Payroll Administrator

The Payroll Administrator is responsible for managing and administering the payroll process, ensuring compliance with federal, state and local laws as well as corporate policies. The position manages and maintains the ADP payroll system, including its interaction with other applications, primarily Workday and SAP. The position also performs some accounting functions, prepares payroll reports, and assists with the budget and forecasting process.

Essential Duties:

• Independently manages and administers multi-state and multi-site payroll process in accordance with internal controls using ADP to ensure the accurate and timely maintenance and processing of biweekly salaries and wages.
• Reviews and processes deductions for levy, garnishment, and child support orders, as well as various benefit deductions including 401(K) contributions and benefit premiums.
• Prepares various payroll reports for management and end users using ADP Workforce Now custom reporting and Excel.
• Manages and verifies year-end process of W-2's and all related filings prepared by ADP and ensures timely filing of forms and payments. Manage tax compliance issues related to tax jurisdictions.
• Assists with continuous improvement projects within the payroll function.
• Prepares payroll-related accrual journal entries at month end and reconciles payroll subledger to general ledger.
• Provides detailed information to cost center managers to assist in the annual and quarterly planning process. This includes planning and forecasting the proper headcount and promotion salaries, bonus, and fringe benefits, in addition to analyzing the forecasting information and resolving discrepancies.
• Analyze annual salary templates for reasonableness and work with business partners to obtain explanations for material changes.
• Work with Sr. Financial Analyst to provide variance commentary on Company Financials.
• Assist with the preparation, review and presentation of audit schedules for the year-end financial statement audit, the 5500 / Benefit Plan audit, Workers' Compensation audit, and any other payroll related audits.
• Partners with the Sr. Corporate Accountant to ensure general ledger mapping is appropriate and payroll balances (i.e. manual/voided checks etc.) with the general ledger.
• Controls the payroll-related record retention requirements.

Requirements:

A bachelor's degree in business, finance, human resources or related discipline and 4 years of experience in payroll, finance, human resources or a related data/analytics position ORan Associate's in business, finance, human resources or related discipline and 6 years of experience in payroll, finance, human resources or a related data/analytics position required. At least 3 years managing or administering payroll required in a human resources or payroll function required. ADP experience required. Previous experience with Workday and/or SAP strongly preferred. MS Office skills and experience with financial software required. CPP or other applicable certification preferred.

Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees according to all applicable equal opportunity and affirmative action laws, directives and regulations of federal, state and local governing bodies and agencies. In keeping with this commitment, Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC will recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including factors related to pregnancy or child birth), national origin, age, marital status, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity status with regard to public assistance, employment status, local human rights commission activity, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, or any other protected category.