{"id":1159948,"url":"https://alion.io/job/amwins-payroll-specialist","title":"Payroll Specialist","company":{"id":669508,"name":"Amwins","domain":"amwins.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/amwins","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":95,"open_postings":12,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":108,"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Finance","role_family":"Finance","seniority":"junior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Charlotte, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":52000,"max_usd":103000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":568},"experience_years_min":1,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T19:58:50Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T16:52:56Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Payroll Specialist\nSouth Park, Charlotte, NC (in office 4 days a week)\n Amwins Group, Inc. is conducting a candidate search looking for a Payroll Specialist for our offices located in South Park Charlotte, NC.\nAmwins is the largest wholesale brokerage and group insurance administrator in the US with annual premiums placed more than $40B. We are privately held with the employees owning the majority stake. We have over 63 operating companies across 5 divisions, over 175+ locations around the world, and 7.5k employees. Amwins has expertise across a diversified mix of property, casualty, and group benefits products, and offers value-added services to support these products, including product development, underwriting, premium and claims administration, and actuarial services. Please visit our website at www.amwins.com\nPosition Summary\n The Payroll Specialist is responsible for the processing and completion of weekly/semi payroll duties and supporting the Senior Payroll Analysts on the team. The position requires a good working knowledge of payroll best practices and good knowledge of federal and state regulations.\n Key Responsibilities\nMaintain timely, accurate, compliant, and confidential payroll processes\nMaintain compliance with company policies, and applicable local, state, and federal laws\nAccountable for maintaining integrity of employee data in the Payroll system\nSupport the payroll team with weekly payroll processing\nReview timesheets and attendance records and correct inaccuracies\nPrepare for and process payroll with accuracy\nPrepare payroll records for weekly terminations\nEnsuring all reports payroll reports are run, logged and saved accordingly\nMay be asked to support SM processing as needed\nGeneral duties as assigned\nQualifications\n1- 2 years’ work experience in multi-state payroll\nEffective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills\nDemonstrated organizational abilities\nMust be proficient with Excel: pivot tables and v-lookups\nProfessional with the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information\nAbility to interact with employees at all levels of the company in a professional and courteous manner\nUnderstanding of multi state payroll taxes\nCore Competencies\n Key Competencies for Building a High-Standards Culture: \n Payroll team members are expected to uphold the following attributes to support a collaborative, high-performing environment. Job performance is measured with the following competencies:\nEmployee Engagement\nRecognize and reward hard work to build motivation and trust.\nEmphasize continuous growth, ambition, and team-focused determination.\nUse the payroll process as a symbol of organizational commitment to employee well-being.\nCollaboration\nEngage with all stakeholders including Payroll Operations, Payroll Tax, Process Improvement, HR, HRIS, and ADP.\nAlign efforts to achieve shared goals and collective success.\nValue cross-functional teamwork as essential to project outcomes.\nTrust\nFoster transparency through clear communication of payroll policies, deductions, and benefits.\nAddress payroll-related inquiries promptly and accurately.\nStrengthen trust with self-service access and consistent information sharing.\nSecurity\nEnsure job stability and protection against sudden external changes.\nProvide clear roles, workplace safeguards, and continuous development opportunities.\nSupport long-term career relevance through upskilling and adaptability.\nAccountability & Responsibility\nOwn your responsibilities, deadlines, and results.\nCommunicating early and openly silence is not an option.\nBe dependable and follow through consistently.\nProfessionalism\nCommunicate respectfully, clearly, and constructively at all times.\nBe punctual, well-prepared, and detail oriented.\nRepresent both yourself and the team with integrity and professionalism.\nEmotional Intelligence\nRespond with thoughtfulness rather than reactivity.\nShow empathy and consider others’ perspectives.\nWelcome feedback as an opportunity for growth.\nActive Listening \nBe present-listen fully before responding.\nAsk clarifying questions to ensure understanding.\nApply shared information to avoid redundancy.\n Initiative\nProactively identify and act on opportunities for improvement.\nBring forward ideas and solutions without waiting to be asked.\nStay informed on industry trends and apply them to enhance processes.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4367,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":1,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Biotechnology","Education","Professional Services"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T23:16:27Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":108,"reasons":["conf:2","win:early","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/amwins-payroll-specialist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/amwins-payroll-specialist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T18:14:03Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}