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Senior Payroll Analyst
Location
United States
Posted
132 days ago
Salary
$6.9K - $11.0K / month
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Payroll Analyst
Ferguson
• Serve as a subject matter authority for payroll operations, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local wage and hour laws. • Oversee and process complex payroll transactions, adjustments, and reconciliations. • Conduct detailed audits of payroll data to ensure accuracy and compliance. • Collaborate with HR, Finance, and third-party vendors to resolve escalated payroll issues. • Support tax filings, year-end processing, and regulatory reporting requirements. • Maintain and update payroll process documentation and standard operating procedures. • Analyze payroll data, identify trends, and recommend process improvements to enhance accuracy and efficiency. • Test and implement system enhancements, upgrades, or new payroll functionality in collaboration with HRIS or IT. • Provide training, guidance, and support to payroll team members. • Respond to complex employee and management inquiries regarding payroll policies and practices. • Stay current on payroll guidelines, tax laws, and regulatory updates to support compliance.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years of progressive payroll experience, including multi-state or multi-country payrolls
- Prevailing wage experience strongly desired
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or progress toward certification preferred
- Deep understanding of multi-state payroll processing, wage and hour laws, and payroll tax regulations
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
- Excellent organizational and time management abilities; able to handle multiple deadlines
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency with payroll systems (e.g., ADP, Workday, SAP) and advanced Excel skills
- Ability to handle sensitive payroll data with confidentiality and integrity
- High level of professionalism
- Prior experience leading or mentoring payroll team members is a plus
- Experience working with large employee populations and third-party payroll providers preferred.
Benefits
- health, dental, vision
- paid time off
- life insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- mental health coverage
- gender affirming benefits
- family building benefits
- paid parental leave
- associate discounts
- community involvement opportunities
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