Job Title: Payroll Specialist
Location: Houston, TX (Hybrid)
Estimated Duration: 12 Months
Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist with deep expertise in US payroll to support complex payroll operations, projects, and compliance requirements. This role will act as a subject matter expert on payroll and time systems, ensuring accuracy in payroll processes, tax compliance, and employee-related events. You will collaborate across teams, provide guidance on payroll impacts during organizational changes, and deliver excellent support to employees and stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
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Manage complex US payroll functions, including compliance with tax laws, CBAs, employment contracts, and corporate policies.
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Serve as a Payroll SME on major initiatives (acquisitions, reorganizations, system upgrades, Workday releases).
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Investigate and resolve advanced payroll issues while mentoring payroll team members.
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Partner with tax authorities and third-party providers (ADP) to manage accounts, taxes, garnishments, and reporting.
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Oversee payroll processing for special events (expatriates, cross-border employees, bonuses, relocations, stock options).
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Ensure confidentiality, accuracy, and efficiency in all payroll activities.
Must-Have Skills:
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6+ years of progressive US payroll experience in multi-state, union and non-union environments.
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Strong expertise with Workday payroll and ADP (or similar third-party provider).
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In-depth knowledge of US payroll tax compliance, regulations, and cross-border payroll complexities.
The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is between $32.00 and $35.00
Our benefits offering includes medical, dental, vision and 401k.
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
Tundra Technical Solutions would like to thank you for the interest you have demonstrated in this opportunity. However, only candidates with the required skills will be contacted.
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Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Information Technology and Engineering staffing and consulting services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. Rather than continually trying to sell to new clients and companies and simply filling databases with candidates, we focus on developing stronger relationships and deeper knowledge of our existing clients’ challenges and opportunities. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.
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