Job Description

Description :

Wilbur-Ellis is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist in San Francisco!

Are you local to the San Francisco area? Do you have at least two years\xe2\x80\x99 Payroll experience in a high-volume workload environment? Do you have excellent Excel skills? Can you provide a keen eye for details and great organizational skills with a high level of accuracy? If you answered YES to these questions, AND, you are customer-service focused, we\xe2\x80\x99d like to hear from you!

For nearly a century, Wilbur-Ellis has experienced success and growth in marketing and distributing agricultural products and services. Join us and grow your career with a strong and profitable industry leader offering competitive compensation, tremendous growth and development opportunities, and a people-first work environment. Come grow with us!

General Purpose and Scope of Position:

The Payroll Specialist will play a key role in supporting the needs of the Payroll Operations team and the Company\xe2\x80\x99s four subsidiaries. This position will help drive projects to improve Payroll processes and be responsible for all aspects of payroll processing. Critical to this role is the ability to provide daily support and an interest in working on a range of projects.

Key Skills and Abilities include:

• Experience in working or partnering with a Payroll Team in developing roadmaps, defining business processes and associated system requirements
• Ability to serve as a subject matter expert resource on best practices and domain knowledge in Muti-State US Payroll Space
• Experience in Payroll Systems and Operations
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to create reports that present data in a clear and concise manner
• Broad understanding of Payroll business processes

Key Personal Attributes Include:

• Strong sense of initiative and customer service
• Keen attention to detail and an attitude embracing error-free work products
• Ability to communicate information/instructions effectively through both phone and email
• Easily integrate into a collaborative team approach
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong analytical skills, and ability to deal with ambiguity in a changing business environment

Specific Responsibilities and Key Deliverables Include:

• Responsible for the end-to-end processing of Weekly US multi-state payroll ranging from 1500 to 3000 employees
• Review and ensure the accuracy of approved timesheets
• Provide payroll customer service in the areas of paycheck calculations, garnishments, deductions, special payments related to bonuses, commissions, retroactive pay, paycheck reissues, and withholding
• Ownership of Termination processing \xe2\x80\x93 understanding Termination rules and requirements for Continental US, Hawaii, and Alaska
• Cross-functional collaboration with Benefits and HRIS in matters regarding Benefit Deductions, Leave of Absence, and 401K/401K Roth deferred compensation
• Report data to third-party vendors in areas of paycheck printing, garnishment processing, and banking
• Ensure that employee changes are entered correctly and made on a timely basis; review changes for proper authorization and adherence to APA policy including compliance with federal/state/local regulations
• Research and complete Verification of Employment (VOE) inquiries upon request
• Responsible for incoming mail distribution and log for Payroll Employment Taxes
• Assist in payroll tax audit and research/data analysis and data integrity as needed
• Processing Off-Cycle payroll for Weekly US employees as needed
• Assist in special projects as needed

Compensation and Benefits:

• In compliance with all states and cities requiring transparency of pay, the base pay for this position ranges from $31.39 to $39.18. Note that salary may vary based on location, skills, and experience. This position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, company vehicle, vacation, holidays, health, dental, vision, mental health, retirement plans, and other benefits.

COMPANY CULTURE

Wilbur-Ellis is a company you can be proud to call your employer

Wilbur-Ellis markets and distributes agricultural products, animal feed, and specialty chemicals, and food ingredients. A privately held and consistently profitable company, we employ more than 4,000 people throughout North America and Asia-Pacific.

Wilbur-Ellis is for and about people

Wilbur-Ellis has enjoyed over 100 years of success and growth, all thanks to our people. Our employees are both leaders and team players who thrive on creativity, entrepreneurial spirit, and a dedication to quality work, our customers, and each other.

Wilbur-Ellis invests in the industry\xe2\x80\x99s best workforce

Wilbur-Ellis invests heavily in our employees by offering skill development and training, competitive compensation and benefits, and a tradition of promoting from within for a broad range of career opportunities. And we foster a supportive, people-first work environment.

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