Payroll Coordinator

At Pactiv, continuous innovation and development has secured our place as one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of foodservice and food packaging products. Pactiv currently produces custom and stock foam, plastic, aluminum, pressed-paperboard, PE coated board, and molded-fiber packaging. Our global force of almost 12,000 team members allows us to supply packers, processors, supermarkets, restaurants, institutions and foodservice industries around the world.

* Maintain and/or update all employee payroll records to include terminations, earnings and deduction-related items for 12,000 + employees in 60 + locations, all across the United States * Process Leaves of Absence, Vacation, bonus, salary changes, severance, prorate new hire pay/retroactive pay increases, and off-cycle paychecks * Identify and resolve benefit deduction variances * Manage workflow to ensure all payroll transactions are processed accurately and timely, * Reconcile and import time files * Prepare preliminary payroll reporting and audit, research and resolve discrepancies. * Run final payroll reports and submit for processing * Process stop payments, voids and replacement checks * Develop, document and maintain procedures; identify and recommend process improvements * Identify and solve payroll issues, working with HR Managers, employees and vendors to bring to satisfactory resolution * Develop and provide ad hoc reporting * Process accurate and timely year end reporting * Subject matter expert on payroll best practices to support field HR * Partner with Payroll Manager to implement system enhancements and organizational structure changes to meet changing business needs

* 5+ years’ experience in multi-state payroll processing, including strong knowledge of federal and state regulations, wage assignments. * Associate’s degree preferred * Payroll system experience required; ADP Vantage preferred * Thorough understanding of payroll best practices, record retention requirements. * Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) * Effective organizational skills * Skilled in communicating payroll information to employees at all levels of the organization; adept dealing with confidential information * Detail oriented, strong problem solving and analytical skills * Ability to work with little supervision; confidently make decisions based on knowledge and experience * Professional team player with strong work ethic and skill to manage multiple priorities * Strong, effective, interpersonal communications skills; both verbal and written