Payroll Specialist

Ferretti Search is partnering with a growing organization to hire a Payroll Specialist within a shared services accounting function. The role owns bi-weekly payroll operations across a complex, multi-entity employee population and supports payroll accounting, reporting, and compliance.

• Process bi-weekly payroll for approximately 300 employees across multiple entities (salaried, hourly, commission, and part-time).
• Calculate, verify, and integrate sales commissions into each payroll cycle.
• Manage monthly bonus payroll runs for eligible employees.
• Prepare and post payroll journal entries and reconcile payroll-related P&L and balance sheet accounts.
• Support month-end close activities related to payroll.
• Produce payroll summaries, overtime and labor analytics, workers’ compensation wage reports, and departmental/ad hoc reporting.
• Ensure compliance with federal and multi-state payroll regulations and support internal/external payroll audits.
• Respond to employee payroll inquiries and resolve discrepancies professionally and promptly.
• Identify and recommend ongoing improvements to payroll workflows and reporting efficiency.

• Minimum 4 years of payroll experience (ideally 5–7 years) with ability to own the process with minimal oversight.
• Experience processing payroll in a multi-entity or otherwise high-complexity environment.
• Proficiency with a major payroll/HRIS platform and ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Experience handling commission-based payroll.
• Understanding of payroll accounting, including journal entries and account reconciliations tied to the general ledger.
• Ability to work accurately under deadline pressure and proactively catch errors.
• Multi-state payroll experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree highly preferred; significant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Location: On-site in Western Charlotte with hybrid flexibility available after 90 days.
• Compensation: $65,000–$80,000 base salary plus up to 10% annual bonus (stretch up to $85,000 for the right candidate).
• Benefits: Health, vision, dental; 401(k) with employer match; PTO, sick days, and company holidays.
• Employment type: Direct-hire.