Senior Payroll Specialist

Job Type: Temporary Contract – 12–16 Months

Schedule: Full-Time, 100% Onsite, Monday–Friday

Location: Wilmington, DE area

Start: ASAP

Compensation: Competitive and flexible based on experience

We are seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Specialist for an immediate, long-term temporary opportunity. This position is ideal for a seasoned payroll professional who can step in, take ownership of payroll processing, and work independently with minimal oversight.

The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience with ADP Workforce Now, multi-state payroll, and time & attendance. We are open to Payroll Supervisors or Managers who are interested in stepping back into a hands-on individual contributor role.

Looking to hire ASAP!

Responsibilities:

• Independently process multi-state payroll for approximately 300 employees across multiple companies
• Process payroll for both hourly and salaried employee populations
• Review timecards and resolve time and attendance discrepancies
• Work directly with supervisors and employees to obtain payroll corrections and missing information
• Ensure payroll is processed accurately and within established deadlines
• Research and resolve payroll discrepancies and employee inquiries
• Prepare and review payroll reports using ADP Workforce Now
• Assist with payroll reconciliations and accounting-related activities
• Work with payroll data involving multiple legal entities and employee populations
• Potentially assist with payroll system conversion analysis, testing, and validation
• Maintain accurate payroll records and ensure confidentiality of employee information

Qualifications:

• Strong hands-on ADP Workforce Now experience required
• Several years of payroll processing experience, preferably in a high-volume or multi-company environment
• Multi-state payroll experience
• Strong time & attendance/timekeeping experience; ADP Essential Time preferred
• Experience processing payroll for hourly and salaried employees
• Ability to independently research and resolve timecard and payroll discrepancies
• Strong understanding of payroll accounting, including debits and credits
• ADP reporting experience preferred
• Union payroll experience is a plus
• Ceridian Dayforce and/or payroll system conversion and testing experience is a plus
• Strong communication, customer service, and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable working in a hands-on, industrial/blue-collar environment
• Bachelor's degree preferred; relevant payroll experience will be strongly considered
• Must be able to meet applicable employment screening and worksite access requirements

This is a strictly temporary 12–16 month assignment and is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll professional who enjoys hands-on processing and can quickly become a trusted, self-sufficient member of a payroll team. Competitive compensation is available for highly experienced candidates.