Payroll Specialist

Salary Range: $50,609.00 - $75,914.00

Position Summary:

Must be able to work onsite Monday–Friday, alternating weekly between our Cypress and Buena Park facilities; eligible for remote work up to 2 days every other week.

Are you obsessed with time? How about numbers? Do you have a clock collection that is only matched by your calculator collection? If this is you, you may wind up as our Payroll Specialist (see what we did there?) You’ll support the Payroll team in the processing of bi-weekly payroll for 650 active and contracted employees utilizing ADP’s Workforce Now and Enterprise eTime. Processing includes day-to-day operations, time offrequests, CA Labor and Wage analysis, missed punches, various adjustments, change of schedules, and attestations.

Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Process biweekly payroll for 650 exempt and non-exempt employees across multiple states with a high level of accuracy
• Compliance with federal, state, and local regulations
• Prepare and submit timely and accurate quarterly payroll reports to government agencies
• Monitor and resolve daily timekeeping exceptions, including meal penalties and missing punches, using Enterprise E-Time
• Process final paychecks in compliance with applicable state laws, ensuring timely and precise payments
• Calculate and verify payroll adjustments, including wage corrections, overtime, retroactive pay, and PTO payouts
• Review and input new hire data; ensure documentation is complete and accurate, and pro-rate salaries when necessary
• Accurate processing of wage garnishments, tax withholdings, and benefit deductions
• Collaborate with ADP and Enterprise E-Time support teams to resolve any payroll system issues efficiently
• Knowledge of FLSA overtime regulations
• Assist with internal and external payroll audits
• Support year-end payroll activities, including W-2’s
• Contribute to payroll-related process improvements and collaborate on projects
  
  

Qualifications, Skills and Education:

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of hands-on payroll processing experience, preferably in a high-volume, multi-state environment
• Proficiency with ADP Workforce Now is required
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including functions such as VLOOKUP, pivot tables, and data validation
• Must be able to work onsite Monday–Friday, alternating weekly between our Cypress and Buena Park facilities; eligible for remote work up to 2 days every other week
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business administration, HR or related field
• Experience with Enterprise E-Time preferred
• Experience with Payworks and Deputy a plus
• Previous experience processing payroll in a manufacturing environment is strongly preferred
• Bilingual English/Spanish
  
  

Perks and Benefits:

We hope that you’re excited by the possibilities that come along with working at Exemplis! With us, TEAM comes first. We bring integrity, passion, and excellence to work each day. Being part of our team means living our core values and thriving in an environment of constant innovation and positive change.

In addition to our unique culture, we also offer these fun perks and benefits.

• Competitive Salary: Our compensation philosophy is to be externally competitive, internally fair, and not win or lose on compensation. Salary ranges are developed with the support of national benchmarks and industry best practices that adjusts to your cost of labor, years of relevant experience, skill set, and education.
• Hybrid Work Schedule: We support employee needs and their work/life balance so we offer the flexibility to work remotely while being onsite as needed for “collaboration days.”
• Health Insurance: We offer a variety of health insurance options (medical, dental, vision, etc.) for all of our team members. Eligible the first month following your start date.
• 401(k): We match 100% up to 3% and then 50% of the next 2% deferred.
• Time Off: Taking time off to recharge is a must whether it is for your personal health or vacation; paid time off starts accruing day 1!
• Observed Holidays: 10 company observed holidays: New Years, Martin Luther King, President’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day.
• Employee Discounts: We offer discounts to our employee across all of our product lines.
• Hit our Numbers Lunch: When we hit our monthly milestones, we all celebrate!
• Tuition Scholarships: Partnership with UMASS Global for 10%-20% off tuition for you and/or your family.
  
  

About Us:

It all started in a small warehouse in California with just three employees, a fax machine and a bell that rang out every time a chair came down the conveyor belt. Over 25 years later, Exemplis continues to lead, innovate and disrupt an array of industries through its growing family of brands — including SitOnIt Seating, Timbuk2, X-Chair, Maverick, Mavix, Edloe Finch, and Albany Park.

From sustainable manufacturing to outreach programs and more, we strive to make a positive impact on everyone we serve. We make sure our people (and their communities) are at the core of our organization. To make a difference, we must be a champion of diversity, inclusion, service and social justice — above all else.

Are you ready to be a part of something special? We have headquarters, offices and retail stores across the U.S. (plus a variety of flexible work opportunities). Learn more and apply today.

Exemplis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and our company adheres to the equal employment opportunity guidelines set forth by federal, state, and local laws. Read our full statement on our careers page.