Apply for the Senior Time Specialist, Payroll – Lakeland job opening.Senior Time Specialist, Payroll – Lakeland

Location: Lakeland, FL
Job ID: 33427BR
Department: Payroll
Working Hours: This position works a rotating 5 day schedule each week between Saturday and Friday with 2 consecutive days off most weeks. Flexible work schedule based on the needs of the business.
Pay Frequency: Weekly
Date Posted: Jun 13, 2025

$49 - 68k

Hybrid

Full Time - Regular

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Description

The purpose of this position is to extract, examine, research, audit and correct critical data regarding associates’ punches, absences, and driver’s pay received from all time systems to ensure all Publix associates are paid properly and benefit quotas are accurately allotted.

Responsibilities include:

• Investigating multiple payroll files weekly by verifying the entries which are being submitted (from retail, support office, distribution and manufacturing) are authentic based on multiple Publix policies, federal labor laws as well as state labor laws and utilizing vast technical payroll knowledge as it relates to each business area which includes Corporate, Retail, Manufacturing and Distribution; and their payroll time related guidelines and rules
• Conducting intense audits for verification of weekly time worked, absences submitted as paid and unpaid, and adjustments submitted for processing of current and prior weeks’ time and absences
• Calculating, adjusting and certifying individual associate quotas for paid time off, sick pay, and holiday bonus
• Generating and processing all reports from the payroll system (SAP), Sick Pay Database (Access database), FETCH, all Oasis systems for retail and support along with the Time Off Request system (TOR)

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Required Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a business-related field or its equivalent in experience
• 3 years of experience in an analytical position
• Ability to prepare, summarize and present fact-based information to other associates, other business areas, to management, etc.
• Ability to accurately make decisions without supported policies or procedure to support out of the ordinary decisions
• Ability to facilitate training to various levels of Publix associates
• Adaptability skills
• Leadership skills
• Ability to display professionalism
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize a large volume of work to meet rigid deadlines and details for deductions and submissions
• Attention to detail
• Verbal and Written communication skills
• Ability to work under strict deadlines and complete a high volume of work accurately
• Ability to react quickly and in a calm, professional manner when situations arise affecting any facet of the payroll time process
• Knowledge of Publix Operations/ Infrastructure
• Basic technical knowledge of the integrated payroll system (SAP), and how it works with various time systems for electronic submissions attendances
• Basic knowledge of time systems and self-service programs
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Access, and Microsoft Outlook
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and SharePoint
• Willingness to be available to maintain 7 days per week coverage with limited days off. This includes working weekends, holidays, and overtime
• Due to the out of ordinary situations resulting in payroll time errors, payroll time file errors, of payroll time system issues, the incumbent may be called upon during nonscheduled work days

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Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree Finance, Accounting or Business Management
• 5 years of experience in an analytical position
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)

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Benefits

• Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
• An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Group health, dental and vision plans plan
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
• Visit our website to see all of our benefits: Benefits – Jobs (publix.com)

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Year End Bonus

To reward associates for their contributions to the company for the calendar year, Publix provides a Holiday Bonus in November. In the first year of continuous employment the bonus is equal to 15 hours of pay, and in the second year of continuous employment the bonus is equal to one week’s pay if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check. In subsequent years, the bonus is equal to two weeks’ pay.

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Additional Information

Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration. Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours.

Please do not use your Publix email address when applying. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email.

**Please note that Publix will not sponsor any hire for this position for a visa or permanent residence.

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