Albemarle Corporation · 2 weeks ago
Workday Payroll Specialist
Charlotte, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expAlbemarle Corporation is committed to building a more resilient world by transforming essential resources. The Payroll Specialist will manage the administration of daily payroll operations for the U.S. and Canada, ensuring accuracy and compliance while serving as the primary contact for payroll processing matters.
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Responsibilities
Serve as the Payroll Specialist for colleagues and primary point of contact for payroll processing matters
Timely processing of all payroll transactions ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance
Monitor payroll interfaces, identify, and proactively resolve discrepancies
Validate time entries and perform variance analysis
Confirm and verify all payroll data, including deductions, taxes, and variances
Review and validate gross to net calculations
Process Domestic, International, Expatriate, Stock and Relocation Payrolls
Manage activities in systems/applications, SAP, Workday, ServiceNow, and OSV with accuracy
Assist with year-end processing including forms W-2’s and T4’s
Respond to tax notices and work with agencies directly to resolve discrepancies
Stay current with payroll tax legislation and compliance requirements
Manage and audit benefits contributions, withholding taxes, income tax filing, and other payroll downstream processes
Partnership with local HRBP’s, Finance team, and HRIS system team to ensure smooth payroll processing
Ensure payroll processing is compliant with federal and state labor and tax legislation and all other statutory laws and policies
Ensure all required controls are documented and executed to meet the internal/external audit requirements
Plays a key role in payroll projects and supports optimization implementations
Provide data, reports and supporting documentation for internal and external audit
Work with internal and external partners on all payroll related initiatives and engagements
Provide accurate payroll journals and support for all payroll General Ledger accounts
Printing, scanning, tracking of payroll documents
Archiving of payroll documents as per Record Retention Schedule
Assists with system updates and testing
Assist and support additional projects as assigned
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 5 years of experience with Payroll processing and Federal and State compliance, Accounting, Human Resources, or other related experience
3+ years of experience with Payroll processing in Workday HCM
High energy, results-oriented, self-starter with excellent time and project management skills
Experience with excel utilizing pivot tables, v-lookups, graphs, charts, etc
Experience with calculating gross to net payments
Goal driven, self-motivated, organized, multi-tasker, committed to excellence
Looks for improvements continuously, displays initiative to help wherever necessary
Effective collaboration skills with team members and third-party vendors
Strong sense of responsibility and ability to work with little supervision
Strong acumen for financial controls and compliance with laws and policies
Strong ability to prioritize tasks and manage time
Strong knowledge of deductions, garnishments, and taxes
Understanding of HIPAA and FLSA regulations
Multi-state union and non-union with year-end/federal/state/local tax experience
Ability to find root causes of problems and to focus on their quick and efficient solution
Excellent customer service & communication skills
Preferred
Experience with Timekeeping, Accu-Time, One Source Virtual (OSV), and SAP
Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration/Finance, or Accounting
Global Payroll experience is a plus
Fluent written and spoken English, and additional language skills are beneficial
Benefits
Competitive compensation
Comprehensive benefits package
A diverse array of resources to support you professionally and personally.
Company
Albemarle Corporation
Albemarle leads the world in transforming essential resources into critical ingredients for mobility, energy, connectivity and health.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.24BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseUS Department of Energy
2024-03-04Post Ipo Equity· $2B
2023-09-12Grant· $90M
2022-10-19Grant· $150M
Leadership Team
Jerry Kent Masters
Chief Executive Officer
Mark Mummert
Chief Operations Officer
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