Payroll Advisor

Title: Payroll Advisor

Location: Houston, Texas

Type: Contract to Hire

Hourly Pay: $45.00 - $60.00

Summary:

The Payroll Advisor is responsible for supporting global payroll processes. The Payroll Advisor will have extensive SAP experience, been exposed to and been part of Teams that were responsible for the implementation of new systems and the related change management. The Payroll Advisor stays updated on payroll laws and regulations, resolves complex payroll-related issues, and provides guidance to employees on payroll matters.

Duties:

- Ensure accurate and timely processing of employee salaries, benefits, and deductions.

- They will also assist with payroll reporting, audits, and compliance with tax laws.

- Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and knowledge of payroll systems and software are essential for this role.

- Support the production of accurate end-to-end payroll processing for all US, UK and expatriate employees, including calculations for salary, overtime, deductions, taxes, and net pay

- Audit, reconcile and balance payroll results.

- Reconcile and prepare quarterly and year-end payroll wage and tax filings timely and accurately, including the production of employee year-end tax forms.

- Analyze, reconcile and monitor global payroll and designated benefit accounts in the general ledger, including expatriate expenses, billable employee expenses and corporate expenses.

- Research and resolve discrepancies.

- Evaluate numerous imputed and non-cash income details for the accurate recording of employee income and taxes - this includes relocation expenses, expatriate expenses paid in home and host countries, employee use of company vehicles, safety awards, etc.

- Reconcile and/or process income and taxes related to non-qualified stock options, share appreciation plans, deferred delivery plans, restricted stock plans and deferred dividend plans as needed.

- Evaluate and prioritize information requests from internal and external customers

- Determine the best method for producing and delivering payroll related financial reports on a periodic and on demand basis

- Ensure the integrity of payroll data.

- Collaborate and build partnerships with Human Resources, Accounting, Internal Audit, Information Technology, Tax, Treasury, EH&S, Corporate Communications and other departments to seamlessly integrate payroll and employee data.

- Support preparation of audits and control testing by Internal Audit, Sarbanes-Oxley staff, and outside auditors.

- Assist with addressing payroll related inquiries and providing document copies as required.

- Participate in the development, testing, and maintenance of the payroll system and its interfaces to transfer payroll and related data between SAP, other applications and third-party business partners.

- Evaluate, test and implement recommended changes in the automation of work processes and procedures to meet changing requirements, increase efficiency and fully utilize payroll related systems.

- Schedule - Mon to Thursday - onsite 8 to 5. Fridays remote - half day.

Requirements:

- 10 years of payroll experience leading in the processing of multi-state payroll for

- 1,500 employees

- SAP and/or SuccessFactors system experience highly preferred

- In-depth knowledge of US payroll processes and labor and payroll tax compliance laws

- Strong understanding of accounting principles and practices related to payroll and the ability to reconcile payroll with financial records

- Good organizational and time management skills to meet strict payroll deadlines and manage multiple priorities

- Ability to manage multiple processes and priorities, be flexible and meet deadlines

- Ability to evaluate information, resolve problems, and communicate results

- Ability to manage multiple processes and priorities.

- Ability to work in a team environment

- Excellent organizational skills

- Established customer services skills

- Excellent written and oral communication skills

- Proficiency in Word and Excel

- Availability to work occasional overtime

Education:

- Minimum Associates Degree with college-level course work in Accounting