Senior Specialist, Payroll

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Job Description

July Business Services (JULY) offers a unique opportunity to enhance client relationships and payroll processing for an external book of business while also performing internal payroll for the JULY team. Initially, time will be largely spent learning the external client base, their payroll systems, and their individual payroll processes while also processing JULY’s internal payroll. Over time, the expectation is for this position to become JULY’s internal HRIS subject matter expert (SME) to support JULY beyond payroll processing (data integrity, system efficiencies, reporting, organizational hierarchy, user access, compliance, etc.). This position reports directly to JULY’s Chief Accounting Officer.

The Gig

External Payroll Services Responsibilities

• Oversee JULY’s Payroll Services for approximately 175 clients
• Handled a dedicated book of business for Payroll Services clients across various states
• Supervise one direct report and their dedicated book of business, providing backup assistance when needed
• Process Payroll Services client payrolls in two systems (MPAY/Payentry & UKG) on varied schedules (semimonthly, biweekly, weekly, etc.) with varying levels of processing involvement
• Generate and analyze MS Excel reports and provide insights pertaining to business needs
• Streamline and document client payroll procedures and/or client FAQs
• Communicate regulatory updates impacting client payroll
• Partner with JULY’s Sales and Payroll Integration Teams on potential new payroll business (RFPs, system demos, Q&A, etc.) and new retirement plan client implementations
• Lead tax deadline processes and troubleshoot related issues
• Build and enhance client relationships contributing significantly to client satisfaction
  
  

Internal HR Team Responsibilities

• Process timely and compliant semimonthly payrolls for approximately 250 employees across 30 states
• Enhance and streamline the utilization of JULY’s HRIS (Paycom) to optimize data driven decision making
• Generate and analyze HRIS reports and provide insights pertaining to business needs
• Respond timely and accurately to HRIS and payroll related inquiries submitted via HRIS and HR mailbox
• Research federal/state/local employment regulations to ensure legally compliant payroll actions
• Handle government reporting requirements and requests
• Document HRIS and general payroll procedures
• Exhibit JULY’s core values in all interactions, projects, and tasks
• Ad hoc tasks (ranging from routine requests to complex situations)
  
  

Our Needs

• 2 years in full cycle, multi state payroll processing for 200 employees
• 1 years processing payroll in Paycom
• Solid MS Excel skills including data analysis and summarization
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Proactive, resourceful, solution seeker needing minimal oversight
• Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy
• Clear and professional verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills
• Builder of rapport who works well with all levels of professionals
  
  

Our Wants

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Experience processing payroll in MPAY or UKG
• Applicable certifications (payroll or HR)
• A good sense of humor coupled with self and audience awareness
  
  

Our Values

• Build a winning culture
• Pursue excellence
• Deliver WOW service
• Foster strong relationships
• Have a servant’s heart
• Drive innovation
  
  

We know that if we live our values, we will serve our mission of transforming small business retirement plans through innovation, expertise, and service and achieve our vision of enriching lives by shaping the future of retirement.

Our Benefits

• Work remotely full time
• 401(k) with immediately eligibility, auto enrollment and escalation, and fully vested 5% employer match
• 100% employer paid medical, short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance offerings
• Generous paid time off perks including your birthday, 3 summer flex days, a floating holiday, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, 7 other JULY holidays, and a PTO accrual every pay period
• An unmatched culture of JULY values truly driving everything we do
  
  

About JULY

JULY is a growing financial technology retirement plan services company that partners with institutions and financial advisors to design and implement successful retirement plan strategies. We combine innovation and technology with hands on service to make retirement plans easy for our clients including 7,000 small and mid-sized employers, representing 150,000 plan participants.

In addition to our Waco, TX headquarters, we support a thriving virtual workforce. Our unmatched, values driven environment promotes talent development and career growth with competitive salaries and generous benefits, resulting in a people centric employee experience. Together, we will shape the future of retirement for JULY’s team, clients, partners, and plan participants.