Payroll Specialist - PT or FT - Ledgent Finance & Accounting

Company Summary/Industry: A marketing company specializing in direct mail solutions. With over three decades of experience, the company creates impactful direct response campaigns tailored for marketers and nonprofit fundraisers. Our mission is to help clients engage, connect, and grow their audiences effectively.

This opportunity is available part-time (24 Hours during payroll weeks) or full-time, depending on qualifications.

MUST HAVE: Experience with ADP.

Job Duties:

• Ensure compliance with reporting, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Administer payroll processes, including time reporting, employee information, pay changes, deductions, and data entry for 150+ employees.
• Process commissions, bonuses, manual checks, voids, taxable fringe, and off-cycle payments.
• Audit payroll reports, detect and resolve discrepancies, and provide findings as needed.
• Maintain and update payroll records and reports (e.g., production hours, workers' comp, tax liabilities).
• Reconcile payroll deductions (401(k), HSA, FSA), benefits invoices, and prepare annual audit reports.
• Manage interactions with government agencies regarding employee liens and garnishments.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and support Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Assist managers and employees with payroll-related inquiries, timecard exceptions, and approvals.

Requirements:

• 2-3+ years of payroll or related experience (associate's degree in accounting/business preferred).
• Experience with ADP Workforce Now and QuickBooks preferred.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. To the extent our customers require a background check for certain positions, the Company faces a significant risk to its business operations and business reputation unless a review of criminal history is conducted for those specific job positions.