Senior Payroll Specialist

6 month contract, likely extension

Must-haves:

• 6+ years of experience in payroll
• Experience in a Lead or Manager role
• Experience with GLOBAL payroll and tax setup and operations
• Payroll tax expertise (tax step and regulations, reconciliations, and agency follow-up, state and local tax discrepancies, employee tax setup and withholding issues)
• Experience with ADP EV6
• Experience with SAP SuccessFactors
• Experience with Shadow Payroll (global scale) and Task Amendments
• Experience with PQA's and CQA's (current quarter adjustments and prior quarter adjustments)
• Excel experience
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

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• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, versatility.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

ownership of end to end payroll systems and experience registering companies for different tax agencies

Plusses:

• WFM exposure
• SAP experience for payment coordination
• SharePoint experience

Job Description:

Our client is seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist. This role is a high-priority, senior-level contract position designed to fill gaps in complex payroll operations and provide hands-on expertise across payroll processing, payroll tax, payroll accounting/analysis, and must have exposure in a global payroll and tax setting. We are seeking a detail-oriented and technically proficient candidate. They can be fully remote!

Day-to-Day:

• Support complex U.S. payroll operations with an emphasis on troubleshooting, analysis, and ownership of high-risk payroll items.
• Function flexibly across roles (Senior Payroll Specialist / Payroll Tax Analyst / Payroll Accountant) depending on business needs.
• Run payroll in ADP EV6, with WFM exposure.
• Manage multiple pay groups (salaried and hourly), including complex pay timing (current period vs. arrears).
• Support shadow payroll and global payroll operations.
• Coordinate non-invoice payments via SAP (including expatriate populations).
• Perform GL reconciliations, variance analysis, and payroll controls.
• Extract, analyze, and reconcile large payroll datasets using Excel and SharePoint.
• Investigate payroll issues across systems, understanding upstream and downstream impacts.