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Job Description - Payroll Specialist

Position Title: Payroll Specialist


Department: HR


Reports to: CHRO


FLSA: Exempt



Location: Aventura, FL (In-Office required: Monday – Friday)



LOCAL MIAMI & NORTH MIAMI CANDIDATES ONLY, NO REMOTE



About Balfour & Co.


Balfour & Co. is one of the world’s leading Collegiate and High School commencement services companies, offering innovative, personalized products like class jewelry, yearbooks, regalia, school uniforms and photography. With brands such as Balfour®, GradImages®, ArtCarved®, and more, we’ve been helping students celebrate life’s most meaningful moments since 1913. Balfour has around 4,000 employees and operates in 3 countries.



Position Summary: 


The Payroll Specialist processes payroll, compiles payroll data, and maintains accurate payroll records for US and Canada locations. Also, processes employee status changes, creates on-going weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, and performs other related duties as needed in partnership with Human Resources and Finance teams.



Essential Position Functions:



  • Payroll processing (US and Canada) and relationship with payroll vendors.

  • Process payroll direct deposits, tax withholdings, wage garnishments and voluntary deductions as well as off cycle payroll when needed.

  • Coordinate production, distribution, follow up and completion of payroll registers and general ledger reports for all companies in partnership with the Finance team.

  • Create simple and complex reports for Human Resources and Finance for overtime, vacation accrual, severance data, garnishments, benefits spend, headcount, and additional reports required.

  • Maintain knowledge of rules and laws which govern the payroll administration practices.

  • Audit payroll information for accuracy and corrects errors, as needed.

  • Perform actions necessary to track and determine regular and overtime pay and additional pay information.

  • Review and process payroll adjustments, including vacation, sick and other time off.

  • Ensure that payroll-related transactions are processed in compliance with external and internal policies.

  • Receive and respond to payroll inquiries and resolves discrepancies as required in partnership with Human Resources.

  • Complete employment verification requests.

  • Notify Finance and HR Leadership of upcoming payroll activities that occur beyond the regular payroll cycle.

  • Actively engage in problem solving and special projects within the Human Resources and Finance teams.

  • Actively participate with internal or external payroll audits.

  • Maintain complete confidentiality and risk management regarding employee payroll related data.

  • Maintain current Payroll Standard Operating Procedures.

  • Train backup payroll specialist.

  • Manage data integration and privacy issues with management and IT.




Education/Experience: 



  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

  • Minimum of 4 years of US multi-state, multi entity payroll experience

  • Experience in an accounting role preferred.

  • High level of proficiency in using Excel to build complete reports.

  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

  • Ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment.

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