Payroll Administrator

HARMAN designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers and enterprises worldwide, including connected car systems; audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions and connected services. With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson® and Revel®, HARMAN is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform around the world. More than 25 million automobiles on the road today ar

The Payroll Administrator is responsible for the processing of multi-state, bi-weekly payroll for their assigned business units, which includes the payment of wages, bonuses, allowances, and deductions.

- Process and maintain payroll information as required with an outsourced payroll environment using ADP GlobalView software. - Responsible for all aspects of time and attendance supporting the assigned payroll clients for things such as vacation accruals, benefits, deductions and garnishments. - Process vendor transactions to and from ADP related to bi-weekly payroll processing. - Perform gross to net calculation, audit and balancing. - Serve as first point of contact for employees for time, attendance and payroll issues. - Respond to inquiries and complies with various federal and state reporting requirements in a timely fashion, which includes but is not limited to: employment verifications; census and statistical surveys of employee; and payroll activities. - Audit each assigned payroll to ensure 100% accuracy before approval process.

**Basic Qualifications:** - A minimum of 2-4 years of payroll experience supporting full service payroll processing, time and attendance and payroll auditing. - Working knowledge of Kronos/eTime based time and attendance systems and HRIS systems. - Knowledge of payroll and accounting practices and principles. - Knowledge of multi-state payroll legislation. International payroll experience a plus. - Strong communication and interpersonal skills required. - Excellent organization skills and attention to detail. **Preferred Qualifications & Desired Competencies:** **Leadership: Demonstrate character, clarity, courage and commitment to high-performance** * Build environment of trust, high performance and engagement by establishing clear goals and a commitment to feedback, development and recognition **Change Orientation: Champion a better, faster and simpler way of doing things** * Apply original thinking and continuous improvement to processes, products, systems or services and manage change to better serve customer needs **Collaboration: Connect, engage and communicate with others** * Encourage open expression of ideas; communicate effectively at all levels and build strong relationships **Judgment: Make sound decisions** * Demonstrate critical thinking to take appropriate risk and make sound and timely decisions **Results-Driven: Deliver extraordinary results** * Take initiative to achieve superior, quality results against internal or external standards of excellence * Capable of handling multiple projects/initiatives simultaneously and execute to completion. * Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. **Eligibility Requirements:** * Willingness to travel up to 10%. * Willingness to work in an office in Northridge, CA. * HARMAN will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. **Other:** * APA Certified Payroll Professional desired * Experience working with vendor software packages to include ADP GlobalView or SAP and ADP eTIME or Kronos.