Payroll Specialist

Payroll Specialist

The Payroll Specialist is responsible for performing accounting and administrative duties to support the payroll department. This includes processing hourly and weekly payroll, handling change requests, setting up voluntary deductions, auditing payroll reports, addressing taxes, and resolving payroll issues.

Responsibilities:

• Gather information for hourly payroll employees.
• Input employee information into the payroll system.
• Set up new hires in the payroll system.
• Make changes and updates to employee information.
• Enter employee data including time, banking, and personal information.
• Manage time effectively to meet mandatory deadlines.
• Create and import hours reports.
• Verify and track vacation, personal, and sick days.
• Distribute employee checks.
• Prepare the Labor Distribution Report.
• Address employee questions and issues regarding hourly payroll.

Essential Skills:

• 3+ years of administrative experience.
• 1 year of payroll experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data entry.
• Experience with Ultipro and UKG.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.
• High level of confidentiality.

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• High School Diploma required.
• BA Degree preferred.
• Understanding of payroll laws.
• Professional problem-solving abilities.

Work Environment:

The role offers a hybrid work environment with the possibility to work one day from home due to payroll responsibilities. Initially, for the first 90 days, the expectation is to be in the office 100% of the time to understand the company culture and have more face time with executives. The accounting team consists of 30 members, including another payroll specialist and a Staff II who report to the new Payroll Manager. The company provides a stable work environment with extensive benefits, including paid time off, medical, dental, and vision insurance, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, and more.

Job Type & Location:

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Aurora, Colorado.

Pay and Benefits:

The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $28.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type:

This is a hybrid position in Aurora, CO.

Application Deadline:

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 23, 2025.