Key Responsibilities

• Processing our multistate biweekly payroll for 1,100+ employees
• Maintaining accurate payroll records and employee information
• Collecting and validating payroll inputs, bonus payments, additional pay items, and deductions
• Managing workflow to ensure that all payroll transactions are processed accurately and on time
• Adhering to payroll policies and procedures
• Responding to and assisting employees with inquiries and questions in a timely manner
• Owning and completing complex and sensitive projects, as needed
• Seeking innovative ways to improve payroll processes and procedures
• Coordinating year-end reporting and issuing annual employee tax documents

Core Strengths

• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Sensitive to the importance of maintaining confidentiality
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks
• Knowledge of applicable federal and state regulations and laws

Additional Skills and Knowledge

• 5+ years of payroll processing experience
• Advanced-level experience with Microsoft Office 365
• Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience

Have we piqued your curiosity? Can you see yourself thriving in this opportunity? Let’s introduce ourselves.

Picture Yourself Here

At Commonwealth, we believe in a better world. We hold ourselves and each other to higher standards. We take care of one another. That’s why we invest in you—we encourage employee growth both in your career and education; we are building out a robust diversity, equity, and inclusion program; we offer incredible health care benefits; and we find plenty of occasions to celebrate. What’s not to love?

We are always striving to be better, and we are looking for employees who share that same mindset. Better people, better coworkers, better leaders, better creators. Bring your best work and your full self to the table, and we will do the same. Together, we can build a better future for our advisors, their clients, our company, and you.

About Commonwealth

Commonwealth Financial Network, Member FINRA/SIPC, a Registered Investment Adviser, provides a suite of business solutions that empowers more than 2,000 independent financial advisors nationwide.

J.D. Power ranks Commonwealth “#1 in Independent Advisor Satisfaction Among Financial Investment Firms, Nine Times in a Row.” Privately held since 1979, the firm has headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts, and San Diego, California.

Turning our advisors into raving fans starts by doing the same for our employees. We foster an environment of excellence, growth, rewards, and fun in equal measure, which has earned us 43 Best Place to Work awards.

The Fine Print

We care about your online safety as a prospective employee and encourage you to exercise caution when responding to job postings online. Commonwealth will never ask potential hiring candidates to pay or transfer funds as a precondition of interviews or employment, nor will we authorize recruiters or agents to do so on our behalf.

Commonwealth is an equal opportunity employer, making intentional efforts to source talent from all backgrounds.