Senior Payroll Specialist

Founded in 1984, Geller & Company is a premier strategic financial advisory firm whose clients include businesses and high net worth individuals and families.  Geller & Company works closely with clients to understand their needs and delivers a tailored suite of services, including Strategic CFO Consulting, Financial Reporting and Accounting, Technology, Wealth Management and Family Office Services.  Headquartered in Manhattan, Geller & Company employs over 500 professionals.

Geller & Company’s key client is a leading multi-billion dollar financial services company that outsources its finance organization to Geller.  This includes financial planning, analysis and reporting; budgeting and forecasting; and accounting and tax work, with strategic and operational oversight of compensation, capital expenditures, real estate and other worldwide areas.  Geller & Company provides world-class finance, accounting and strategic outsourced solutions to CFO’s and other senior-level financial decision makers.

Payroll & Benefits Coordinator

You will take ownership of:

• Collecting, organizing, and preparing all payroll information for a complex weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payrolls
• Coordinating digital collection and processing of timesheets for non-exempt employees.
• Reviewing new hire paperwork for completion and accuracy
• Updating payroll records by entering all new hires, rehires, terminations, partial pays, compensation changes, benefits changes, and personnel updates into ADP Workforce Now
• Processing payroll preview report, resolving payroll discrepancies, and ensuring accuracy of all payroll information
• Coordinating and maintaining employee personnel and benefits records
• Managing monthly consulting invoices and reconciliations
• Running payroll related, month-end and ad hoc reports
• Reconciling all benefit invoices on a monthly basis
• Preparing and managing all employment verifications as needed.
• Answering all inquiries and requests regarding payroll and benefits via email and phone.
• General benefit administration
• Preparing and assisting with all internal and external audits.
• Quarterly tax reconciliations
• Working on ad hoc payroll & benefits projects & assignments as needed

We expect you to have:

• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience processing multi-state payrolls for 300 employees
• ADP experience required; Preferred experience with ADP WFN
• Experience working with weekly, semi-monthly and monthly payrolls
• Must have extremely high quality standards and be able to consistently deliver quality output
• Must be extremely high detail orientated
• Must be able to establish and follow standard processes to ensure consistent, error-free output is produced
• Must be able to handle highly confidential information in a professional manner by exercising extreme discretion
• Solid Microsoft Office skills (e.g., VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, data analysis, variance analysis, filters and conditional formatting)
• Must have excellent organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Must have good time management skills and the ability to multi-task
• Knowledge of Federal, State & Local tax laws is required.
• Willingness to work additional hours as needed to meet payroll processing deadlines.
• Must exhibit a sense of urgency regarding client sourcing.
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.
• Experience with Workday is a plus
• Experience with Benefits is a plus
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Business is a plus

If this sounds like you: 

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Salary : $108,000 - $132,000