Payroll Coordinator

Shake Shack is a fast-growing hospitality brand committed to crafting unforgettable experiences for guests. The Payroll Coordinator is responsible for accurate payroll processing, audits, and reporting, while ensuring compliance with legal requirements and company policies.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the weekly payroll processing
• Peer review operational corrections (OCs) and manual payroll entries
• Set up settlements for OCs and process retro calculations
• Conduct post-payroll reporting and analysis
• Audit payroll for salaried employees with net pay over $100
• Recalculate and run audits, including cash tip audits and manual entries reports
• Identify and correct errors from payroll results
• Balance hours and manage mass approval operations
• Process and disburse Hug Fund and NSO Hug Fund transactions
• Manage 401(k) funding, loans, and related manual entries
• Reconcile tips for terminated employees and OCs, including bartender cash tips
• Perform reclasses as necessary
• Handle legal requests for payroll records
• Process ADP garnishments and garnishment refunds
• Maintain payroll review reports (e.g., Retro Calculation Processing Report)
• Oversee mail distribution related to payroll operations
• Address direct deposit rejects and other payroll exceptions

Skills

• 1 years of prior HR or payroll experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Excellent written, verbal, organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work well under tight deadlines, with excellent attention to detail
• Commitment to continuous learning and growth in the areas of wage and labor requirements, payroll taxation
• Commitment to listening and working with humility; eager to learn; ways of working that are respectful to all people; and that support space and voice for all diverse perspectives in our workplace
• Strong technical skills

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Employer Paid Life and Disability Insurance
• 401k Plan with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Access to Employee Assistance Program on Day 1
• Pre-Tax Commuter and Parking Benefits
• Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts

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