Senior Payroll Specialist

With more than $1B in revenue, Tennant Company is a globally recognized leader in the cleaning equipment industry. For the past 150 years, we have been passionate about developing and manufacturing innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers. At Tennant Company, we are committed to stewardship and creating a cleaner, safer and healthier world. With manufacturing, operations and sales, service, and support functions across the globe, your journey at Tennant can take you places you never expected.

SENIOR PAYROLL SPECIALIST

Classification
Non-Exempt

Reports to
Payroll Supervisor

Job Summary 

The Payroll Specialist will assist in payroll processing using Success Factors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) for both weekly and biweekly employees while providing efficient, accurate and timely data entry.  This role will also support Workforce (WFS) - a cloud-based time and attendance system.  

Essential Functions

• Processing weekly and biweekly payroll for 2000+ salaried, hourly employees throughout the US and Canada, including manual payroll for off-cycle situations.
• Review timesheets and attendance records (WFS) and correct inaccuracies.
• Obtain and enter accurate and timely payroll data into the payroll system.
• Organize and verify data for final payroll runs before processing year-end W-2s; address and correct W-2 discrepancies.
• Prepare, weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end reports (WFS, W-2's, hours worked, vacation, PTO, tax deductions, benefit deductions, etc.)
• Investigate complex problems and identifies, recommends, and implements continuous improvements and best practices to improve payroll processing and efficiencies.
• Cultivates strong and cooperative working relationships with internal and external customers. Provides mentoring, coaching, and training to co-workers as needed.
• Process wage garnishments and child support orders.
• Create and maintain guides and training materials as needed.  Assist in the development of the Payroll Standards and Procedures Manual. 
• Work cross-functionally with other teams (Benefits, HR, Accounting, Finance, etc.) to resolve employee payroll/time questions.
• Gain a solid understanding of Tennant Company's Core HR System (Success Factors) and how the systems interface with WFS and ECP Payroll systems.
• Maintains confidentiality of all Company, employee and/or customer data and sensitive information.
• Cultivates strong and cooperative working relationships with internal and external customers. 
• Completing Special Projects as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility

No Supervisory responsibilities.

Required Education, Experience and Skills

• Associate's Degree or equivalent work experience in business administration, accounting or a related field.
• Minimum 4 years of work experience in payroll processing, manufacturing payroll preferred. 
• Experience using payroll software and systems, preferably ECP.
• Experience using Time and Attendance software and systems, preferably Workforce Software.
• Detail oriented with good communication skills, both written and effective listening.
• Team player with effective collaboration, prioritization, organizational, interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to independently problem-solve and manage workflow in a fast-paced environment with multiple and sometimes changing priorities.
• Demonstrates high level of integrity, judgement and dependability with confidential information.
• Expertise in Microsoft Office software applications, specifically Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) Certification.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Tennant Company is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made on the basis of individual skill, ability, reliability, productivity, and other factors important to performance. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or any other basis protected by state or federal law or local ordinance.