Payroll Specialist

Tricon Residential is an owner, operator and developer of single-family rental homes in the U.S. and multi-family apartments in Canada. Our commitment to enriching the lives of our employees, residents and local communities underpins Tricon’s culture and business philosophy. We provide high-quality rental housing options for families across the United States and Canada through our technology-enabled operating platform and dedicated on-the-ground operating teams. Our development programs are also delivering thousands of new rental homes and apartments as part of our commitment to help solve the housing supply shortage. At Tricon, we imagine a world where housing unlocks life’s potential.

We strive to be North America’s premier rental housing company. Our business philosophy involves taking care of our team first – empowering them to provide our residents with exceptional service and to positively impact the local communities where we operate. By providing an enhanced living experience, our residents rent for longer periods of time, treat our properties like their own, and share their experience with friends and family. This is how we continue to grow, and it is an approach that has proven to generate positive returns for our stakeholders.

For more information, visit Tricon Residential. 

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following but are not limited to the job specifications contained herein.  Additional duties or job functions that can be performed safely may be required as deemed necessary by supervisory personnel.

• Distribute timecard reminder e-mails to managers and/or employees to allow time to make time corrections so that there are less corrections to be made on the day the pay period closes.
• Review timecard submissions and approvals using Workday reports and other methods, assist employees and managers with understanding time tracking requirements, regulations, and company policies, and make edits or help users make edits to time entries as applicable to ensure timecards are accurate prior to pay period close.
• Provide excellent customer service when answering employee time tracking and payroll questions, helping employees correct time entries and setting up direct deposit, tax withholding changes, and other updates.
• Generate and review audit reports for data integrated from Workday to ADP for completeness and accuracy and make corrections to employee data in ADP as necessary.
• Create payroll reports and conduct a final audit of employee time data for accuracy and completeness before the payroll process is started.
• Assist or perform off-cycle and termination manual checks, new hire salary proration, retroactive pay, garnishments, and other payroll calculations and entries as needed.
• Reconcile and fund the HSA account,
• Ensure 401(k) funding for a third party recordkeeper is completed timely and accurately.
• Help generate and prepare payroll-related summaries for management after each pay period, quarter, and as requested.
• Regularly maintain payroll documentation for auditing and other purposes.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of ADP Workforce Now including updating employee profiles, reporting, and data bridge

• Knowledge of Workday time tracking and absence modules, and general understanding of data integrations between Workday and ADP

• Knowledge of multi-state regulatory standards and compliance requirements (tax and labor laws)

• Knowledge of Worker’s Compensation premium tracking within ADP

• 401(k) process and compliance expertise

• Able to research, evaluate, and analyze inquires relating to payroll issues and take appropriate action to resolve

• Able to exercise effective judgment, creativity, and can maintain confidentiality of sensitive information

• Able to establish and maintain positive working relationships with team members at all levels of the Company

• Basic accounting and math skills, excellent written and verbal communication abilities

• Effective use of Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel

• Relevant computer software and hardware applications knowledge

• Dependable, motivated, and collaborative, with a strong work ethic, and willingness to work on weekends if payroll dates require

• Strong written and verbal communications skills required

Minimum Requirements:

• Associate's Degree or higher in related field from an accredited college or university required

• At least 5 years of experience processing multi-state payroll for over 1,000 employees

• Multiple pay cycle experience including semi-monthly and bi-weekly

• Intermediate Excel experience (including pivot tables as well as functions like: XLOOKUP, IF, COUNTIF, SUMIF)

This role will be located in our Tustin, California office will work a Hybrid work schedule.

 Preferred Attributes:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Human Resources or related field

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)

At Tricon, we are committed to creating a workplace where every individual is valued for their unique contributions, experiences, voices, and backgrounds. By embracing these principles, we aim to positively impact our business and the communities we serve, creating a lasting legacy where everyone can thrive.

Salary Range

Placement within this compensation range will be determined by the candidate's knowledge, experience and skills.