Payroll Specialist

Company & Position Overview:
JB Poindexter & Co (JBPCO) is a privately held, diversified manufacturing company forecasting $3B in annual revenue and 10,000 team members in 2026.

JBPCO prides itself on providing best-in-class commercial automotive and industrial vehicles.

The nine operating subsidiaries, covering approximately 70 locations, are engaged in the production of commercial truck bodies, step-vans, utility trucks, ambulances, funeral coaches, limousines, electric and alternative fuel vehicles, pickup truck bed enclosures, and expandable foam plastic packaging.

For more information about our industry leading brands and products, visit JBPoindexter.com or connect on LinkedIn.

Reporting to the Manager of Payroll, the Payroll Specialist will play an integral role on the payroll team; working through complex issues, transactions, and projects independently as well as collaboratively with cross-functional team members.

This position is hands-on and requires attention to detail, timeliness, and customer service.

Location is flexible to: Houston, TX (downtown); Morgantown/Reading, PA area; Elkhart, IN; or Sturgis, MI.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Manage the US and Canada processing of bi-weekly payrolls exempt and non-exempt employees in multi-state environment using Ceridian Dayforce application.
• Ensures that accuracy and integrity of all data entered into the system.

Process employee data changes, new hires, rehires, terminations-last pay, position changes, and compensation changes/retros.
• Cross check changes from other payroll team members for accuracy.
• Audit Canada/US payroll employee data against HR system for accuracy and make necessary changes.
• Process journal entries, reconcile, and load to GL system.
• Assist in managing and maintaining payroll email inbox, handling employee payroll inquiries.

Ability to independently research, problem solve and offer detailed responses.
• Apply payroll state accounts for all acquisitions.
• Apply for local taxes.
• Process Canada WC monthly, quarterly and annual payments (year-end reconciliations)
• Process union payments monthly.
• Complete verification of employment that require wage information.
• Interpret and ensure compliance with all federal, state, province and local payroll regulations.
• Assist with garnishment processing from interrogatories through payment distribution.
• Assist in annual audits.
• Assist with AD-HOC reporting, annual audits, periodic Finance projects.
• Work closely with the payroll manager on system evaluations and upgrades.
• Other duties as assigned to support the general purpose of the position's function.

Qualifications and Skills:
• Accounting degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3 years payroll experience using Ceridian strongly preferred.
• Multi-state US payroll experience required.
• Experience in a mid to high volume payroll department.
• Proficient in Excel and Word.
• Knowledge of co...