Job Description

Lyft‌ ‌is‌ ‌looking‌ ‌for‌ ‌a‌ ‌highly‌ ‌motivated‌ ‌individual‌ ‌to‌ ‌join‌ ‌our‌ ‌Accounting‌ ‌team‌ ‌as‌ ‌a‌ ‌Senior‌ ‌Payroll‌ ‌Specialist.‌ ‌The‌ ‌role‌ ‌within‌ ‌the‌ ‌Payroll‌ ‌team‌ ‌will‌ ‌assist‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌processing‌ ‌of‌ ‌bi-weekly‌ ‌payrolls,‌ ‌maintaining‌ ‌related‌ ‌records,‌ ‌and‌ ‌developing‌ ‌and‌ ‌documenting‌ ‌various‌ ‌Payroll‌ ‌policies‌ ‌and‌ ‌procedures,‌ ‌as‌ ‌well‌ ‌as‌ ‌own‌ ‌the‌ ‌processing‌ ‌of‌ ‌all‌ ‌termination‌ ‌checks.‌ ‌This‌ ‌candidate‌ ‌must‌ ‌be‌ ‌able‌ ‌to‌ ‌demonstrate‌ ‌the‌ ‌ability‌ ‌to‌ ‌work‌ ‌and‌ ‌thrive‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌fast‌ ‌paced,‌ ‌dynamic‌ ‌and‌ ‌rapidly‌ ‌changing‌ ‌environment.‌ ‌This‌ ‌candidate‌ ‌must‌ ‌be‌ ‌a‌ ‌team‌ ‌player‌ ‌who‌ ‌can‌ ‌work‌ ‌independently.‌ ‌

Responsibilities:

Own‌ ‌and‌ ‌process‌ ‌portions‌ ‌of‌ ‌multi-state‌ ‌bi-weekly‌ ‌payroll,‌ ‌including‌ ‌review‌ ‌and‌ ‌audit‌ ‌of‌ ‌time‌ ‌data‌ ‌
Process‌ ‌tax‌ ‌changes,‌ ‌direct‌ ‌deposits,‌ ‌loan‌ ‌repayments,‌ ‌deduction‌ ‌goals,‌ ‌retroactive‌ ‌ adjustments,‌ ‌prorated‌ ‌payments,‌ ‌bonuses,‌ ‌special‌ ‌pays,‌ ‌etc‌ ‌
Own‌ ‌and‌ ‌process‌ ‌all‌ ‌termination‌ ‌checks‌ ‌
Coordinate‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ ‌business‌ ‌the‌ ‌timely‌ ‌processing‌ ‌of‌ ‌time‌ ‌data‌ ‌
Manage‌ ‌on‌ ‌and‌ ‌off‌ ‌cycle‌ ‌payroll‌ ‌processing‌ ‌with‌ ‌ADP,‌ ‌including‌ ‌reviewing‌ ‌initial‌ ‌pay‌ ‌results,‌ ‌coordinating‌ ‌corrections‌ ‌and‌ ‌validating‌ ‌pay‌ ‌results‌ ‌
Coordinate‌ ‌with‌ ‌ADP‌ ‌on‌ ‌tax‌ ‌administration‌ ‌activities,‌ ‌including‌ ‌federal,‌ ‌state,‌ ‌local‌ ‌tax‌ ‌filings,‌ ‌setting‌ ‌up‌ ‌new‌ ‌entities,‌ ‌and‌ ‌auditing‌ ‌taxes‌ ‌
Maintain‌ ‌SOX‌ ‌compliance‌ ‌in‌ ‌areas‌ ‌of‌ ‌responsibility‌ ‌
Assist‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌development‌ ‌and‌ ‌documentation‌ ‌of‌ ‌various‌ ‌Payroll‌ ‌initiatives‌ ‌designed‌ ‌to‌ ‌streamline‌ ‌the‌ ‌process‌ ‌and‌ ‌scale‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ ‌organization‌ ‌
Maintain‌ ‌and‌ ‌reconcile‌ ‌payroll‌ ‌records‌ ‌for‌ ‌both‌ ‌US‌ ‌and‌ ‌Canadian‌ ‌employees‌ ‌
Provide‌ ‌prompt,‌ ‌courteous,‌ ‌and‌ ‌efficient‌ ‌customer‌ ‌service‌ ‌to‌ ‌employees‌ ‌who‌ ‌have‌ ‌questions‌ ‌regarding‌ ‌their‌ ‌pay,‌ ‌deductions,‌ ‌paid‌ ‌leave‌ ‌balances‌ ‌and‌ ‌other‌ ‌payroll‌ ‌processes‌ ‌
Ensure‌ ‌accurate‌ ‌and‌ ‌timely‌ ‌preparation‌ ‌of‌ ‌W2s‌ ‌
Partner‌ ‌closely‌ ‌with‌ ‌HR,‌ ‌Benefits,‌ ‌IT,‌ ‌Finance,‌ ‌and‌ ‌Accounting‌ ‌teams‌ ‌to‌ ‌develop‌ ‌and‌ ‌improve‌ ‌processes‌ ‌
Prepare‌ ‌ad‌ ‌hoc‌ ‌reports‌ ‌as‌ ‌needed‌ ‌and‌ ‌perform‌ ‌other‌ ‌duties‌ ‌as‌ ‌assigned‌ ‌

Experience:

‌‌BS‌ ‌degree‌ ‌in‌ ‌Accounting,‌ ‌Business,‌ ‌Finance‌ ‌or‌ ‌equivalent‌ ‌experience‌
5+‌ ‌years‌ ‌of‌ ‌relevant‌ ‌experience‌ ‌in‌ ‌payroll,‌ ‌including‌ ‌experience‌ ‌with‌ ‌multi-state‌ ‌taxation‌ ‌ ‌
Excellent‌ ‌organization‌ ‌skills,‌ ‌detail-oriented,‌ ‌oral‌ ‌and‌ ‌written‌ ‌communication‌ ‌skills‌ ‌
Advanced‌ ‌computer‌ ‌skills:‌ ‌Microsoft‌ ‌Excel‌ ‌and‌ ‌Word‌ ‌
Prior‌ ‌Workday‌ ‌and‌ ‌ADP‌ ‌Globalview‌ ‌experience,‌ ‌including‌ ‌Time‌ ‌and‌ ‌Attendance‌ ‌preferred‌ ‌

Benefits:

Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options
Mental health benefits
In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have unlimited paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
401(k) plan to help save for your future
18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
Pre-tax commuter benefits
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