
Payroll Specialist
Tenable
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Columbia • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $34 - $46 per hour
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Oversee multinational payrolls within the assigned region, ensuring compliance with local labor regulations, tax laws, and SOX controls
- Review employee master data and variable inputs to ensure accurate and compliant payroll processing
- Record in-kind and equity income accurately in accordance with local requirements
- Ensure precise and timely data transfer to the external payroll provider
- Review and reconcile payroll calculations, accruals, and vendor reports to ensure accurate and timely employee payments
- Work closely with HR, Accounting, and Legal teams to resolve payroll-related inquiries
- Reconcile payroll reports after each cycle, process journal entries and upload transactions for accounting
- Prepare periodic reports for management as needed (monthly, mid-year, and fiscal year-end)
- Provide backup support for international subsidiary payroll processing
- Work with provider to resolve payroll issues across U.S.(federal, state, local) and international jurisdictions
- May perform additional payroll-related duties as assigned
Requirements
- Ability to work in a hybrid/on-site capacity at our Columbia, MD headquarters, with extended onsite availability during EOQ and EOY activities
- 3+ years of payroll administration experience for 500+ employees, preferably within assigned region(s)
- Proven experience processing payroll through an external provider
- Strong knowledge of multi-state payroll, tax, and regulatory reporting requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, HR, or related field (preferred)
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and MS Office
- Excellent communication, organization, and time management skills to meet strict deadlines
- High level of discretion and professionalism in handling confidential information
- Team-oriented, responsible, and adaptable to changing priorities
- May perform other duties and responsibilities as deemed necessary by management
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings with company match
- employee stock purchase plan
- employee referral program
- flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- education assistance
- parental leave
- paid time off (PTO)
- company-paid holidays
- health and wellness events
- community programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
payroll administrationmulti-state payroll processingtax reportingregulatory reportingdata reconciliationjournal entriesequity income recordingcompliance with labor regulationsSOX controlspayroll calculations
Soft skills
communicationorganizationtime managementdiscretionprofessionalismteam-orientedresponsibilityadaptability