Payroll Project Specialist

At Harding, Shymanski & Co., we live our core purpose, to help our clients, our people and the firm to be more successful. We are seeking a client facing Payroll Project Manager for our Evansville, Indiana or Louisville, Kentucky office to be a key contributor to our Outsourcing team.

As a Payroll Project Manager, you will focus on the delivery of quality client service and set up for various payroll add-ons for assigned clients.

Further, you will have meaningful support from firm leadership for substantial development to grow as a professional.

How You Will Contribute

The Payroll Project Specialist is responsible for setting up various payroll add-on services for our clients. Add-on services may include but are not limited to timekeeping, onboarding & offboarding, learning management system (LMS), benefits, and carrier feeds. This client facing position requires the team member to meet with clients to determine their specific payroll add-on service needs, to complete the add-on setup, and to support our clients through training. This role is key to supporting our current payroll clients’ needs and for the future growth of our department.

As a Payroll Project Manager at HSC, you will be responsible for:

1. Meeting with current and prospective payroll clients to determine client-specific needs
2. The full cycle of payroll advisory services
3. Completing required learning and development coursework. Remain current on payroll system knowledge.
4. Utilizing the demonstration environment to conduct testing.
5. Working to ensure add-on services are working in alignment with client needs.
6. Work in partnership with payroll department to respond to client inquiries.
7. Responsible for mentoring and coaching others in the department for effective knowledge transfer.
8. Research, document, and respond to questions and issues from clients related to client specific information ensuring timely feedback.
9. Maintaining knowledge of payroll operations procedures to ensure compliance with payroll and client requirements.
10. Other duties as assigned to support the general purpose of the position’s function.

Requirements

1. H.S. Diploma - Required
2. Minimum of 5 years of prior payroll experience
3. Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) accreditation preferred
4. Experience in payroll setup
5. Demonstrates analytical skills.
6. Proven ability to apply critical thinking to situations
7. Self-motivated
8. Work autonomously to meet or exceed client expectations

Why work with HSC? We believe in relationships beyond the numbers! Our culture is not your typical CPA firm, we believe in living the AND! Come join a firm who cares.