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Payroll Specialist
<p>Process full-cycle, multi-state payroll in UKG (weekly/semi-monthly) including new hires, terminations, salary updates, and earnings/tax imports.</p><p>Review HRIS entries, maintain W-4s, process reimbursements, prepare payroll checks, and upload ACH files.</p><p>Audit and correct new hire uploads, wage increases, position numbers, and labor allocations.</p><p>Prepare/upload tax files (weekly, quarterly, annual) and coordinate payments for deductions such as garnishments and United Way.</p><p>Monitor and resolve payroll system issues (UKG, Asureforce), escalating cases to vendors when needed.</p><p>Support compliance by identifying policy or procedural gaps and recommending corrective actions.</p><p>Manage payroll reporting, timecard metrics, close schedules, and year-end processing, including W-2 distribution.</p><p>Create and maintain payroll and deduction calendars in UKG, Asureforce, and Excel.</p><p>Respond to employee and supervisor inquiries on hours, earnings, and employment verification.</p><p>Conduct payroll training for supervisors and new hires, including orientation on time & attendance, biometric clock enrollment, PTO, pay cards, direct deposit, and payroll mobile app access.</p><p>Provide ongoing guidance on payroll procedures, benefits, and organizational policies.</p><p>Maintain current knowledge of payroll systems, compliance requirements, and internal processes.</p>
Full Cycle Payroll, Multi-state Payroll, Payroll, Payroll - Over 500 Employees, UKG Pro, UKG Ready
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  • Rochester, NY
  • onsite
  • Contract / Temporary to Hire
  • 22.00 - 27.00 USD / Hourly
  • <p>Process full-cycle, multi-state payroll in UKG (weekly/semi-monthly) including new hires, terminations, salary updates, and earnings/tax imports.</p><p>Review HRIS entries, maintain W-4s, process reimbursements, prepare payroll checks, and upload ACH files.</p><p>Audit and correct new hire uploads, wage increases, position numbers, and labor allocations.</p><p>Prepare/upload tax files (weekly, quarterly, annual) and coordinate payments for deductions such as garnishments and United Way.</p><p>Monitor and resolve payroll system issues (UKG, Asureforce), escalating cases to vendors when needed.</p><p>Support compliance by identifying policy or procedural gaps and recommending corrective actions.</p><p>Manage payroll reporting, timecard metrics, close schedules, and year-end processing, including W-2 distribution.</p><p>Create and maintain payroll and deduction calendars in UKG, Asureforce, and Excel.</p><p>Respond to employee and supervisor inquiries on hours, earnings, and employment verification.</p><p>Conduct payroll training for supervisors and new hires, including orientation on time & attendance, biometric clock enrollment, PTO, pay cards, direct deposit, and payroll mobile app access.</p><p>Provide ongoing guidance on payroll procedures, benefits, and organizational policies.</p><p>Maintain current knowledge of payroll systems, compliance requirements, and internal processes.</p>
  • 2025-09-24T19:49:43Z

Payroll Specialist Job in Rochester | Robert Half