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Payroll Specialist

Stefanini North America and APAC
Grand Rapids, MI Contractor
POSTED ON 10/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/27/2026
Details:

Stefanini Group is hiring!

Stefanini is looking for a Payroll Specialist for Grand Rapids, MI (Hybrid).

For quick Apply, please reach out to Prakhar Goel: 248 263 5255/ Prakhar.goel@stefanini.com

W2 candidates Preferred!

100% Hybrid (Onsite Requirements every Wednesday and Thursday)

Client Equipment to be Provided

Job Summary:

Utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills and, in accordance with federal and state laws, including FLSA, under moderate supervision of Payroll Leadership, is the key operator who oversees production activities related to processing payroll cycles, including payroll calculations and corrections, validation and reconciliation of payroll entries (i.e., earnings, deductions, benefits, integration data), integrations, garnishments, payroll taxes and W-2s, processing on and off-cycle payroll payments, and serving as the subject matter expert for the payroll process and various specialty areas.

Essential Functions:

  • Responsible for all payroll processing and reconciliation, ensuring that all aspects of the payroll cycle (on and off cycle) are executed in a timely and accurate manner including review, recognition and resolution of Pay Cycle Command center attributes and trends.
  • Interprets and applies payroll policies relating to overtime, shift premiums and incentive payments. Serves as primary contact for system wide payroll questions.
  • Process deductions, integration and remittance files for various employee deductions and deferrals including union, 403b and 457 payments for employee contributions. Ensures accurate general ledger account balancing and distributions.
  • Manages involuntary employee deductions for child support, garnishments and levies deductions, related correspondence, processes and balances garnishments and related file each pay cycle. Interacts with third-party processor and legal and governmental agencies for prompt and accurate withholding and remittance according to regulations.
  • Ensures payroll taxes are applied and reported appropriately throughout the year, including payroll tax exceptions for team members, tax filing with ADP, and team member corrections in the payroll system.
  • Sets up and monitors accounts receivable, forgiveness loans and miscellaneous deductions at the employee level. Monitors and communicates with Accounting on balancing general ledger accounts.
  • Confirms all payroll payments. Balances the ADP files and advises Treasury of the amounts needed to fund.
  • Responsible for input and updates to the General Payroll Procedures/check list to ensure all procedures are kept up-to-date.
  • Calculates and processes additions to pay for interim payroll rate or position changes, incentive and premium payments, retroactive and special wage payments.
  • Serves as liaison for support on timekeeping system(s) and Workday payroll processing applications.
  • Serves as subject matter expert for payroll matters, assisting the payroll team with processing questions, engaging in testing, and process and quality improvement initiatives.
  • Serves as the subject matter expert for researching and resolving team members, time editors and leaders with any complex timekeeping/payroll related inquiries or issues in an accurate and timely manner utilizing ticketing software (i.e., ServiceNow).
  • Maintain up-to-date working knowledge on federal, state and local regulations, as well as, Client policies, procedures, pay practices and union contracts.
  • Calculates and processes team member wage repayments as needed.
  • Serves as subject matter expert for Time and Attendance system with respect to training of editors, editor inquiries, badge issues and reports.

Job Requirements

Details:

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Must Have

  • Microsoft Office Products
  • Workday and/or UKG

Nice To Have

  • ServiceNow

Qualifications:

  • Required High School Diploma
  • Preferred Associate's Degree or equivalent related field
  • 5 years of relevant experience Experience processing payroll for 1,000 employer Experience with Workday payroll preferred, or other ERP system with 1,000 team members. Required
  • CRT-Payroll Professional, Certified (CPP) - UNKNOWN Unknown preferred

Listed salary ranges may vary based on experience, qualifications, and local market. Also, some positions may include bonuses or other incentives.

Stefanini takes pride in hiring top talent and developing relationships with our future employees. Our talent acquisition teams will never make an offer of employment without having a phone conversation with you. Those face-to-face conversations will involve a description of the job for which you have applied. We also speak with you about the process including interviews and job offers.

About Stefanini Group:

The Stefanini Group is a global provider of offshore, onshore and near shore outsourcing, IT digital consulting, systems integration, application, and strategic staffing services to Fortune 1000 enterprises around the world. Our presence is in countries like the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and more than four hundred clients across a broad spectrum of markets, including financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, chemical services, technology, public sector, and utilities. Stefanini is a CMM level 5, IT consulting company with a global presence. We are CMM Level 5 company.

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