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Senior Payroll Analyst
Lyric - Clarity in motion.. Oversee the third-party provider responsible for payroll processing and payroll tax filing services .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in full cycle payroll processing, including Workday Payroll system maintenance and configuration. Capable of managing payroll operations, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, and effectively resolving payroll-related issues.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Workday Payroll ExperienceFull Cycle Payroll ProcessingPayroll Configuration ManagementPayroll Compliance KnowledgeCertified Payroll Professional (CPP)
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Hard Skills
Payroll ProcessingPayroll Tax FilingPayroll AuditsEarnings and Deduction CodesCalculation RulesSystem MaintenanceTesting and TroubleshootingProduction SupportData ValidationChange-Control Documentation
Soft Skills
Excellent Communication SkillsProblem-SolvingPartnership BuildingTime ManagementPrioritization
Tools & Technologies
Workday
Certifications & Qualifications
Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
Industry Keywords
Payroll ComplianceMulti-State PayrollPayroll ProceduresHRISEmployee Inquiries
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Oversee the third-party provider responsible for payroll processing and payroll tax filing services
- Establish performance expectations, monitor service levels and issue resolution, validate payroll and tax outputs, and ensure Workday payroll data is accurate and complete
- Manage biweekly and semimonthly payroll processing for approximately 450 employees
- Collect and review payroll inputs and supporting documentation, process adjustments, and validate final payroll results
- Serve as the Workday Payroll subject matter expert
- Lead payroll-impacting configuration activities with HRIS, including earnings and deduction codes and calculation rules
- Define requirements, assess payroll impacts, maintain configuration and change-control documentation, perform testing, and coordinate reviews and approvals
- Partner with HR, HRIS, and Finance to identify, prioritize, and resolve payroll issues
- Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions; track issues through resolution
- Perform recurring payroll audits and reconciliations of earnings, deductions, taxes, and benefits
- Maintain knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll requirements and coordinate updates to processes, controls, and configurations
- Respond to employee inquiries regarding pay, deductions, and taxes; resolve escalated or complex issues
- Develop and maintain payroll procedures, controls, job aids, and documentation
Requirements
What you’ll need- Applicants must already be legally authorized to work in the U.S.; visa sponsorship, sponsorship assumption, and other immigration support are not available
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in full cycle payroll processing
- Ability to independently own and execute end-to-end payroll operations in a lean, fast-paced environment
- Ability to prioritize competing responsibilities, manage multiple deadlines, and deliver accurate results
- Minimum of three (3) years of hands-on Workday Payroll experience, including system maintenance, testing, troubleshooting, and production support
- Ability to build partnerships and work effectively with internal customers at all organizational levels
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Preferred: experience overseeing a third-party payroll and tax services provider
- Preferred: Workday Payroll configuration experience, including earnings and deduction codes, calculation rules, business processes, and related payroll integrations
- Preferred: experience supporting multi-state payroll tax filings, agency notices, registrations, and year-end reporting
- Preferred: Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification