• Payroll Administrator

    Aston Carter (Plymouth, MN)


    Job Title: Payroll Administrator

    Job Description

    The Payroll Administrator is responsible for complex payroll processing in Canada, ensuring compliance with all provincial laws, regulations, and union requirements while maintaining accuracy in wage calculations, withholdings, deductions, and changes. The role involves reconciling and identifying risks to prevent issues with accuracy and timeliness, making recommendations, and taking appropriate action to address identified issues. This position requires partnering with Human Resources to resolve escalated complex payroll cases using research and knowledge. Additionally, the Payroll Administrator ensures compliance with all applicable federal, local, state, wage, and hour laws, reviews payroll processes to align with company philosophy, and recommends internal control or efficiency enhancements.

    Responsibilities

    + Process complex payrolls ensuring compliance with provincial laws, regulations, and union requirements.

    + Reconcile payroll data to identify risks and prevent inaccuracies.

    + Partner with Human Resources to resolve complex payroll cases.

    + Ensure compliance with federal, local, state, wage, and hour laws.

    + Review and enhance payroll processes for efficiency.

    + Create and run requested reports including year-end data, union fringes, and GL data for US and Canada.

    + Identify union updates affecting payroll configuration.

    + Manage Child Support orders, garnishments, and levies for compliance.

    + Assist practitioners with payroll questions and issues.

    + Assist in internal and external audits and year-end tasks.

    + Complete bank and tax reconciliations by payroll, quarter, and year.

    + Maintain confidentiality and protect payroll operations.

    Essential Skills

    + 8+ years of payroll processing experience.

    + Strong knowledge of US Payroll processes.

    + Experience with payroll software such as ADP EV5, ADP E-TIME, and ADP Enterprise.

    Additional Skills & Qualifications

    + Associate Degree or equivalent experience.

    + Experience with reconciliation and payroll tax.

    Work Environment

    The payroll team consists of seven members, with half located in Minnesota and others spread across the US. The role requires office presence on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with flexibility in working hours starting as early as 7am or 8am. Initially, more office presence is required during training until confident in the role. The workspace is located on the 3rd and 4th floors of a large glass building, with payroll occupying half the floor. The team has a mix of outgoing and focused individuals. The position oversees four different payrolls with 200-500 employees each, including production and corporate employees in Virginia and a weekly service team of technicians across multiple states.

    Pay and Benefits

    The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $50.00/hr.

     

    Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

     

    • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

     

    Workplace Type

     

    This is a hybrid position in Plymouth,MN.

     

    Application Deadline

     

    This position is anticipated to close on May 28, 2025.

    About Aston Carter:

    Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

     

    The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

     

    If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] (%[email protected]) for other accommodation options.