Job Description:
• Process and submit payrolls for multiple legal entities and pay groups according to established schedules and procedures
• Review and validate payroll preview results before submission
• Execute payroll balancing, reconciliation, and post-payroll validation
• Analyze payroll variances, reconciliations, and payroll register results
• Research payroll discrepancies, tax issues, earnings variances, and employee pay concerns
• Process retroactive adjustments, off-cycle payrolls, and payroll corrections
• Assist with payroll inquiries and operational issue resolution
• Develop, maintain, and analyze payroll reports, reconciliations, dashboards, and operational metrics
• Perform payroll trend analysis related to overtime, labor distribution, earnings, deductions, and workforce activity
• Identify discrepancies, anomalies, and processing variances through reporting and data analysis
• Support audit requests and payroll reporting for internal and external stakeholders
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc payroll reporting for Payroll, Finance, and operational leadership
• Support payroll system configuration and validation for earnings, deductions, taxes, labor allocations, and pay policies
• Assist with payroll system testing, UAT validation, and implementation support
• Research and troubleshoot payroll system issues, data discrepancies, and interface errors
• Support payroll data integrity and system/process improvement initiatives
• Validate payroll setup and workforce data for new entities, locations, or operational changes
• Document payroll system processes, workflows, and configuration requirements
• Support federal, state, and local payroll compliance activities
• Assist with payroll audit preparation, reconciliations, documentation, control validation, and process reviews
• Support payroll tax reconciliation and reporting with Payroll Tax Compliance
• Identify process improvements, reporting enhancements, and operational efficiencies
• Develop and maintain payroll SOPs
• Support operational readiness and stabilization during implementations and process changes
• Partner cross-functionally to improve payroll data accuracy and operational consistency
• Serve as a technical resource for payroll systems, reporting, and operational processes
Requirements:
• 5–8+ years of payroll operations, processing, and analytical experience
• Strong understanding of payroll compliance, wage and hour regulations, payroll taxes, and payroll accounting concepts
• Experience supporting payroll systems implementations and/or workforce management systems
• Advanced Google / Excel skills including reporting, reconciliations, pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis
• Experience with HCM/payroll and Time & Attendance systems such as Rippling (required), Workday, UKG, Kronos Workforce Management, ADP, Paycor, or similar platforms
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, reconciliation, and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Experience in multi-entity payroll environments
• Experience with payroll implementations and acquisitions/integrations
• Experience with workforce management and timekeeping systems
• Experience supporting payroll audits and controls
• Experience in sports, hospitality, retail, healthcare, or multi-location operational environments
• CPP certification preferred but not required
Benefits:
• Occasional travel for site visits and business-related events