Payroll & HR Ops Specialist
Title Payroll & HR Ops Specialist ID 2026-1820 Job Locations US-IL-Chicago Category Human Resources Type Full Time Location : Location US-IL-Chicago Job Post Information : External Company Name Central States Funds Job Post Information : External Company URL www.myteamcare.org Location : Postal Code 60631 Location : Address 8647 W Higgins Rd Telecommute Yes
Key Responsibilities
Payroll Processing & Compliance - Process weekly payroll for union and non union hourly and salaried employees, ensuring accurate application of wage rates, overtime, shift differentials, premiums, retro pay, and other earnings in alignment with CBAs and company policies. - Manage payroll changes for hires, terminations, promotions, transfers, and union status updates, while ensuring correct calculation and withholding of union dues, benefit deductions, garnishments, and related items. - Interpret and apply collective bargaining agreements and federal, state, and local wage and hour laws (including FLSA) to payroll processing and employee pay inquiries. - Partner with Total Rewards, Finance, and Pension teams on year-end processing, compensation cycles, audits, retirement transitions, and other cross functional initiatives. - Respond to employee payroll inquiries with professionalism and confidentiality and serve as a payroll subject matter resource for HR and business leaders. - Complete year-end payroll responsibilities in both Workday and UKG Auditing & Controls - Perform regular payroll audits to validate accuracy of pay, deductions, and system configurations - Review payroll registers, variance reports, and exception reports prior to payroll submission - Identify discrepancies, research root causes, and implement corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence - Support internal audits by providing payroll documentation, reports, and reconciliations Process Improvement, HRIS Optimization & Reporting - Evaluate workflows and procedures to identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiency gains - Partner with the HR Payroll Manager to optimize HRIS (Workday) configurations, pay