Coordinator, Payroll

Brickworks North America is seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Coordinator to manage and support payroll operations across its U.S. locations. This role involves processing payroll, maintaining employee records, ensuring compliance with tax and benefit regulations, and assisting with system implementations and acquisitions. The position offers the opportunity to contribute to a growing organization with deep roots in the building products industry.

Glen-Gery Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brickworks Limited. Brickworks Limited (“The Group”) is a large Australian-listed group of companies. The Group has been in operation since the early 1900s, has a market capitalization exceeding $2.5 billion, and operates across 3 core business segments: Building Products, Land & Development, and Investments. The Group employs more than 2,000 FTE employees and operates nationally across Australia, recently acquiring Glen-Gery Corporation to add operations in the USA.

Founded in 1890, Glen-Gery Corporation is one of the nation’s largest brick manufacturers and operates eight brick manufacturing facilities. Glen-Gery products are sold nationally through a network of over 500 distributors as well as in Canada. Since entering the USA in 2018, Brickworks have acquired Sioux City Brick, Redland Brick and the distribution business of Southfield Corporation in Illinois and Indiana (Illinois Brick, Indiana Brick). The combined North American business now has more than 900 employees, operates across 40 locations, including 8 brick plants, 26 masonry supply/retail locations and 3 design studios. 

DUTIES:

• All aspects of processing the weekly salaried and hourly payroll using Ulti Pro Software, including generating payroll cycles, processing of timesheets, downloading and proofing punches from Kronos Time and Attendance system, manual vacation pay entries and deduction processing
• Entering new employee data, terminations, and other changes to current employee data to maintain payroll records
• Sending and funding weekly 401k file
• Assist in implementation of new sites and employees during times of acquisitions
• Assist with implementation of new HR software products
• Processing supplemental payroll cycles, i.e. separate bonus and vacation cycles
• Verifying federal and state tax payments made against quarterly reports for accuracy
• Preparing employment verification requests
• File and maintain electronic personnel files
• State new hire reporting
• Preparing Query reports as requested
• Preparing reports and payments weekly and monthly for union dues and other disbursements
• Researching and answering employee payroll related inquiries and inquiries from field payroll clerks
• Assist with year end processing, including reconciling W-2 totals with year end reports and 1095 form creation

REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Excellent organizational, analytical, and PC skills
• Knowledge of payroll regulations and compliance issues
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Knowledge of multi-state tax laws and regulations
• Knowledge of Kronos or Ultimate Software payroll systems a plus

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma with 3 – 5 years payroll processing experience, preferably in multi-location corporate environment

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and as such the employee will also be required to perform other reasonably related business duties as may be assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or other management personnel as needed.

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