Sr Payroll Analyst

Soni Resources is partnering with a growing organization seeking a Senior Payroll Analyst to run multi-state payroll, manage complex adjustments, strengthen payroll governance, and support system configuration in a high-volume environment.


This role is the team's payroll expert - solving issues end-to-end, improving processes, and ensuring accurate, compliant payroll operations.


What You'll Do:

• Process weekly, biweekly, and monthly multi-state payroll for 4,000+ employees

• Handle complex transactions: 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 the junior team members

• 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