Payroll Specialist

About ASHR
AmeriSource HR Consulting Group (ASHR) is a Phoenix-based HR and payroll consulting firm serving clients through two lines of business: Managed Services, which handles outsourced payroll, HR, and benefits administration, and HCM Consulting, which supports platform implementations and enhancements. Our clients are fast-moving, growing companies who look to us to manage their day-to-day HR needs, including payroll administration, for their employees. We're growing and looking for a detail-oriented Payroll Specialist to join our Managed Services team.
About the Role
As a Payroll Specialist, you'll be responsible for processing multi-client payrolls, with payroll administration and payroll compliance as the core focus of the role. This includes maintaining payroll systems and reporting. You'll work closely with clients directly, so strong communication and a service-first mindset matter as much as payroll expertise. Depending on client scope, this role may also support onboarding and/or benefits enrollment and administration for certain clients, though payroll remains the primary responsibility and priority.
Responsibilities
Process multiple client payrolls based on set processing schedule, utilizing multiple payroll software
Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records
Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records
Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records
Issue and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases
Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees
Provide information to employees and managers on payroll matters, tax issues, benefit plans, and collective agreement provisions
Conduct verifications of employment
Distribute and collect timecards each pay period
Keep informed about changes in tax and deduction laws that apply to the payroll process
Update payroll system with benefits changes such as 401K, medical deductions, unemployment taxes, etc.
Process new hire paperwork and enter employee information into the payroll system
Support onboarding for certain clients as scoped, in coordination with the account team
Assist with benefits enrollment and administration for certain clients as scoped, alongside core payroll duties
Requirements
Proven experience with multiple HRIS systems such as Paylocity, Paycor, iSolved, Gusto, Rippling, UKG Pro, UKG Ready, Paychex.
2+ years of payroll processing experience, ideally in a multi-client or PEO/bureau environment
Working knowledge of payroll compliance (wage & hour law, tax withholding, garnishments)
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
Comfortable managing multiple client relationships and deadlines simultaneously
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work independently in a remote environment
Recommended Qualifications
FPC or CPP Certification
This is a remote position. The employee will work from a home office environment and is expected to maintain a reliable internet connection and a workspace conducive to handling confidential payroll data. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as a computer, phone, and printer/scanner.

Work arrangement
No