Porch Group is a leading vertical software and insurance platform and is positioned to be the best partner to help homebuyers move, maintain, and fully protect their homes. We offer differentiated products and services, with homeowners insurance at the center of this relationship. We differentiate and look to win in the massive and growing homeowners insurance opportunity by 1) providing the best services for homebuyers, 2) led by advantaged underwriting in insurance, 3) to protect the whole home.
As a leader in the home services software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) space, we’ve built deep relationships with approximately 30 thousand companies that are key to the home-buying transaction, such as home inspectors, mortgage companies, and title companies.
In 2020, Porch Group rang the Nasdaq bell and began trading under the ticker symbol PRCH. We are looking to build a truly great company and are JUST GETTING STARTED.
Job Title: US Payroll Specialist
Location: India
Workplace Type: Remote
Job Summary
The future is bright for the Porch Group, and we’d love for you to be a part of it as our US Payroll Specialist.
Contribute to the overall success of the payroll department by providing accurate and timely payroll processing, delivering excellent customer service, and building positive, productive relationships with peers, team members, and leadership.
What You Will Do As A US Payroll Specialist
- Reporting: Prepare payroll-related reports, including compensation, taxes, garnishments, and deductions.
- W-2 Processing: Issue annual W-2 forms to employees.
- Communication: Discuss payroll queries with managers and employees.
- Process Improvement: Identify and address payroll process pain points.
- Data Integrity: Manage data audits to ensure accuracy.
- SOX Compliance: Adhere to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls.
- Payroll Processing: Enter, audit, review, correct, and transmit payroll data.
- Oncycle/Offcycle Payroll: Calculate and prepare payroll checks.
- E-Filing: Handle electronic filing of payroll paperwork.
- Tax Compliance: Research and resolve payroll tax issues.
- Reporting: Prepare and distribute earnings registers, create/import payroll files, and run reports as needed.
- Time Management: Maintain time punches in the time management system.
- Subject Matter Expert: Act as a resource for Time Keeping and Scheduling modules.
- Third-Party Requests: Process garnishments, levies, bankruptcies, and child support wage assignments.
What You Will Bring As A US Payroll Specialist
- Experience: 5+ years in US full-cycle payroll for 500+ employees; multi-jurisdictional payroll experience.
- Attention to Detail: Strong analytical skills, ability to detect inconsistencies, work with minimal supervision.
- Payroll Systems: Experience with Workday (1+ years) or other US payroll systems (2+ years).
- Employment Laws: Knowledge of federal and state employment laws, wage laws, and overtime laws.
- Excel Proficiency: Intermediate to advanced skills, including formulas and data analysis.
- Confidentiality: Ability to maintain the privacy of employee records.
- Proactive: Self-starter with problem-solving skills.
- Teamwork: Strong communication and task-sharing abilities.
- Business Process Understanding: Ability to document and understand business processes.
- Workspace: A quiet space to work, an internet connection of at least 30 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload
- Proven experience working with US based business teams
- Excellent written and communication skills in English language
- Ability to work within core US business hours / time zone expectations - Eastern Standard Time (EST) overlap
The application window for this position is anticipated to close in 2 weeks (10 business days) from Sep 12,2024. Please know this may change based on business and interviewing needs
What You Will Get As A Porch Group Team Member
Our benefits package will provide you with comprehensive coverage for your health, life, and financial well-being.
- Our benefits include medical insurance, accident insurance and retiral benefits.
- Our wellness programs include 12 company-paid holidays, 2 flexible holidays, privilege/earned leave, casual/sick leave, paid maternity and paternity Leaves, and weekly wellness events.
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What’s next?
Submit your application below and our Talent Acquisition team will be reviewing your application shortly! If your resume gets us intrigued, we will look to connect with you for a chat to learn more about your background, and then possibly invite you to have virtual interviews. What's important to call out is that we want to make sure not only that you're the right person for us, but also that we're the right next step for you, so come prepared with all the questions you have!
Porch is committed to building an inclusive culture of belonging that not only embraces the diversity of our people but also reflects the diversity of the communities in which we work and the customers we serve. We know that the happiest and highest performing teams include people with diverse perspectives that encourage new ways of solving problems, so we strive to attract and develop talent from all backgrounds and create workplaces where everyone feels seen, heard and empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.
Porch is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.
What We Do
Seattle-based Porch, the vertical software platform for the home, provides software and services to more than 28,500 home services companies such as home inspectors, moving companies, real estate agencies, utility companies, and warranty companies. Through these relationships and its multiple brands, Porch provides a moving concierge service to homebuyers, helping them save time and make better decisions on critical services, including insurance, moving, security, TV/internet, home repair and improvement, and more. To learn more about Porch, visit porchgroup.com.
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