Processes, audits, reconciles, and resolves complex multi-state payroll issues. Ensures accurate payroll calculations, deductions, tax withholding, garnishments, payments, year-end close activities, and regulatory compliance. Researches federal and state requirements, responds to audits and inquiries, documents procedures, and collaborates with HR, Benefits, Finance, and timekeeping teams. May administer payroll systems, work with programmers and vendors, train staff, and support rotational nights or weekend payroll processing.
Standard Job Description
Analyzes, audits, reconciles and resolves complex payroll processing and employee payroll issues to ensure smooth payroll processing with timely and accurate results. Interprets pay policies, (e.g., vacation, benefits, savings, LOA, disability, workers compensation, union contracts, government regulations, withholding exemptions, etc.) and ensures appropriate amounts/deductions are calculated and applied to the various accounts correctly. Ensures payroll outputs such as statements, reports and payments are compliant with company policy, generally accepted accounting principles, and federal, state and local regulations. Researches and interprets federal and state regulatory requirements and resolves tax, withholding, garnishment, and wage/hour issues for payroll processing. Responds to audit, legal and regulatory inquiries. Documents payroll processes and procedures; may train payroll department staff. May work with system programmers to achieve solutions or administer company payroll system with outside service provider.
Basic Qualifications
- Proven experience with direct, end-to-end payroll processing experience.
- Multi-state payroll experience (covering federal, state, and local tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions).
- Proven experienced handling on-cycle and off cycles payroll processing including but not limited to, final pay, voluntary deductions, year-end close processes (including W-2 reconciliation).
- Proven ability to research large amounts of data and resolve payroll errors and missing pay for a multi-state large corporation
- Ability to work various shifts, nights, weekends on a rotational basis to complete on-cycle payroll
- Intermediate-to-advanced Microsoft Excel skills (LOOKUPs, pivot tables, power query, data reconciliation).
- Working knowledge of federal and state law calculations, including Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), FICA, FUTA, and SUTA regulations
- High Attention to Detail & Accuracy: Ability to audit various data segments; inbound, outbound file feeds, extensive knowledge payroll systems
- Confidentiality & Integrity: Strict adherence to handling sensitive employee compensation and personal data
- Communication: Strong written and verbal skills to clearly explain pay calculations, tax withholdings, and policy questions to non-finance staff, employees. Strong team collaboration skills with ability lead discussion ensuring full collaboration and ability to delegate and follow through.
- Customer Service: Demonstrate ability to partner with various cross-functional teams; HR, Benefits, Finance, time keeping administrators, to resolve complex payroll errors.
- Team Collaboration: Demonstrate ability to work with a large team effectively to execute team goals in a timely positive mater.
Desired Skills
- Payroll & HRIS Software: Proficiency in platforms such as SAP ECP
- Efficient with SAP PCC Payroll control Center
- Efficient in advance excel techniques
- Current or prior CPP
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $49500.00 - $91900.00
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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
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