Payroll Specialist

Summary

Join Alliance Animal Health, a rapidly growing veterinary service organization, as a Payroll Specialist. You will support the day-to-day payroll functions for 4000+ employees across 220 veterinary practices. Partner with various teams to ensure seamless payroll processes and resolve complex issues. Stay current on U.S. payroll regulations and maintain relationships with vendors. Analyze and implement new payroll systems to improve efficiency. This critical role requires attention to detail, knowledge of U.S. employment law, and experience with payroll systems, particularly ADP Workforce Now. The position offers competitive compensation, annual bonus potential, and a robust benefits package.

Requirements

• This is a critical technical position at AAH that requires attention to detail, knowledge of U.S. employment law, payroll systems, and an understanding of U.S. payroll and payroll tax regulations
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Exceptional attention to detail, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent organizational time management skills to manage multiple, diverse and potentially conflicting priorities
• Strong knowledge of multi-state payroll rules and regulations
• Extensive experience with payroll systems, particularly ADP Workforce Now
• 5+ years of progressive experience in payroll operations management
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, or a related field

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day Payroll functions for a highly complex, fast growing veterinary services organization of 4000+ employees over 220 veterinary practices across 125 FEINs in ADP Workforce Now, ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing and internal controls
• Partner with HR, Accounting, Operations, and other cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of payroll processes
• Resolve complex payroll issues and discrepancies, ensuring prompt and accurate resolution within 48 business hours
• Stay up to date with U.S. payroll regulations, payroll tax laws, and compliance requirements, ensuring adherence to all applicable laws and regulations and timely payroll tax setup and filings
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with external payroll and tax vendors and ensure the smooth operation of all payroll systems (currently ADP Workforce Now) and external legal counsel
• Participate in the analysis and implementation of new payroll systems and procedures to streamline processes and improve team efficiencies
• Ability to anticipate problems and provide solutions or develop contingencies

Preferred Qualifications

Bonus points for animal lovers!

Benefits

• Competitive compensation dependent on experience, with annual bonus potential
• We also offer a robust set of medical, non-medical and retirement benefits that we encourage our employees to take advantage of
• We want nothing more than to fuel your career goals, which is why we’ve created exclusive programs like Alliance Educates, Alliance Propel and Alliance Cares - to bring you financial, learning and wellness opportunities designed to enrich your growth
• This is a non-exempt hourly role starting at $36/hour up to $39.40/hour
• This role is bonus eligible
• This role is remote, based in the US