Specialist, Payroll

How you'll help us Keep Climbing (overview & key responsibilities)

The Payroll Specialist is responsible for processing accurate, timely, and compliant payroll activities across multiple employee populations and specialized payroll workstreams. This role supports payroll processing for regular employees, retirees, pilots, flight attendants, expatriates, employees with disability-related payroll needs, and global mobility payments, while also managing garnishment processing, tax-related activities, and banking data updates. Success in this role requires strong attention to detail, sound judgment, payroll knowledge, and the ability to handle sensitive information with accuracy and care.

Responsibilities:

• Process payrollaccurately and on time for regular employees, retirees, flight attendants,pilots, expatriates, disability-related payroll cases, and globalmobility-related payments. Review payroll inputs and outputs to identifydiscrepancies, validate data, and resolve issues before payrollcompletion. Maintain and update payroll records, including banking dataupdates and other employee payroll changes.

• Process Pilot,disability-related payroll transactions in alignment with establishedprocedures, timelines, and requirements. Process garnishments inaccordance with applicable requirements, deadlines, and establishedprocedures.

• Supporttax-related payroll activities, including review, validation, issueresolution, and compliance-related processing. Research and resolvepayroll issues related to pay, deductions, taxes, garnishments, directdeposit, disability cases, and employee data.

• Partner with HR,Benefits, Tax, Finance, and other internal stakeholders to gatherinformation and resolve payroll questions or issues. Ensure payrollactivities are completed in alignment with company policy, internalcontrols, and applicable regulatory requirements

• Support payrollreconciliations, audits, reporting, and year-end activities to maintainaccuracy and audit readiness. Monitor recurring issues and process gapsand contribute to continuous improvement efforts that strengthen payrollquality and efficiency.

• Communicateclearly and professionally with employees, managers, and business partnersregarding payroll questions and issue resolutio

• Maintain payrollguidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures. Isknowledgeable of all current and new/upcoming changes inlegislation/guidelines - proactively advises leaders of changes andprovides recommended action.

What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications)

• 3+ years'experience in payroll processing, payroll operations, or a relatedfunction

• Knowledge ofpayroll processes, controls, and issue resolution practices

• Strong attentionto detail and commitment to accuracy

• Stronganalytical, organizational, and problem-solving skill

• Ability tomanage sensitive and confidential information appropriately

• Strong writtenand verbal communication skills

• Ability tomanage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment

• Is at least 18years of age and has authorization to work in the United States.

• Embraces diversepeople, thinking, and styles.

• Consistentlyprioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data.

• Must be resultsoriented and capable of meeting or exceeding aggressive deadlines withattention to detail and highest quality results.

• A proven abilityto work in a diverse team responsible for the management of daily HRoperations including payroll functions for Flight Operations

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

• SAP payroll experience or work with another ERP payroll software

Benefits and Perks to Help You Keep Climbing

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