ADP Payroll Consultant

Everforth Apex

ADP Payroll Consultant

3 Month Contract

Location: Remote

Position Overview

We are seeking a detail-oriented and hard-working Payroll Specialist to join our Payroll team. The Payroll Specialist is responsible for the accurate and timely processing of multi-state payroll using ADP. This role plays a critical part in maintaining payroll accuracy, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, and serving as a trusted resource for payroll-related inquiries. The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with Human Resources, Finance, and business leaders to ensure employees are paid accurately and on schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Payroll Processing & Administration

• Process bi-weekly payrolls using ADP.

• Review and validate payroll inputs, including:

• New hires

• Terminations

• Compensation changes

• Bonuses

• Commissions

• One-time payments

• Maintain employee payroll records and direct deposit information.

• Administer garnishments, tax levies, and court-ordered deductions.

• Payroll Accuracy & Reconciliation

• Audit payroll data for accuracy prior to submission.

• Review payroll registers and gross-to-net calculations.

• Reconcile payroll reports, tax withholdings, benefits deductions, and other payroll-related data.

• Research and resolve payroll discrepancies and employee inquiries in a timely manner.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Human Resources to ensure employee data changes are accurately reflected in payroll systems.

• Collaborate with Finance on payroll journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting activities.

• Support business leaders by providing payroll-related guidance and assistance.

• Compliance & Process Improvement

• Ensure compliance with payroll tax regulations, wage and hour laws, and company policies.

• Support year-end payroll activities, including W-2 processing and audit preparation.

• Develop, document, and maintain payroll procedures, controls, and best practices.

Qualifications

• Required Experience

• 3+ years of payroll processing experience.

• Hands-on experience with ADP payroll systems.

• Experience processing multi-state payrolls.

• Knowledge & Skills

• Strong understanding of payroll taxes, wage and hour laws, and payroll compliance requirements.

• Advanced Excel skills, including:

• VLOOKUPs

• Pivot Tables

• Data reconciliation and analysis

• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.

• Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Benefits

• Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

• Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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