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Position Title: Payroll SpecialistDepartment: HRReports to: CHROFLSA: ExemptLocation: Aventura, FL (In-Office required: Monday – Friday)LOCAL MIAMI & NORTH MIAMI CANDIDATES ONLY, NO REMOTEAbout Balfour & Co.Balfour & Co. is one of the world’s leading Collegiate and High School commencement services companies, offering innovative, personalized products like class jewelry, yearbooks, regalia, school uniforms and photography. With brands such as Balfour®, GradImages®, ArtCarved®, and more, we’ve been helping students celebrate life’s most meaningful moments since 1913. Balfour has around 4,000 employees and operates in 3 countries.Position Summary: The Payroll Specialist processes payroll, compiles payroll data, and maintains accurate payroll records for US and Canada locations. Also, processes employee status changes, creates on-going weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, and performs other related duties as needed in partnership with Human Resources and Finance teams.Essential Position Functions:Payroll processing (US and Canada) and relationship with payroll vendors.Process payroll direct deposits, tax withholdings, wage garnishments and voluntary deductions as well as off cycle payroll when needed.Coordinate production, distribution, follow up and completion of payroll registers and general ledger reports for all companies in partnership with the Finance team.Create simple and complex reports for Human Resources and Finance for overtime, vacation accrual, severance data, garnishments, benefits spend, headcount, and additional reports required.Maintain knowledge of rules and laws which govern the payroll administration practices.Audit payroll information for accuracy and corrects errors, as needed.Perform actions necessary to track and determine regular and overtime pay and additional pay information.Review and process payroll adjustments, including vacation, sick and other time off.Ensure that payroll-related transactions are processed in compliance with external and internal policies.Receive and respond to payroll inquiries and resolves discrepancies as required in partnership with Human Resources.Complete employment verification requests.Notify Finance and HR Leadership of upcoming payroll activities that occur beyond the regular payroll cycle.Actively engage in problem solving and special projects within the Human Resources and Finance teams.Actively participate with internal or external payroll audits.Maintain complete confidentiality and risk management regarding employee payroll related data.Maintain current Payroll Standard Operating Procedures.Train backup payroll specialist.Manage data integration and privacy issues with management and IT.Education/Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in AccountingMinimum of 4 years of US multi-state, multi entity payroll experienceExperience in an accounting role preferred.High level of proficiency in using Excel to build complete reports.Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.Ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment.