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Senior Payroll Assistant
1373 Boggs Dr Mt Airy, NC 27030 US
Job Description
Job Title: Payroll Specialist
Location: Mount Airy, NC
Pay Rate: $20.00 – $24.00 per hour, based on experience
About the Role
We are seeking a detail-oriented and process-driven Payroll Specialist to support our Payroll Manager in ensuring accurate and timely payroll operations across multiple locations. This is a high-impact, highly manual position within a structured team that holds itself to very high standards. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills, a sharp eye for detail, and a desire to thrive in a complex payroll environment—particularly one driven by Oracle systems.
This role is a great fit for someone who enjoys solving problems, improving processes, and working with experienced teammates who bring deep knowledge and high expectations—with a strong commitment to your success.
Why This Role is Unique
Payroll Processing
If you're ready to bring your payroll expertise to a high-performing team where your contributions are valued and your attention to detail makes a real impact, apply today!
Email your resume to Jordan Milligan at jmilligan@theresource.com or click Apply Now to submit your resume directly to this job posting.
Location: Mount Airy, NC
Pay Rate: $20.00 – $24.00 per hour, based on experience
About the Role
We are seeking a detail-oriented and process-driven Payroll Specialist to support our Payroll Manager in ensuring accurate and timely payroll operations across multiple locations. This is a high-impact, highly manual position within a structured team that holds itself to very high standards. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills, a sharp eye for detail, and a desire to thrive in a complex payroll environment—particularly one driven by Oracle systems.
This role is a great fit for someone who enjoys solving problems, improving processes, and working with experienced teammates who bring deep knowledge and high expectations—with a strong commitment to your success.
Why This Role is Unique
- Complex Oracle payroll system—challenging but rewarding
- Strong support from two experienced team members with deep institutional knowledge
- A high degree of manual processing and compliance work
- A role that combines weekly and bi-weekly payrolls, benefits processing, garnishments, and reporting
Payroll Processing
- Assist in preparing and processing weekly and bi-weekly payrolls for assigned locations
- Serve as backup for Home Office payrolls and Lead Payroll/Tax Specialist
- Calculate and process manual checks, voids, rewrites, and stop payments
- Perform direct deposit transfers and process employment verifications
- Balance weekly tax data and process 401(k) contributions, child support, garnishments, and third-party payments
- Interface with general ledger to ensure accurate account numbers and payroll mapping
- Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local payroll laws
- Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end tax reporting, W-2s, and reconciliations
- Maintain accurate records and resolve discrepancies proactively
- Help manage payroll system setup and updates (Oracle Payroll)
- Maintain accurate tax jurisdictions and state unemployment insurance (SUI) rates
- Collaborate with internal IT for system testing and troubleshooting
- Contribute ideas for process automation and streamlining
- Maintain payroll procedures manual and assist with audits
- 3+ years of payroll processing experience, preferably in a multi-location environment
- Strong attention to detail and excellent accuracy in data entry
- Solid understanding of payroll-related accounting and tax compliance
- Proven ability to manage sensitive data with discretion and confidentiality
- Strong critical thinking and troubleshooting skills
- Experience with Oracle Payroll highly preferred
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Strong organizational and time management skills—able to handle multiple deadlines
- Customer service mindset and team-oriented attitude
- Associate degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred
- Formal payroll training or certification is a plus
- Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will be considered
If you're ready to bring your payroll expertise to a high-performing team where your contributions are valued and your attention to detail makes a real impact, apply today!
Email your resume to Jordan Milligan at jmilligan@theresource.com or click Apply Now to submit your resume directly to this job posting.
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