Job role overview

  • Date posted

    May 8, 2026

  • Hiring location

    Hartsville

Description

My name is Nick Davis and I am with InstantServe LLC. We're currently recruiting for a role that we think would be a great fit for someone with your skills and experience. Would you be open to learning more about this? I have included a brief job description below to help you better understand the qualifications we are looking for:

Job Title: Payroll Specialist

Location: Onsite Hartsville, SC

Job type: Full time Permanent

Shift: 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week

Pay Range: According to experience Annually/Yearly + Sign on bonus and Benefits

Must-Haves

1 2 years of experience in payroll or related payroll/human resource experience is also preferred

2 Experience with Kronos and Workday is a plus

3 Ability to work in an onsite setting

Job Description

What you'll be doing:

  • Responsible for the timely and accurate payment of Sonoco's payrolls. Includes multi-company, multi-state and multiple pay cycles.
  • Executes proper control, payment and reporting of special payrolls including executive, manager and supervisor bonuses.
  • Responsible for payments to US citizens working for Sonoco outside of the US (expatriates).
  • Maintain controls and audits to ensure that the payrolls are calculated properly and that Sonoco is in compliance with wage and hour laws.
  • Audits HR entries into Workday to ensure compliance with SOX to identify any control weaknesses. Initiates corrective action for system edit and error messages.
  • Handles exceptional pays including moving pay, stock options, COLA, and expatriates. Must ensure that these payments are taxed correctly.
  • Have in-depth knowledge of pay practices and federal, state and local wage and hour law and tax regulations.
  • Assist with year-end processing to ensure that tax forms are issued timely and accurately.
  • Must be able to research federal and state rules and regulations.
  • Must be able to make decisions to resolve pay issues that arise with the operations, balancing the needs of the employees with the cost to Sonoco, while ensuring that Sonoco is in compliance with federal, state and local regulations.
  • Make recommendations for process and system improvements.
  • Participates in system testing as required for software/hardware upgrades, implementations, acquisitions and integrations.
  • Maintains processing task list and documentation according to department standards
  • Provide back-up support to other team members when needed.

This position is located at our Corporate Headquarters in beautiful Hartsville, SC and 100% onsite out of Hartsville. Possibility of being Hybrid once training period is over, but must resides close or near Hartsville or open to relocation.

We'd love to hear from you if:

  • We'd prefer you to have a Four-year degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
  • 2 years of experience in payroll or related payroll/human resource experience is also preferred
  • Experience with Kronos and Workday is a plus

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