Payroll Assistant

Payroll Assistant

Imagine yourself…

• Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you.
• Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every project.
• Owning your ambition and fueling your career growth.

At Hach, a Veralto company, we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every team member plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis better—faster, simpler, greener, and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions.

As part of our team and the broader Veralto network, you’ll be part of a unique work environment where purpose meets possibility: where you’ll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world’s everyday water needs, and where you’ll have opportunities to foster your professional development and fuel your career growth.

Motivated by the highest possible stakes in climate change and global health, we’re working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment. More about us: https://www.hach.com/about-us

We offer:

• Days of vacation
• Flexible working hours
• Professional onboarding and training options
• Powerful team looking forward to working with you
• Career coaching and development opportunities
• Health benefits
• 401(k)

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, the Payroll Assistant is responsible for coordinating and executing administrative tasks related to the payroll function, providing direct support to the Payroll Manager and the Payroll team. This position is part of the Accounting department, located in Loveland, Co. and will be onsite.

In this role, a typical day will look like:

• Assists in processing weekly or biweekly payroll for employees, including data entry, timekeeping, and calculation of wages and deductions.
• Maintains accurate employee records, including changes in salary, benefits, tax withholding, and personal information.
• Generates payroll reports as needed, including year-end reports such as W-2s.
• Maintains organized and secure payroll records in compliance with company policies and legal requirements.
• Prepares and provides payroll output reports to required departments.
• Assists with general ledger preparation and journal entry administration as needed.
• Analyzes existing processes, systems, reports, data analysis and outputs within the payroll dept and recommends potential improvement opportunities.
• Collects and distributes department mail and monitors payroll emails to ensure exemplary customer service.
• Other assigned duties, as needed.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Minimum 2 years of increasing responsibility in various accounting and payroll roles
• Knowledge of ADP and time systems strongly preferred
• Prior experience in payroll processing or a similar role is a plus.
• Demonstrated proficiency in payroll software and Microsoft Excel.
• Capacity to keep track of numerous ongoing tasks
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills with keen attention to detail.
• Knowledge of payroll laws, tax regulations, and reporting requirements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Team player with a willingness to assist colleagues as needed.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Detail-oriented and accurate
• Accepts and embraces a stretch culture environment with a positive can-do attitude

Hach is proud to part of the Water Quality segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO), a $5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. When you join Verlato's vibrant global network of 16,000 associates, you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility: where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on, and where you’ll have valuable opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career. Together, we’re Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources™—and building rewarding careers along the way.