Senior Payroll Specialist
Job Summary
Job Description
The Senior Payroll Specialist processes bi-weekly payroll for all employee groups, performing complex calculations and ensuring accuracy. Responsibilities include gathering and verifying information from departments, auditing payroll data, creating reports for finance, and supporting the reconciliation process. This role involves analyzing payroll system calculations, responding to employee verifications, supporting audits, managing year-end procedures, processing deductions, and overseeing vacation banks. The ideal candidate will have multi-state payroll processing experience, strong knowledge of tax regulations, and experience with multi-platform payroll and HR systems. They should be proficient in Microsoft applications, especially Excel, and possess strong organizational and time-management skills.
Must have:
- Multi-state payroll processing experience
- Full-cycle payroll processing
- Knowledge of federal, state, and local tax regulations
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables)
- Experience with UKG Pro or similar payroll systems
Good to have:
- UKG WFM/Dimensions experience
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience
- US benefits administration experience
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification
- Experience creating and maintaining SOPs
Perks:
- Comprehensive health, retirement, and insurance benefits (full-time employees)
- Paid time off
5 skills required
Job Details
Business Unit: Company 3
Position: Senior Payroll Specialist
Location: Hollywood, CA (Remote)
*Pay Range: $62,000 - $95,000 USD annually
Position Summary:
Company3/Method Studios (CO3/Method) is a global leader in media and entertainment services for film, video and online content. With operations in Los Angeles, New York and around the globe, the company employs over 3,500 of the most talented, highly honored, and recognized artists and industry veterans worldwide. This position will support the Senior Payroll Manager within our US payroll department. This will include observing the organizations’ payroll principles, practices and procedures in a timely and accurate manner.
Main Duties:
The Senior Payroll Specialist will process regular and supplement biweekly payroll for all employee groups. They will perform complex payroll calculations. They will gather and verify information from departments for proper processing of payroll transactions. They will Compile, analyze, calculate and audit information from all relevant forms. They will create, audit, correct and balance payroll and produce a variety of reports. They will validate raw timesheet data into payroll data. They will develop and maintain complex payroll spreadsheets. They will compile reports for Finance/Treasury and support biweekly reconciliation process. Other duties include:
What You Bring:
The ideal candidate will bring previous experience in multi-state payroll processing with a strong working knowledge federal, state, and local tax withholding regulations. They will bring full cycle payroll processing experience. They will have experience with multi-platform payroll, timekeeping and HR systems. They will have an ability to work under time constraints to ensure deadlines are met. They will have an ability to work independently and handle tasks in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will also bring the following desired skills:
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Company 3, including its various business units and family of brands, provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.
Diversity and Inclusion at Company 3:
Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.
It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the Company's HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or otherwise need any accommodation or support in order to participate in the application process.
*The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the range may be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, local currency exchange rates, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, applicable law, and business or organizational needs.
The benefits for eligible part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week and full-time employees in the US include a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off. The benefits for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week in the US include retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits. For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings as adopted and amended from time to time will apply.
The above compensation and benefits information is provided in accordance with various state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws.
This position is for an existing vacancy. Both external and internal candidates can apply for this role through the Company’s Career Page. The Company generally only contacts those individuals who have submitted an application which it wishes to interview. The application window for this position is expected to close by April 17, 2025.
Position: Senior Payroll Specialist
Location: Hollywood, CA (Remote)
*Pay Range: $62,000 - $95,000 USD annually
Position Summary:
Company3/Method Studios (CO3/Method) is a global leader in media and entertainment services for film, video and online content. With operations in Los Angeles, New York and around the globe, the company employs over 3,500 of the most talented, highly honored, and recognized artists and industry veterans worldwide. This position will support the Senior Payroll Manager within our US payroll department. This will include observing the organizations’ payroll principles, practices and procedures in a timely and accurate manner.
Main Duties:
The Senior Payroll Specialist will process regular and supplement biweekly payroll for all employee groups. They will perform complex payroll calculations. They will gather and verify information from departments for proper processing of payroll transactions. They will Compile, analyze, calculate and audit information from all relevant forms. They will create, audit, correct and balance payroll and produce a variety of reports. They will validate raw timesheet data into payroll data. They will develop and maintain complex payroll spreadsheets. They will compile reports for Finance/Treasury and support biweekly reconciliation process. Other duties include:
- Analyze payroll system calculations for accuracy.
- Responds to employee verifications from various external agencies for detailed information on pay rates and wages paid.
- Support internal/external audit requests including investigating any discrepancies related to time and/or payroll calculations.
- Support Year End Procedures including the issuing of year-end tax documents and annual remittance reconciliation.
- Calculate, verify and process deductions.
- Disburse payments in accordance with established timelines.
- Determine the appropriate amount for voluntary and involuntary deductions.
- Process adjustments, code and enter information into the payroll system.
- Oversee and balance vacation banks in the payroll system or in the absence management system as needed.
- Research and calculate historical edits in Timekeeping system.
- Research and apply corrective action as needed, including salary adjustments for retroactive pay & retirement purposes.
- Adherence to state/provincial employment standards.
- Occasional back up for Payroll Associate.
- All other job-related duties as assigned.
What You Bring:
The ideal candidate will bring previous experience in multi-state payroll processing with a strong working knowledge federal, state, and local tax withholding regulations. They will bring full cycle payroll processing experience. They will have experience with multi-platform payroll, timekeeping and HR systems. They will have an ability to work under time constraints to ensure deadlines are met. They will have an ability to work independently and handle tasks in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will also bring the following desired skills:
- Experience with UKG Pro, UKG WFM/Dimensions, Microsoft Dynamics 365.
- Experience in US benefits administration.
- Ability to review one’s work and others work based on SOP and Best Practice criteria.
- Create and maintain written SOP and Best Practices.
- Experience with Year End processing.
- Effective time management, organization skills and extreme attention to detail.
- Proficient in Microsoft-based applications (i.e., Teams, SharePoint).
- Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, Pivot Table).
- Fast learner with the ability to grasp and implement new processes.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a diverse workforce.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Certified Payroll Professional certification (with APA).
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Company 3, including its various business units and family of brands, provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.
Diversity and Inclusion at Company 3:
Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.
It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the Company's HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or otherwise need any accommodation or support in order to participate in the application process.
*The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the range may be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, local currency exchange rates, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, applicable law, and business or organizational needs.
The benefits for eligible part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week and full-time employees in the US include a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off. The benefits for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week in the US include retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits. For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings as adopted and amended from time to time will apply.
The above compensation and benefits information is provided in accordance with various state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws.
This position is for an existing vacancy. Both external and internal candidates can apply for this role through the Company’s Career Page. The Company generally only contacts those individuals who have submitted an application which it wishes to interview. The application window for this position is expected to close by April 17, 2025.
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About The Company
Company 3 is a comprehensive postproduction facility for features, episodic, commercials, and music videos. Known for its creative color artistry, pioneering technology, and global reach, Company 3 is trusted to deliver a quality product every time. It is home to one of the largest and most talented pools of colorists and visual effects artists working in post-production today with a client list that includes many of the most respected and talented film and entertainment professionals in the industry.
Company 3 offers solutions-based services ranging from color correction, Digital Intermediate (DI), and file-based workflows to visual effects and online services. Through its virtual outposts, Company 3 Colorists are available to clients around the world.
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