Hybrid Payroll Specialist

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About the role

  • Payroll Specialist managing end-to-end payroll operations at NETGEAR. Collaborating cross-functionally to ensure accurate and timely employee payments.

Responsibilities

  • Support end-to-end payroll processing for payrolls, including validation of inputs, audits, and timely submission/approval.
  • Maintain and validate payroll data changes, including new hires, terminations, pay changes, bonuses, commissions, retro pay, leave of absence impacts, and garnishments (as applicable).
  • Perform pre- and post-payroll audits to ensure accuracy of earnings, deductions, taxes, and benefit withholdings; identify root causes and drive corrective actions.
  • Prepare and maintain payroll accounting accruals and reconciliations as part of the month-end and quarter-end close process.
  • Partner with HR/Benefits to ensure accurate benefit deductions and alignment with eligibility rules and vendor files.
  • Support tax and compliance needs, including working with payroll vendors on tax filings, agency notices, W-2/Year-End processes, and audits as needed.
  • Help maintain and improve payroll SOPs, checklists, and internal controls; support SOX/compliance requirements where applicable.
  • Participate in payroll projects, including system upgrades, implementations, configuration changes, process automation, and user testing (UAT).
  • Produce ad hoc reporting and analysis on payroll trends, variances, overtime, headcount-related payroll costs, and other management requests.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, HR or equivalent relevant experience.
  • 2+ years of payroll experience in a multinational environment.
  • Working knowledge of payroll fundamentals: gross-to-net, taxes, wage/hour concepts, and common deductions.
  • Strong analytical and organizational skills with high attention to detail and confidentiality.
  • Proficiency in Excel (lookups, pivot tables, filters; comfort working with large datasets).
  • Strong communication skills and a service-oriented mindset.
  • ADP WFN knowledge essential.
  • Experience in a multi-state, multi-country, or global payroll environment.
  • Payroll processing experience for US is essential.
  • Experience with HR management system UKG is a plus.
  • Knowledge of payroll accounting, accruals, and GL integrations.
  • Exposure to SOX controls and audit support.
  • Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) and/or Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) Certification. (or interest in pursuing).
  • Payroll processing experience for Canada is a plus.

Benefits

  • Flexibility to work US hours is a requirement for this role.

Job title

Payroll Specialist

Job type

Experience level

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Salary

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Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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