Payroll Specialist

Payroll Specialist

Charlotte, NC (in office)

Amwins Group, Inc. is conducting a candidate search looking for aPayroll Specialistfor our offices located in South Park, Charlotte, NC.

Amwins is the largest wholesale brokerage and group insurance administrator in the US with annual placed premiums more than $40B. We are privately held with the employees owning the majority stake. We have over 63 operating companies across 5 divisions, over 170+ locations around the world, and 7.5k employees. Amwins has expertise across a diversified mix of property, casualty and group benefits products, and offers value-added services to support these products, including product development, underwriting, premium and claims administration, and actuarial services. Please visit our website at www.amwins.com

Position Summary

The Payroll Specialist is responsible for the processing and completion of weekly payroll duties and supporting the Senior Payroll Analysts on the team. The position requires a good working knowledge of payroll best practices and good knowledge of federal and state regulations. This role requires advanced Excel proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Maintain timely, accurate, compliant, and confidential payroll processes.
• Maintain compliance with company policies, and applicable local, state, and federal laws.
• Accountable for maintaining integrity of employee data in the Payroll system.
• Support the payroll team with weekly payroll processing.
• Review timesheets and attendance records and correct inaccuracies.
• Prepare for and process payroll with accuracy.
• Prepare payroll records for weekly terminations.
• Ensuring all reports payroll reports are run, logged, and saved accordingly.
• May be asked to support SM processing as needed.
• General duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 1- 2 years’ work experience in multi-state payroll.
• Proficient Excel skills including formulas. pivot tables, and v-lookups.
• Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated organizational abilities.
• Professional with the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Ability to interact with employees at all levels of the company in a professional and courteous manner.
• Understanding of multi-state payroll taxes.
• Experience working on varies Payroll/HRIS systems.
• Strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks while meeting deadlines.