Payroll Specialist

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Job description

Oak View Group:
Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development, management, and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched, 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential, highest attended arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions on the planet.

Position Summary:
To strengthen our Finance team, we are currently seeking a Payroll Specialist. The primary focus is to manage and audit union and non-union payroll input information, execute the transmission of payroll, research and resolve payroll related issues, and provide best in class customer service to employees. Ensures all payroll tasks are completed with adherence to internal compliance and policies. Uses payroll knowledge to proactively run, audit and validate accuracy of preliminary pay results through ADP EV5 Payroll Systems and provide payroll related analysis information to the team. The chosen candidate will have the opportunity to manage aspects of payroll administration, ensuring compliance with applicable state and federal regulations.

This role will pay a salary of $73,000

For FT roles: Benefits: Health, Dental and Vision insurance, 401(k) savings plan, 401(k) matching, and paid time off (vacation days, sick days, and 12 holidays)

This position will remain open until Dec 20, 2024.

About the Venue:
UBS Arena at Belmont Park is made for music and built for hockey. New York's newest premier entertainment and sports venue and home of the New York Islanders is developed in partnership with Oak View Group, the New York Islanders, and Jeff Wilpon. The state of the art arena opened in November 2021 and has welcomed numerous top artists including Harry Styles, Sebastian Maniscalco, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, TWICE, Eagles, John Mayer, Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone. The venue delivers an unmatched live entertainment experience for guests including clear sightlines and premier acoustics.

UBS Arena is at the forefront of sustainability, being awarded LEED Green Building Certification in January 2023. The venue also achieved carbon neutrality for operations in Fall 2022 which made it the first arena to do so on the eastern United States seaboard. For more information on the venue's sustainability efforts, please visit .

Located on the historic grounds of Belmont Park, UBS Arena is located just 30 minutes by LIRR from Grand Central or Penn Station and is easily accessible from across the region via mass transit or car. To plan your trip, please visit .

For additional information, please visit on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Strengthen By our Differences

At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

EEO:

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis ("protected class") including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.

Responsibilities:
Manage and review all payroll inputs from internal source - ABI Time Management System, to ensure accurate payroll processing for multiple payrolls.

Process end to end ABI/ADP EV5 payroll for weekly employees following standard operating procedures and checklists - including calculating wages, deductions, and differentials.

Administer various union processes, including union dues check off, benefit payments, and other elements relating to union payroll.

Run audit reports and prepare payroll preliminary reconciliation.

Maintain and coordinate employee personnel and benefits records.

Maintain efficient payroll processes in compliance with federal, state, city, provincial, and local legislations.

Generate manual or on-demand (off-cycle) checks, as necessary.

Supervise Payroll Inbox - Respond to employee queries regarding payroll issues and provide accurate information and guidance.

Liaise with the Benefits and People Team, on any employee related payroll issues such as retroactive results, benefits, leaves of absence, PTO, and special/ad-hoc circumstances.

Identify and recommend updates to payroll procedures.

Manage and reconcile benefit invoices monthly.

Serves as a key team member in the Finance department to manage, post, reconcile weekly and bi-weekly Payroll and related General Ledger accounts, to ensure all financial transactions are accurately reflected in the company's accounting system to meet month-end deadlines.

Develop, maintain, and distribute payroll reports as required- Such as taxes, payroll registers, GL, overtime, balances, and retirement contributions.

Assist with year-end projects and audits.

Assist with other ad-hoc projects and drive process efficiency improvements.

Qualifications:
3 + years payroll experience processing multi-state payrolls for 1,000+ employees.

ADP Payroll Processing experience required.

Experience working with weekly and bi-weekly payrolls.

Knowledge of Federal, State & Local tax laws is required.

Must have extremely high-quality standards and be able to consistently deliver quality output.

Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Strengthened by our Differences. United to Make a Difference:
At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis ("protected class") including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.

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