Payroll Specialist

**Company Overview**:
At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. Our critical communications, video security and command center technologies support public safety agencies and enterprises alike, enabling the coordination that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals and safer businesses. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

***Department Overview**:Payroll Department
**Responsibilities**:

- Manage Payroll Close Process: Oversee the payroll close process for Argentina and Peru, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- **Collect all payroll changes,**review and send the information to our payroll outsourcing
- Period-End Closing Activities: Prepare and review journal entries related to vacation, bonus accruals, reconciliations, and other payroll-related areas in accordance with company schedules.
- Coordinate with Payroll Service Providers: Maintain federal, state, and local taxing authority accounts by coordinating with payroll service providers and regulatory agencies.
- Lead Special Projects: Execute, research, and review payroll special projects, including creating or streamlining department processes, implementing new ADP upgrades, and other management-required projects.
- Procedure Development and Compliance: Develop and update procedures to ensure compliance with internal control requirements.
- Audits and Reporting: Manage payroll audits, annual employer match true-up, and other governmental/statutory payroll reporting.
- Journal Entry Mapping: Map payroll journal entries into the accounting system, research exceptions, and provide solutions.
- Invoice Review and Approval: Review, approve, and ensure appropriate general ledger coding for all payroll, benefit, and related invoices.
- Audit Support: Provide annual support for independent SOX and financial statement audits
- **Employee attendant**Answer all the questions and employee requirements.

***Basic Requirements**:
Qualifications and Skills
- Education: BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Experience: 4+ years of accounting experience, with strong knowledge of payroll and internal controls.
- Systems Knowledge: Experience with integrated ERP and financial reporting systems, particularly Oracle R12. ADP Workforce, Office and google tools.
- Payroll Processing: Proven experience in payroll processing for Argentina mainly. Knowledge in Peru payroll is a plus.
- Multi-State Regulations: Knowledge of multi-state payroll rules and regulations, especially in Argentina, Peru is a plus.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ethical and trustworthy person
- Intermediate English

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***Travel Requirements**:None
***Relocation Provided**:None
***Position Type**:Experienced

**Referral Payment Plan**:Yes

**_EEO Statement _**

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.