Senior Payroll Analyst

Overview

The organization is partnering with a growing team to hire a Senior Payroll Analyst. This role will run multi-state payroll, manage complex adjustments, strengthen payroll governance, and support payroll system configuration in a high-volume environment.

This position serves as the team’s payroll expert—solving issues end-to-end, improving processes, and ensuring accurate, compliant payroll operations.

Responsibilities

• Process weekly, biweekly, and monthly multi-state payroll for 4,000+ employees
• Handle complex payroll transactions, including reversals, voids, retro pay, overpayments/repayments, off-cycle runs, and prior-period corrections
• Perform payroll, tax, benefits, 401(k), and GL reconciliations; resolve variances and tax notices
• Audit large payroll data sets and drive root-cause analysis for recurring issues
• Partner with HR, Finance, Accounting, Benefits, and vendors to resolve escalations
• Support payroll system maintenance, integrations, upgrades, and configuration (earnings/deductions)
• Lead process improvements, strengthen controls, and contribute to payroll governance
• Provide guidance to junior team members

Requirements

• 5–8+ years of U.S. multi-state payroll experience in a high-volume environment
• Strong experience with complex adjustments and prior-period corrections
• Hands-on reconciliation experience (tax, benefits, 401(k), GL)
• Advanced Excel skills and comfort auditing large data sets
• Ability to work independently, manage deadlines, and handle sensitive issues
• UKG Pro strongly preferred; ADP or similar-sized system experience considered
• CPP preferred; FPC considered
• Experience with tax notices, integrations, or SOX environments is a plus
• Public company experience strongly preferred

Compensation & Benefits

• $45–$50 per hour
• Salary is based on a range of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other job-related qualifications.

Location

Not specified