Payroll Specialist

With eleven offices across the United States, 450+ professionals and 350+ staff professionals, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP is a multidisciplinary, integrated national professional services firm known for quality and an extraordinary commitment to clients. The Firm’s groundbreaking approach—bringing together legal services, advocacy and business strategy—differentiates Manatt from its competitors and positions the Firm to provide a unique and compelling value proposition.

The Payroll Specialist will be expected to process multi-state payroll for a mix of exempt and non-exempt employees. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and should feel comfortable working in a fast moving, rapidly evolving business while managing multiple competing priorities. The successful candidate will be strong at developing relationships and leveraging data to make quick and well-informed decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Process multi-state payroll and ensure that all employees across the firm are paid on time and accurately and that all taxes are appropriately paid across to local authorities. This includes, but is not limited to, maintaining and reviewing payroll processing systems to ensure accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, loans, taxes, and other deductions.
• Responsible for maintaining payroll records within data systems according to regulatory compliance.
• Partner with Accounting/ Finance and Human Resources for yearly audits by providing records and documentation to auditors/team liaisons.
• Instill a customer service approach to payroll and provide assistance to employees.
• Other duties as may be assigned or required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years working in a payroll environment with a significant period of these years processing payroll in a large-scale, multi-state environment.
• Workday Payroll experience is preferred, but not required.
• Some ADP experience is desirable.
• Must have strong multistate tax and payroll compliance experience.
• Must have very strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills with a focus on customer service.
• BA/BS in Finance, Accounting or a related major – Preferred.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Must have the ability to collaborate with numerous cross functional teams.
• Ability to prioritize and multitask in a dynamic multinational environment.
• Must have the ability to maintain highly confidential information.
• Excellent problem solving abilities.
• Proficient in excel with experience creating spreadsheets and analyzing files.

The base annual pay range for this role is between $75,000-$85,000. The base pay to be offered will vary and depend on skills and qualifications, experience, location and will also take into account internal equity. A full range of medical, financial and/or other benefits dependent on the position will also be offered.

EEO/AA EMPLOYER/Veterans/Disabled

Manatt is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, physical or mental disability, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex or gender (including gender identity, gender expression, status as a transgender or transsexual individual, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), age (over 40), genetic information, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, sexual orientation, political activity or affiliation, genetic or and any other protected classes or characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Consistent with the American Disabilities Act, applicants may request accommodations needed to participate in the application process.

This employer will provide the Social Security Administration  (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security  (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.IMPORTANT: If the Government cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to provide you written instructions and an opportunity to contact SSA and/or DHS before taking  adverse action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers may not use E-Verify to pre-screen job applicants or  to re-verify current employees and may not limit or influence the  choice of documents presented for use on the Form I-9. In order to determine whether Form I-9 documentation is valid,  this employer uses E-Verify’s photo screening tool to match the photograph appearing on some permanent resident and employment authorization cards with the official U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) photograph. If you believe that your employer has violated its responsibilities under this program or has discriminated against you during the verification process based upon your national origin or citizenship status, please call the Office of Special Counsel at 1-800-255-7688 (TDD: 1-800-237-2515).