National Payroll Advisor
Stream-Flo/Master Flo Valve is one of the largest privately held companies providing wellheads, gate valves, check valves, and surface safety systems for the worldwide oil and gas industry. Stream-Flo offers employees a competitive salary, profit sharing, and a comprehensive benefits program, as well as the opportunity to work in an entrepreneurial environment characterized by continued career growth and strong business results.
Key position functions include:
- Process bi-weekly/semi-monthly full cycle payroll activities for all US-based employees.
- Ensure US payroll practices are effective and efficient, delivering accurate and timely payroll processing across all US work locations.
- Prepare remittances related to payroll and benefits; lead year-end reporting (e.g., W-2s, W-2Cs).
- Input data and run processing activities on the regular US payroll cycle across all work locations.
- Meet payroll processing deadlines by ensuring that internal processes are effective and efficient.
- Ensure all payroll processing transactions are accurate and consistent with Company guidelines and federal, state, and local legislative requirements.
- Identify errors and provide solutions/recommendations as required.
- Liaise with third party payroll vendor(s) regarding payroll and reporting delivery, and assist with review of performance and services as required.
- Reconcile payroll accounts, and assist with month end activities.
- Ensure third-party transactions are accurate and legislatively compliant.
- Ensure time and attendance practices are reliable and effective.
- Respond to employee inquiries regarding payroll, benefits, and related matters in a timely and professional manner.
- Maintain confidential employee records in accordance with organizational policies and privacy standards.
- Maintain the data integrity in various payroll and benefit systems.
- Accountable for the accuracy and protection of all payroll-related data.
- Generate custom and system-based reports for internal and external stakeholders as required.
- Collaborate with HR colleagues and employees to address payroll, benefits, and 401(k) inquiries with professionalism and accuracy.
- Ensure accurate enrollment, maintenance, and termination of eligible employees in benefit systems, including processing changes as required.
- Support disability and leave management processes (e.g., FMLA, state leave laws), ensuring documentation is complete and aligned with current practices.
- Administer 401(k)/retirement savings plans, responding promptly to inquiries from employees.
- Continually review payroll systems for efficiency and accuracy and recommend system improvements.
- Serve as the payroll subject matter expert on US multi-state compliance, partnering with the Corporate Payroll Manager on alignment with the Canadian payroll team.
- Maintain a service-oriented approach to working with management, colleagues and when responding to employee inquiries and concerns.
Preferred candidates will possess a combination of the following:
- Minimum 5 years of direct experience in US payroll administration with large, multi-state organizations.
- Related education, including Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation (Payroll Org/American Payroll Association) considered an asset.
- Strong knowledge of US federal, state, and local payroll legislation and tax regulations.
- Knowledge of Canadian payroll legislation and tax regulations is an asset.
- Demonstrated experience in full-cycle payroll and benefit administration.
- Proven experience with HRIS/Payroll platforms, ideally using UKG.
- Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word.
- Perform effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Good judgment and decision-making skills.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive and solution-oriented mindset.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion and diplomacy.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Very detail-oriented with extremely high attention to detail.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates identified for further consideration will be contacted.
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