Legal industry preferred
- Workday experience preferred
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