Role Overview
We are looking for a team member who will be required to provide administrative and operational support for Fisker’s multi-state payroll function. The Payroll Specialist will be supporting the employees with payroll questions and prepare and process bi-weekly payrolls and maintain accurate payroll records. This individual will be the main point of contact for employee payroll and payroll tax inquiries. Must be comfortable operating in a fast-paced and high-volume environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong work ethic, be detail-oriented, and have the ability to work both as a team and independently.
Responsibilities
- Process bi-weekly payroll and ensure the overall accuracy of employee data entry
- Prepare data for payroll to include Time off: Vacation, Personal and Leave of Absence
- Experience with international payroll processing, expense reimbursements, bonus and commissions payouts, and state tax registrations
- Experience with exempt and non-exempt employees, amendments, and payroll implementations
- Accurately input and calculate tax withholding and payments
- Reconcile payroll and validate reports
- Maintains employee confidence and protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential
- Maintains payroll operations by following policies and procedures, reporting needed changes
- Point of contact for all payroll related inquiries and support issues
- Ensure compliance with established payroll policies and procedures as well as federal and state regulations
- Manage and process new hires, promotions, terminations, garnishments, wage assignments, benefit deductions, LOAs, etc
- Review and audit W2’s and process 1099’s
- Organizes and maintains confidential Human Resources files, including individual employee files, personnel and benefit files
- Prepare supporting documents and assist with 401K matters and annual audit process
- Understanding of internal controls over initiation, authorization, processing, recording and reporting of payroll transactions
Basic Qualifications / Knowledge / Experience
- Bachelor’s in Human Resource Management/ Finance or Accounting
- Minimum 5 years of payroll processing experience
- Attention to detail
- Experience with audit procedures, tax, and accounting practices is preferred.
- High degree of discretion in dealing with confidential matters and information
- Highly detail-oriented and analytical
- Strong analytical skills with an ability to detect inconsistencies in data.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to multitask efficiently and meet deadlines accordingly
- Ability to work effectively both with and without supervision
- Experience using Ms. Word, Ms. Excel, PowerPoint, and ERP solutions
Preferred Skills / Experience / Competences
Drive for Results: Drive for high performance, takes responsibility and works towards planning targets, overcoming obstacles, setbacks, and uncertainty.
Business Acumen: Contribute to the company strategy and aligns the strategic priorities of own area with the direction and strategic priorities of the broader organization.
Customer Centricity: Anticipates evolving customer needs and how to address them, doing the right thing in the right way
Decision Making: Makes timely, informed decisions that consider the facts, goals, constraints, and risks.
Analytical Thinking: Gather relevant information, identify key issues, compare data from different sources; draw appropriate conclusions to arrive at appropriate solutions.
Teamwork & Collaboration: Facilitates Collaboration, actively engaging and to make joint decision and share best practices.
Displays Global Perspective: Conveys an understanding of the organization's global market position, opportunities, capabilities, and competitive threats and takes cultural issues and geographic differences into account when making plans and decisions.
Certification- Certified Payroll Professional
Fisker Group Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment at Fisker Group Inc. is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status. Applicants wishing to view a copy of Fisker Group Inc. Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resources Department at hr@fiskerinc.com.