Federated Hermes, Inc. is seeking a Payroll Specialist basedat our Pittsburgh, PA headquarters. This position will be a project role that is benefit eligible. The anticipated duration of this assignment is 16 months. The Payroll Specialist will be responsible for providing daily support to the global Payroll Administration department.
What You’ll Do:
Organize, prepare, input and verify payroll changes.
Preparation and processing of payroll invoices and funding authorizations for approval and payment.
Prepare and route payroll-related invoices for appropriate approvals.
Monitor and manually update all additions and maintenance of cost centers and job/job assignments in the Dayforce Organization Chart.
Responsible for processing system interfaces between PeopleSoft and Ceridian Dayforce.
Prepares and reconciles semi-monthly and monthly payroll reports to the general ledger.
Reconciles taxes for stock vesting events.
Inputs general ledger journal entries into Oracle as needed.
Prepares and reconciles FSA contribution and forfeiture accounts.
Validate 401k contribution, match and forfeiture import and edit reports.
Coordinates the onboarding of new hires.
Prepare the back-up and coordinates the annual Worker’s Comp Audit for the US Payroll.
Reconciles taxable fringe benefits.
Prepares and reviews various time and attendance reports.
Prepares and distributes email correspondence on basic payroll tasks for terminating employees.
Provide back-up support to the payroll staff as necessary.
The Expertise We are Looking For
Highschool graduate or equivalent education required; Associate degree preferred.
Minimum five years of payroll experience required.
Basic math skills and financial reconciliation experience required.
Proficiency in MS Excel, Outlook, and Word required.
Experience using Dayforce, Oracle Financials, and Peoplesoft preferred.
Our Investment in You We believe our employees are our most important asset! Therefore, we offer benefits programs designed to help you and your family thrive, training programs to advance your professional development and opportunities for you to give back to the community. Our offerings include:
A competitive total compensation package, including bonus programs designed to recognize and incentivize our employees to do their best every day.
Time off programs including paid vacation, parental leave and a volunteer day to help you stay healthy and connected to the things that are important.
Opportunities to expand your professional network within the firm and the community through participation in programs such as the Women in Investing Employee Resource Business Group and the University Ambassador Program.
About Federated Hermes At Federated Hermes, our goals are to help individuals invest and retire better, to help our clients achieve better risk-adjusted returns, and to contribute to the positive outcomes in the wider world. We pledge to always put our clients first and to act responsibly and transparently. Our commitment to active, responsible investment has enabled us to become a leading investment manager with $782.7B in assets under management, serving investors around the world.
We provide careers opportunities that have enabled our employees to grow and meet their career aspirations while balancing the needs of their personal lives. We offer a collaborative environment that promotes doing things the right way and always with integrity, sharing ideas to drive positive change, and following through on our commitments. We promote teamwork and foster a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where unique perspectives, ideas and experiences are recognized and appreciated for the contributions they bring.
We are interested in qualified candidates who are eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.
EOE – Including Disability / Vets
Federated Hermes is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals without regard to the following criteria: race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, mental or physical disability, age, familial or marital status, ancestry, military status, veteran status or genetic information as well as any other prohibited criteria under any applicable local, state or federal law applicable to Federated Hermes.
For more than 60 years, Federated Hermes has provided world-class investment solutions to financial professionals in the United States and around the world. Federated Hermes' employees have defined the qualities of the company’s success over the decades: a reputation for integrity and excellence, a commitment to customers and employees and a history of longstanding client relationships. While each market cycle brings new opportunities and challenges to the company, Federated Hermes continues to foster employee commitment to excellence in the investment management industry.