Payroll Specialist II

At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are an excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Quality, Teamwork, Productivity, and Excellence—which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.

Summary:

As a valued member of our team, you’ll play a key role in ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing for our team members across multiple locations. You excel at building positive relationships, collaborating across departments, and approaching every task with accuracy, integrity, and teamwork. As a team member, you are adept at building positive relationships across multiple departments, working collaboratively to communicate tasks, implementing changes, and resolving issues.

Key Responsibilities:

• Model and promote The Pacific Group Diamond Philosophy — Productivity, Quality, Excellence, and Teamwork — in all aspects of your work.
• Process hourly and salaried payrolls, including timesheet exceptions, bonuses, deductions, and other earnings.
• Review payroll data for accuracy and partner with location personnel to research and resolve discrepancies.
• Respond to employee inquiries regarding pay, as well as subpoenas requesting employment or wage information.
• Prepare and distribute key payroll and KPI reports to support business and compliance needs.
• Maintain and audit payroll records, including vacation, insurance, and 401(k) deductions, to ensure compliance with company policy and wage and hour regulations.
• Reconcile payroll accounts and assist with outstanding check reconciliation.
• Accurately enter and verify payroll data to meet processing deadlines.
• Retrieve and validate electronic time clock data for completeness and accuracy.
• Process garnishments, wage attachments, and child support orders as required.
• Support payroll protocols related to unclaimed property and year-end reporting.
• Support payroll tax needs, including but not limited to, establish state agency tax accounts, establish TPA access, assist Payroll Supervisor resolving quarterly variances, process adjustments/reversals as needed.
• Develop and maintain internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure consistency and efficiency in processes.
  
  
  

Additional responsibilities may be assigned as deemed necessary to support the overall goals and objectives of the position.

What you bring to Pacific Seafood:

Required:

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive payroll processing experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience using UltiPro (UKG Pro) or a comparable HRIS/payroll system.
• Prior experience processing multi-state payroll.
  
  
  

Preferred:

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) credential.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Human Resources, or a related field.
  
  
  

Pay Range: $27 - $31 per hour

Total compensation:

At Pacific Seafood your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. We invest in our Team Members through a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package, including but not limited to:

• Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short term disability.
• Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses
• 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
• Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include sick days, paid holidays, vacation and personal time
• Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members
• Product purchase program
  
  
  

Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.