Payroll Specialist

Job Title : Payroll Specialist

Employer : The Phoenix Companies, Inc.

This role is focused on processing payroll, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery. The Payroll Specialist serves as a content expert in UKG payroll, manages payroll and time entry processes for Nassau employees and affiliates, analyzes current processes, and implements efficiencies through improved solutions and workflows. The position requires coordinating with UKG to resolve day-to-day payroll and time-entry issues, managing the time and attendance module to ensure proper recording and payment of attendance and overtime, and ensuring accurate payroll funding and reconciliation at period close.

Responsibilities

• Manages all aspects of payroll processing, including researching and resolving discrepancies.
• Ensures payroll compliance by assessing, implementing, and managing payroll law changes in UKG.
• Collaborates with UKG daily to resolve issues, set up new earnings / deductions, create new company codes, and perform system maintenance.
• Executes and reconciles end-of-period processing.
• Inputs changes to employee records, including adjustments, manual checks, deductions, ACH transfers, stops / voids / reissues.
• Calculates withholding information, termination pay, and deductions for manual checks.
• Coordinates and administers Wage Garnishment orders in accordance with federal and state regulations.
• Calculates Fringe Benefit entries and updates corresponding accounting entries.
• Works with federal, state, and local agencies to remit tax withholdings and provides required reporting to agencies; collaborates with UKG on tax inquiries and filing requirements.
• Determines tax liabilities for stock-related entries to ensure compliance with federal / state laws.
• Balances current payroll tax and taxable earnings with year-to-date totals and resolves variances to minimize year-end corrections.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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Compensation

Nassau maintains a holistic compensation philosophy focused on competitive base salaries, performance-driven incentives, and professional development opportunities. The base salary for this position falls within Nassau's salary band D : $55,000-$105,000 depending on experience.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Nassau provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. This policy covers all terms and conditions of employment and applies to all employees regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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