Senior Payroll Analyst

Position Overview

The Senior Payroll Analyst plays a critical role in supporting the Payroll team as a subject matter expert in payroll and timekeeping systems. This individual is responsible for analyzing payroll data and trends, improving payroll processes, and ensuring accurate and timely payroll operations, including off-cycle adjustments. The role also focuses heavily on reporting, metrics, and cross-functional collaboration with Accounting

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Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert for payroll and timekeeping systems, supporting system maintenance and optimization
• Analyze payroll data and trends to identify opportunities for process improvement and operational efficiency
• Generate, maintain, and distribute both ad-hoc and standard payroll reports
• Create new reports, dashboards, and data views to support business needs
• Partner with Accounting to support account reconciliations and manage garnishment processing and payments
• Compile and distribute key workforce metrics (e.g., overtime, hours worked vs. budget)
• Support bi-weekly payroll processing, including ensuring timely completion of timekeeping approvals and sign-offs
• Assist in developing recurring and custom reporting with meaningful data analysis
• Contribute to improvements in payroll-related applications to enhance productivity and business operations
• Other duties as assigned by hiring manager

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree in Business + 5+ years of payroll experience with systems/IT exposure, or 7+ years of progressive payroll experience with systems/IT exposure
• Strong experience with payroll and timekeeping systems (Workday experience is a plus)
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
• Proven ability to analyze payroll reports and understand how registers and reports tie together
• Experience using web-based tools to research and resolve payroll issues
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• High level of discretion when handling confidential information
• Excellent communication, organization, and collaboration skills

What Success Looks Like

• Accurate and timely payroll processing with minimal errors
• Actionable insights derived from payroll reporting and data analysis
• Improved payroll workflows and system utilization
• Strong cross-functional partnership with Accounting and other teams