Payroll Specialist

Overview

Lutron is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join our Global Payroll team and play a critical role in delivering an exceptional employee experience through accurate and timely payroll administration.

In this role, you'll serve as a trusted resource for employees across the United States and Puerto Rico, helping them navigate payroll-related questions while partnering with HR, Benefits, and business teams to ensure payroll processes are seamless and compliant. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys balancing analytical work with cross functional interactions and wants to build upon their expertise in a highly collaborative environment.

As a Payroll Specialist, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by supporting payroll operations, improving processes, and helping employees feel confident that one of the most important aspects of their employment—their pay—is handled with care and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Support time collection activities by reviewing, validating, and troubleshooting time and attendance data.
• Partner closely with HR, Benefits, and third-party vendors to resolve discrepancies and ensure accurate payroll outcomes.
• Process and maintain payroll exception items, including: Leave of absence pay impacts
• Third-party sick pay payments
• One-time payment requests, garnishments
• Serve as a primary payroll resource for domestic and Puerto Rico employees, responding to payroll-related inquiries with professionalism, discretion, and a customer-focused mindset.
• Assist with payroll reporting, audits, reconciliations, and process improvement initiatives.
• Maintain the highest level of confidentiality when handling sensitive employee and payroll information.

Qualifications

• Associate degree required; Bachelor's degree preferred in Business, Human Resources, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 for all degrees earned.
• 3+ years of payroll, HR, or accounting experience.
• Experience with SAP, ADP/Celergo, or similar payroll systems preferred.
• Proven attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and ability to reconcile accounts.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and customer service skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills preferred, including the ability to analyze, manipulate, and interpret large data sets.
• Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to identify inefficiencies and recommend process enhancements
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build collaborative partnerships with cross-functional teams and third-party vendors.
• Lutron Electronics’ position as the worldwide leader in innovative lighting control and shading solutions has enabled consistent, annual growth. Our company has cultivated a reputation of unsurpassed quality, a broad range of technologies and product offerings, and a strong commitment to servicing our worldwide customers. This has allowed the company to invest in developing new technologies and services, expand our technical capabilities and global presence, and to find and retain the best talent.  Build your career with Lutron where you will enjoy competitive compensation and benefits while exploring many options for continued growth and education. Make a difference every day in our dynamic, people-centric, technology-driven organization. For more information, view our website at www.lutron.com.
• Lutron Electronics is an Equal Opportunity – Affirmative Action – Employer. We welcome qualified, motivated applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics
• #LEC1

Responsibilities

• Support time collection activities by reviewing, validating, and troubleshooting time and attendance data.
• Partner closely with HR, Benefits, and third-party vendors to resolve discrepancies and ensure accurate payroll outcomes.
• Process and maintain payroll exception items, including: Leave of absence pay impacts
• Third-party sick pay payments
• One-time payment requests, garnishments
• Serve as a primary payroll resource for domestic and Puerto Rico employees, responding to payroll-related inquiries with professionalism, discretion, and a customer-focused mindset.
• Assist with payroll reporting, audits, reconciliations, and process improvement initiatives.
• Maintain the highest level of confidentiality when handling sensitive employee and payroll information.

Qualifications

• Associate degree required; Bachelor's degree preferred in Business, Human Resources, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 for all degrees earned.
• 3+ years of payroll, HR, or accounting experience.
• Experience with SAP, ADP/Celergo, or similar payroll systems preferred.
• Proven attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and ability to reconcile accounts.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and customer service skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills preferred, including the ability to analyze, manipulate, and interpret large data sets.
• Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to identify inefficiencies and recommend process enhancements
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build collaborative partnerships with cross-functional teams and third-party vendors.
• Lutron Electronics’ position as the worldwide leader in innovative lighting control and shading solutions has enabled consistent, annual growth. Our company has cultivated a reputation of unsurpassed quality, a broad range of technologies and product offerings, and a strong commitment to servicing our worldwide customers. This has allowed the company to invest in developing new technologies and services, expand our technical capabilities and global presence, and to find and retain the best talent.  Build your career with Lutron where you will enjoy competitive compensation and benefits while exploring many options for continued growth and education. Make a difference every day in our dynamic, people-centric, technology-driven organization. For more information, view our website at www.lutron.com.
• Lutron Electronics is an Equal Opportunity – Affirmative Action – Employer. We welcome qualified, motivated applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics
• #LEC1