Payroll Specialist

Payroll Specialist

Livonia, MI, USA Req #885

Friday, April 25, 2025

Come work for the largest equipment dealer in North America! Are you a hardworking individual that thrives in a fast-paced environment and looking to take your career to the next level? If so, then come join our award winning team!

We provide our employees with the following tools and resources to be successful:


* Training


* Outstanding benefits package (Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, plus much more!)


* 401(k) with match


* Competitive wages


* Company laptop


* Paid time off


* 10 paid holidays

Alta Equipment Group is seeking a full-time Payroll Specialist at our Livonia, MI corporate headquarters.

The Payroll Specialist is directly responsible for accurately processing payroll utilizing Dayforce for Alta Equipment Group, performing routine audit work, and other duties as assigned.

The additional responsibilities of the position consist of, but are not limited to:



* Accurately processes weekly and bi-weekly U.S.

payrolls in a timely manner.


* Accurately processes supplemental U.S.

payrolls in a timely manner, which would include bonus and commission payroll and possibly issuing updated or corrected paychecks.


* Audits all personnel workflow process requests and new employee onboarding documents submitted (on at least a weekly basis); identifies, corrects and properly documents errors.


* Processes all incoming payroll items accurately and in a timely manner, to include reimbursements, bonuses and commissions, retro-active payments, benefit adjustments and any other payroll processing prior to payroll submission to vendor.


* Reviews benefit deductions; file feeds and all payroll to benefit reports and files.


* Accurately processes all incoming payroll garnishments in a timely manner; ensures accurate calculation of garnishment deduction, seeks guidance on complex garnishment matters, ensures that all legal requirements are met and by established deadlines.


* Manages the unemployment claims process.


* Reviews payroll master file to ensure accuracy and consistency.


* Conducts routine payroll audits to ensure accuracy of goals in payroll system, PTO accrual accuracy and other audits as necessary.


* Communicates with payroll vendor by submitting service requests (SR) when processing or other issues affecting payroll are identified, follows up with payroll vendor on outstanding SR's to ensure a timely resolution; advances issues with vendor to manager for assistance.


* Supports additional payroll functions to include pulling and forwarding reports, updating files for benefits and union needs; properly processing voided checks; supports document filing, shredding and confidential disposition of documents as needed.


* Responds to all payroll questions from staff, providers and managers in a timely and customer service-oriented manner; researches issues, provides regular updates on i...