Payroll Specialist

Paylocity Users: Are you looking for an payroll role that allows you to use your skills and expertise? Does running payroll for multiple, different organizations excite you? Is it important to you to be a team player that works well across the organization to ensure that payroll is completed on time and accurately? Are you comfortable auditing benefit bills to verify proper payroll deductions and coverage? Then read on!

4S Bay Partners LLC is a single-family office that strives to eliminate prejudice and the inequities of our society. We partner with community to create economic opportunities and amplify storytelling of, for and about marginalized communities. We achieve our mission by deploying creative private capital investments.

Our Payroll Specialist is a newly created position that will be responsible for all aspects of the payroll system. Working closely with Director of Finance and HR to be sure that payroll is run on time and accurately. Systemically audits various components of the system including data, expenses, time off, deductions etc. Assists with accounting and administrative duties in the finance department as time allows.

Specific duties include:

• Process payroll for our organization's employees on a regular basis, including affiliated organizations.
• Confirm accuracy of payroll calculations for employee earnings, bonuses, deductions, and benefits
• Ensure compliance and stay up-to-date with federal, state, and local payroll and tax regulations.
• Verify and reconcile data relating to time and attendance, expenses and paid time off.
• Address employee inquiries related to payroll, tax deductions, changes and discrepancies.
• Prepare and distribute reports to management from payroll system as requested.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, and relevant departments to ensure smooth payroll operations.
• Review and reconcile benefits invoices from various providers, such as health insurance, retirement plans, and other employee benefits.
• Verify that the deductions taken from employee paychecks align with the amounts specified in the benefit invoices.
• Investigate discrepancies and work to resolve any errors in Paylocity.
• Assist with basic accounting and book keeping in department as time allows.

Qualified candidates must have experience with Paylocity. Experience in payroll from time entry through submission of final payroll essential. You should have had responsibility for benefit bills and auditing those against the payroll deductions. Given the small size of our office, team members will be asked to help in a variety of ways that might be outside the normal scope of their position.

We work 2 days a week in the office and 3 days from home on a typical week. Additional office time may be required during training and peak times. Our office is convenient to the Highland Park Metra station and we offer free parking.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $26.00 - $32.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• Hybrid work

Application Question(s):

• Are you comfortable working hybrid with the office in Highland Park IL?
• What payroll software are you most comfortable with?
• What has been your experience with payroll in the past?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Highland Park, IL