Senior Payroll & HR Technology Specialist

Welcome to the HR and Organizational Effectiveness practice of Gallagher – a team of experienced HR consultants that provides customized and comprehensive solutions to every HR challenge, regardless of industry. As a trusted advisor for organizations large and small, the HR&OE team at Gallagher delivers strategic guidance and hands-on HR support to help organizations focus on their strategic goals. Whether it's filling human resources skills gaps or taking on entire HR functions, we design and deliver tailored solutions that meet the unique needs of private, for-profit, and nonprofit companies alike.

• Administer complex payrolls
• Manage day-to-day payroll tax configurations
• Reconcile quarterly/annual tax filings, and complete other multifaceted payroll and HRIS-related projects as needed
• Take ownership of providing service to multiple clients using various solutions
• Actively provide best practices, process improvements, and ensure compliance with Federal, State, and Local jurisdictions
• Effectively manage and create documentation relating to processes, procedures, and training
• Work in a virtual team environment or autonomously completing tasks accurately and efficiently
• Identify and recommend process improvements such as training, customization, automation, and enhancements to maximize the value and efficiency of our client’s HRIS/Payroll platform
• Build and maintain client relationships in a customer-centric environment
• Successfully manage several projects and/or clients simultaneously in a highly organized manner
• Prioritizes meeting client deliverables and deadlines

• Preferred experience with any major payroll/HRIS platform (e.g. ADP, Ceridian, Paychex, Paycom, Paycor, Paylocity, Rippling, UKG, or Workday
• Experience with other HRIS solutions is a plus (e.g. stand alone ATS, Performance, and Benefits)
• Experience in payroll/ HRIS implementations
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a payroll specialist or payroll administrator role
• Proficiency in Excel, including creating formulas, Pivot Tables, and the use of VLOOKUP
• Attention to detail problem solving ability, and the ability to operate in a highly confidential setting
• Experience with reconciliations on a per payroll basis as well as quarterly/annual reconciliations with the ability to troubleshoot issues resulting in root cause identification

We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...

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Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

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Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.