[Hiring] Senior Payroll Analyst @TekWissen

Role Description

Lead end-to-end processing for assigned payrolls, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with company policies and legal requirements.

• Review and approve payroll calculations, including earnings, deductions, overtime, bonuses, commissions, and special payments.
• Validate and reconcile payroll data from HRIS, time and attendance, and benefits systems; research and resolve discrepancies.
• Oversee and perform off-cycle and manual check processing as needed.
• Ensure accurate and timely remittance of payroll taxes, garnishments, benefit premiums, and other statutory or voluntary deductions, partnering with vendors where applicable.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex employee payroll inquiries and issues, delivering timely and accurate resolutions with a high level of customer service.
• Partner with HR, Finance, BT, and Benefits teams as needed.

Compliance & Controls:

• Monitor changes in federal, state, and local wage-and-hour laws and payroll tax regulations.
• Maintain internal controls for payroll processes, including segregation of duties, approvals, documentation, and audit trails.
• Support internal and external audits, preparing schedules, reconciliations, and explanations.
• Ensure adherence to company policies and regulatory requirements related to overtime, minimum wage, final pay, leaves of absence, and other employment practices.

Analysis, Reporting & Reconciliation:

• Prepare and analyze regular payroll reports for Finance, HR, and business leaders.
• Investigate and resolve variances between payroll and GL.
• Support year-end activities, including W-2/1099 review, validation, and issue resolution.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on payroll experience, including complex, multi-state payrolls.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local wage-and-hour laws, payroll tax rules, and statutory reporting requirements.
• Demonstrated experience working with a major HRIS/payroll system (e.g., Workday, Oracle, SAP, UKG) and time & attendance tools.
• Experience with ADP is required.
• Proficiency with Excel (vlookups, pivot tables, reconciliations) and comfort working with large data sets.

Requirements

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or similar credential (preferred).
• Experience in a high-growth, multi-entity or multi-country environment (preferred).
• Familiarity with SOX controls and working in a publicly traded or highly regulated environment (preferred).
• Experience with payroll processing through Workday is a plus.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, HR, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.