Our human resources team is looking for a Payroll Specialist to help us run the day-to-day operations and be the go-to expert on all payroll-related items. In this role, you will be the link between human resources and other stakeholders, including accounting, our payroll vendor Paylocity and all employees. We are a multi-EIN and multi-state company, so payroll here can be quite complex. You will be responsible for everything from managing incoming mail, communicating with different state's departments of revenue, partnering with accounting on tax filings, commission, FSA, and other payouts, and setup, processing, and submitting all payroll for 5 EINs. If you believe you are an outstanding communicator, can keep competing priorities well organized, and your follow-up and follow-through are on point, then please APPLY TODAY!

In one year as our Payroll Specialist, you will know you were successful if you...

• Oversee payroll system maintenance and operations and act as company point of contact with payroll vendor.
• Manage routine biweekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting requirements.
• Coordinate timely and accurate processing and distribution of annual tax documents.
• Operate as an internal multi-state payroll tax expert.
• Collaborate with the accounting department in the transfer and integration of data between HR and accounting.
• Maintain appropriate payroll files in accordance with legal and audit requirements.
• Lead department response to all payroll-related audit inquiries.
• Manage full-cycle time card and payroll processing for more than 450 employees across five EINs in more than 20 states.
• Ensure timely and accurate processing of all payrolls, both routine and one-off.
• Provide internal customer service to all levels as a subject matter expert on payroll and related matters.
• Participate in planning compensation administration and advise on best practices.
• Maintain knowledge of and ensures compliance with all applicable laws, including ACA, ERISA, FLSA, and state, and local laws.

What we are looking for…

• Requires at least 5 years of experience administering all aspects of payroll for a multi-state, multi-EIN employer.
• Payroll certification preferred; must demonstrate intermediate to advanced understanding of payroll setup and processing, payroll tax account management, deduction, and garnishment administration, withholding statutes, EIN management, compensation practices, and related accounting practices.
• Paylocity experience preferred. Must possess a strong comfort level working with HR-related technology and systems and third-party sites.
• Requires demonstrated excellence in interpreting and explaining payroll items, tax matters, and related complex information.
• Requires proven experience building, producing, manipulating, and analyzing various payroll and compensation reports using Excel and third-party databases.
• Absolutely must exhibit outstanding skills in communication, organization, follow-up, and follow-through with a strong propensity toward action, customer service, and teamwork.
• Must have experience building relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective collaboration, support, and service.
• Must demonstrate strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Requires intermediate knowledge of Excel and Outlook.
• Requires working knowledge of applicable wage and hour laws with a demonstrated ability to apply that knowledge to real-world circumstances.
• Must exhibit strong professionalism, ethics, confidentiality, and a high moral standard.
• Must display the ability, through experience, to exercise effective judgment, sensitivity, and creativity to changing needs and situations.
• Requires the ability to think broadly, establish credibility, and collaborate effectively with key stakeholders in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

Ranked as the top-performing U.S. public bank by S&P Global Market Intelligence, Merchants Bancorp is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, operating multiple lines of business, including multifamily housing and healthcare facility financing and servicing, mortgage warehouse financing, retail, and correspondent residential mortgage banking, agricultural lending, and traditional community banking. Merchants Bancorp conducts its business through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Merchants Bank of Indiana, Merchants Capital Corp., Farmers-Merchants Bank of Illinois, and Merchants Mortgage, a division of Merchants Bank of Indiana.

Merchants understands the positive impact of making employees feel valued and is proud to once again be recognized by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Best Places to Work Program. This is the seventh year in a row that Merchants was recognized as a Best Places to Work organization.

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