Payroll Specialist

Who We Are and What We Do

Farmer Focus’s mission is to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to consistently producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals. Our culture is rooted in servant leadership, and we live by our Farmer Focus CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship.

How this Role Will Be Impactful
Ensure the accurate and timely processing of payroll-related tasks while collaborating with the broader payroll and accounting team. The role involves maintaining payroll records, validating inputs, and collaborating with HR and accounting to ensure smooth operations.
Duties and Responsibilities

• Process payroll for multiple locations and multiple shifts
• Assist with reviewing and verifying payroll inputs, ensuring accurate data entry.
• Support the Human Resource teams in tracking updates for new hires, terminations, and pay rate changes.
• Maintain payroll records, including employee timekeeping and benefit deductions.
• Oversee compliance with payroll regulations and best practices.
• Coordinate with HR and benefits teams to process changes and resolve payroll-related inquiries.
• Prepare reports and documentation for audits and payroll reviews.
• Manage payroll tax filing requirements in various states.

What You Bring to the Role

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.
• 1-2 years of payroll or accounting experience preferred, but entry-level candidates with relevant coursework will be considered.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Experience processing payroll in systems such as ADP, Paycom, or Workday.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office and payroll software is a plus.
• Willingness to learn and grow within a payroll/accounting role.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment.

Work Requirements and Environment & Reasonable Accommodations Statement

Work conducted primarily in an office environment. This role can remote for the right person with a preference for a drivable distance from Harrisonburg, VA. The position is required to visit the corporate office periodically for meetings, team cohesion and collaboration.

On rare occasions, work may require access the production environment. Must be able to tolerate the varying heat, wet, and chill of the plant. Hearing and eye-protective equipment required in the production area. Required to wear hair and beard nets in the production area. Must be able to traverse a two-story staircase multiple times per day.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Farmer Focus is committed to the principles of equal employment and to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is our intent to maintain a work environment that is inclusive and equitable, free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation based upon an individual's age, race (including traits historically associated with race, which includes hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation (including transgender status, gender identity, or expression), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), military status (including status as a uniformed servicemember, a veteran, or dependent of a servicemember), or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. Farmer Focus is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.