Payroll Specialist

"We connect science to life for a better future."

With 50,000 patents, 20,000 employees and 58 locations worldwide, LG Chem is one of the largest science and chemical companies in the world. With its rapid growth, LG Chem endeavors to become a 'Global Top 5 Chemical Company' with a balanced business portfolio that has a competitive advantage across the globe, including business divisions in petrochemicals, advanced materials, life sciences, and a subsidiary specializing in batteries.

LG Chem is a leading chemical company in Korea that has continuously achieved growth through relentless challenges and innovation since its establishment in 1947. From the infrangible facial cream lid to the world’s most advanced batteries, LG Chem has turned dreams into reality and enriched our lives for 70 years. Building upon a balanced and globally competitive business portfolio, LG Chem manufactures a wide range of products from high-value added petrochemicals to renewable plastics, specializing in cutting-edge electronic and battery materials such as cathodes, as well as drugs and vaccines to deliver differentiated solutions for its customers.

Beyond a chemical company, LG Chem will become a leading science-oriented corporation that creates value for our customers and is committed to reaching carbon-neutral growth by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050 by managing the impacts of climate change and making positive contributions to society through renewable energy and responsible supply chains.

We are actively searching for a Payroll Specialist to join the HR team in our corporate office in Atlanta, GA. Reporting to the Senior HR Director, the incoming will be responsible for semi-monthly salaried and hourly weekly payroll, setting up future business entities in ADP for payroll, integrating business units that are acquired, ensuring employee payroll records are accurate and additional responsibilities as these arise. This is a hands-on, individual contributor role.To be successful, qualified candidates must have an accounting or finance background, ADP Payroll experience and handle a population of 500+employees in multiple states. Essential functions include, but are not limited to:

Essential Functions (include but are not limited to):

• Responsible for the processing of semi-monthly salaried and weekly hourly full-cycle payroll.
• Responsible for ensuring employee personal information is correctly recorded in ADP Workforce Now as this relates to employment records. This is inclusive of, but not limited to, address changes, taxation, wage rate, 401K or other deductions, wage garnishments, benefits, etc., that are required for payroll.
• Responsible for federal, state, and local tax records for payroll. State and local payroll is predicated on the physical location where the employee resides and the payroll associate must be knowledgeable and able to research multiple state and local municipalities to accurately .
• Responsible for accurately recording the accrual of PTO and Vacation plans, holiday payment, shift differentials, bonuses and other financial items that are part of the employee’s compensation. This requires understanding and adhering to LG Chem and subsidiary handbooks and policies while adhering to federal, state and local payroll regulations.
• Assist with payroll account reconciliations with the general ledger.
• Prepare various payroll reports for leadership as needed.
• Manage integrations into new ADP platforms including transfer of client groups where necessary
• Understand and maintain client’s policies with PTO plans, holiday payment, shift differentials, etc. based upon the client’s handbook and policies while adhering the federal, state, and local regulations.
• Handle the expatriate payroll process once per month and associated recordkeeping
• Process New Hire and Termination transactions
• Process Benefit Enrollment updates

Additional Responsibilities:

• Assist the Compliance team in reconciling tax accounts, reconciling annual reports, and preparing annual W-2’s.
• Prepare payroll funding process to accounting through ERP process and prepare salary vouchers

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: What We’re Looking For

Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance highly preferred or 5-years of accounting and finance experience

Requirements:

• 5-years of accounting or experience
• 5+ years processing full cycle payroll in a corporate environment
• 3+years of experience in general accounting or finance specifically (General Ledger - journal entries) knowledge of debits and credits, ERP system; Payroll Accountant preferred
• Multi-state payroll experience for Exempt (Salaried), Non-Exempt (hourly) and Salaried Non-Exempt required
• Knowledge of Payroll Funding required
• Experience with Post payroll funding process including upload of Salary vouchers into an ERP is required
• Knowledge of payroll laws and tax reporting regulations
• Experience with ADP Workforce Now
• Ability to quickly learn the organizations HRIS and talent management systems; Experience with SuccessFactors strongly preferred
• Experience with SAP ERP or other large system preferred
• Excellent verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills are required.
• Demonstrated proficiency with systems and ability to quickly learn the organizations HRIS and talent management systems.
• Advanced Microsoft suite – in particular, Excel, spreadsheet and power point skills required
• Pivot table and VLookup

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.