Payroll Specialist

Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 52,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.

We at Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies run the business operations of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) in the Americas. Being part of the global Freudenberg Group, our company is a leading producer of advanced sealing technologies for automotive and general industries. Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies is a joint venture between Freudenberg and NOK Corp. in Japan, is headquartered in Plymouth, MI, operates more than 20 facilities and employs about 4,700 people across the Americas.

Some of your Benefits

401K Match: Save for retirement with the company's help.

Diversity & Inclusion: We focus on providing an inclusive environment and recognize our diversity contributes to our success.

Health Insurance: Rely on comprehensive services whenever you need it.

Vacation: We offer time off to refresh and recharge.

Paid Holidays: With paid-time off, local holidays are all the way more relaxing.

Plymouth, MI

Hybrid Work

Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership

Payroll Specialist

Responsibilities

• Payroll Oversight: Oversee the process for weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly disbursement of multi-state/location payroll, including garnishments, benefits, and taxes.
• Process Improvement: Support management with process improvement initiatives and payroll tracking.
• System Testing: Test new company code setups and system upgrades and enhancements.
• Validation and Accuracy: Validate the work of Payroll Specialists to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Procedure Maintenance: Maintain and update written procedures to ensure consistency and compliance.
• Training and Updates: Provide training to new users and update the general employee base when new features are introduced.
• Report Management: Manage the preparation of relevant management and statutory reports, including weekly, monthly, quarterly, and year-end reports.
• Audit Support: Support the Payroll Manager with auditing tax forms, balance sheets, 401K, worker’s compensation, and Year-To-Date earnings.
  
  

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Accounting, Finance, HR, or related field; or equivalent payroll experience.
• 3 years of end-to-end payroll processing in a multi-state environment, covering weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly payroll cycles.
• Hands-on experience with a leading payroll/HCM platform (e.g., ADP, UKG/UltiPro, Workday, Paylocity, Ceridian Dayforce) and advanced Excel (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables).
• Working knowledge of federal and state payroll regulations (FLSA, FMLA pay implications, multi-state tax, garnishments, benefits taxation, W-2/W-3, 941/940).
• Proven track record of balancing payrolls, performing pre-/post‑payroll audits, and reconciling taxes and benefits with a high degree of accuracy.
• Communication & Collaboration: Communicates clearly and concisely, while engaging proactively with colleagues at all levels of the organization.
• Value for Customers: Anticipates, understands and meets internal/external customers’ needs and expectations. Develops solutions based on a customer centric approach.
• Innovation: Drives and supports innovative ideas, while taking informed risks to seek and develop new or improved solutions.
• Drive & Execution: Proactively identifies what needs to be done and takes action. Explores new ways and pursues new opportunities.
  
  

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.