Senior Payroll Analyst

Savannah River Mission Completion

Senior Payroll Analyst managing payroll processing and compliance for Savannah River Mission Completion. Analyzing, auditing and resolving payroll issues while ensuring adherence to regulations.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeAiken • South Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $69,000 - $114,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Analyzes, audits, reconciles and resolves payroll processing and employee payroll issues
Verifies manual pay lines are accurate before submitting for payment
Extracts, analyzes, and reconciles payroll, deduction, tax and benefit data on a scheduled and ad-hoc basis
Investigates out of balance situations and conducts research to resolve
Produces wire transfers, accounts payable vouchers, ACH, and positive pay files
Reviews benefit administrative fee invoices and prepares paperwork for payment
Accumulates data to prepare and submit quarterly and yearly Federal and State Tax Returns (ie. 941 forms)
Prepares file for journal entry cost redistribution
Researches and processes payroll and benefit adjustment entries
Handles wage under/overpayments and acquires repayment if possible
Calculates and prepares off cycle check requests
Tracks ongoing benefit expenses for company budgeting/costing purposes
Compiles, analyzes and submits payroll, benefit and other information for reports
Works with employees who believe their paycheck is inaccurate or who may have taxation or garnishment issues

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related plus progressive experience in payroll or accounting
Experience with at least one payroll system
Experience with databases and familiarity with queries
Strong understanding of accruals, debits and credits
In-depth understanding of the end-to-end payroll cycle and how it translates to general accounting systems and reporting
Understanding of financial systems
Highly organized
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc)
Keen attention to detail
Ability to work independently in most situations
Customer service oriented

Benefits

Comp & perks

401k Retirement Savings Plan – 5% immediate company contribution, additional matching for employee contributions
Health Insurance & Prescription Drug Program
Health Savings Account
Telehealth with BlueCare on Demand
Dental Coverage
Vision Coverage
Flexible Spending Accounts
160 hours annual paid time off (accrued monthly), plus 11 paid holidays
Paid Parental Leave
Life and Accident Coverage
Disability Coverage
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement

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Hard Skills & Tools

payroll processingdata analysistax returnsjournal entrypayroll adjustmentswire transfersACHbenefit reconciliationfinancial reportingaccruals

Soft Skills

highly organizedattention to detailcustomer service orientedindependent workproblem-solving

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in AccountingBachelor’s degree in FinanceBachelor’s degree in Business