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Senior Payroll Specialist

$51k - $77k

Indeed

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Day to Day

  • Preparation of payroll to manager review level for all aspects of North America payroll for multi-state in a high volume environment.

  • Provide accurate and timely responses to employee's payroll related inquiries.

  • Periodic audit of system data to ensure accuracy and reconcile differences, including ensuring compliance with audit and SOX requirements.

  • Assist with Ad Hoc reporting requests and quarterly and year end preparations as needed.

  • Provide backup support and assistance to other payroll team members and cross functional collaboration with People, Tax, Accounting and Legal teams.

Responsibilities

  • Process monthly payroll for assigned business units or regions

  • Ensure payroll activities comply with local laws and regulations

  • Respond to employee payroll inquiries in a timely and accurate manner

  • Maintain and update employee payroll information in external systems

  • Support reporting requests and provide backup assistance to team members

  • Complete additional tasks and projects as needed

Skills/Competencies

  • Requires a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

  • Multinational payroll experience at a global software company

  • Meticulous, organizational skills and with proven attention to detail

  • Excellent customer service focus and communication skills

  • Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision

  • Proficiency in Excel and in Google Docs

Salary Range Transparency

Tier 1 - United States of America 51,000 - 77,000 USD per year

Tier 2 - United States of America 57,000 - 85,000 USD per year

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At this time, we are not considering candidates for this role who are based in the following locations: California, Seattle, WA, the New York City Metro (Tri-State) area, or the Washington, DC Metro area.

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Reference ID: 47656

U.S. Remote Only - Posting Duration:

The deadline to apply to this position is 8/28/2026. Job postings may be extended at the hiring team's discretion based on applicant volume.

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