Senior Payroll AnalystLocation: North America Support Center in Bethesda, MDPurpose: The Senior Payroll Analyst supports U.S. and Canadian payroll processing to ensure accuracy and timely execution. This role is also responsible for maintaining compliance with applicable laws and regulations, preserving payroll records, and managing off-cycle payment processing.Essential Functions:Examines each payroll run for accuracy, efficiency, and compliance; prepares summary report to the Director of Payroll on any apparent improvement opportunitiesAnalyzes the payroll process and its efficiency over time, identifies areas of opportunity, and presents improvement plans; if improvement plans are considered viable, may be tasked with their implementationPrepares reports highlighting performance against targets and any identified issues, as well as trending payroll performance over time to encourage continuous improvement, including suggestions for long-term enhancements to the processEnsures compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements, including tax laws, wage and hour laws and other payroll-related regulationsVerifies that work records have been captured correctly and completely; checks that all the performed work is a true reflection of the entered work recordsValidates bonuses, overtime, expense claims, or other ad hoc remunerationVerifies wage and salary data for errors/inconsistencies and highlights any issuesInspects mistakes and anomalies to determine whether they are systemic or resulting from faulty data input; flags systemic failures and liaises with the Director of Payroll to rectify themPerforms regular spot checks to ensure deductions are accurate for each payroll runAudits the deductions process to determine and rectify the root cause of errorsOversees the distribution of paychecks and direct depositsReporting Relationship: The Senior Payroll Analyst reports directly to the Director of PayrollMinimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment:Education and Experience: The combination of education and professional experience must exceed 5 years: In a technical role: Requires 3-5 years of payroll experience A bachelor's degree in a program related to the functional area can count for 2 of the 5-year requirement In the industry: 3-5 years of Hospitality, F&B and/or Retail experience Must have previous experience processing high volume payrollSpecialized Training: Knowledge of US state, local, and federal tax regulations, as well as wage and hour regulations and laws Knowledge of Canadian federal and provincial laws and regulations preferredSpecialized Skillset/Competencies/Traits: Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel Requires PeopleSoft payroll experience; experience with Success Factors & ADP preferred Analytical mindset and keen eye for detail Possesses strong business acumen and a forward-thinking approach to payroll management, with the ability to evaluate long-term impacts and drive alignment with organizational goals.
Demonstrated history of understanding the needs of the business, stakeholders, the employee population and individual circumstances Demonstrated history of creating and maintaining positive work environments to achieve common goals