Payroll

• Manage, coach and develop 3 Payroll Specialists; conduct regular 1:1s, set objectives, and lead performance reviews
• Allocate entity and workload ownership across the team, balancing complexity and coverage risk
• Build a positive team culture with clear accountability and defined career pathways
• Serve as first-line escalation for all payroll queries, exceptions, and processing issues during US hours
• Oversee end-to-end payroll processing cycles across all 5 US legal entities, ensuring accuracy and on-time delivery
• Perform final review and sign-off on payroll runs before funding; act as hands-on processor for complex or high-risk entities
• Manage off-cycle payroll runs, retroactive adjustments, and termination calculations
• Own the payroll calendar and ensure all deadlines are met across entities
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations across all jurisdictions
• Maintain SOX controls documentation and support internal and external audits
• Manage year-end processes including W-2 production, reconciliations, and tax filings
• Monitor legislative and regulatory changes affecting US payroll; implement required process updates
• Own day-to-day relationships with payroll system vendor, tax filing agents, and benefit administrators
• Partner with HR, Finance, Legal, and Benefits teams as the primary US payroll contact
• Prepare and present payroll metrics, exception reports, and KPIs for the Global Payroll Director and senior stakeholders
• Identify and lead process improvement initiatives to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and controls
• Support system upgrades, new entity set-ups, and M&A-related payroll integrations
• Contribute to global payroll strategy and standardization projects led by the Global Payroll Director

Payroll Manager

• Manage, coach and develop 3 Payroll Specialists; conduct regular 1:1s, set objectives, and lead performance reviews
• Allocate entity and workload ownership across the team, balancing complexity and coverage risk
• Build a positive team culture with clear accountability and defined career pathways
• Serve as first-line escalation for all payroll queries, exceptions, and processing issues during US hours
• Oversee end-to-end payroll processing cycles across all 5 US legal entities, ensuring accuracy and on-time delivery
• Perform final review and sign-off on payroll runs before funding; act as hands-on processor for complex or high-risk entities
• Manage off-cycle payroll runs, retroactive adjustments, and termination calculations
• Own the payroll calendar and ensure all deadlines are met across entities
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations across all jurisdictions
• Maintain SOX controls documentation and support internal and external audits
• Manage year-end processes including W-2 production, reconciliations, and tax filings
• Monitor legislative and regulatory changes affecting US payroll; implement required process updates
• Own day-to-day relationships with payroll system vendor, tax filing agents, and benefit administrators
• Partner with HR, Finance, Legal, and Benefits teams as the primary US payroll contact
• Prepare and present payroll metrics, exception reports, and KPIs for the Global Payroll Director and senior stakeholders
• Identify and lead process improvement initiatives to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and controls

• Assists in the preparation of payroll in Workday Payroll for employees paid on biweekly and monthly frequencies
• Enters and maintains OnDemand payroll records upon Management approval
• Serves as main point of contact for payroll & troubleshoots payroll-related issues impacting employees (non-payments, pay discrepancies, general questions, etc.)
• Performs data entry tasks related to payroll and benefits
• Follows up on withholding orders, and other non-tax correspondence received from government authorities
• Provides ad hoc payroll reporting and other documentation to Finance, HR, and other authorized parties
• Audits payroll data to ensure accuracy
• Communicates and works with 3rd party payroll partners as needed
• Additional responsibilities assigned by management

Payroll Specialist

• 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

Senior Payroll Analyst

• Payroll Data Entry - Enter and validate employee information, time data, and pay changes in payroll systems.
• Audit Support - Assist with pre and post-payroll audits, including 4-eye checks, data accuracy reviews, and documentation collection.
• Employee File Maintenance - Help maintain digital and physical payroll records in compliance with retention policies.
• Reporting Assistance - Generate basic payroll reports and support month-end or year-end tasks.
• Systems Support - Learn and assist with SAP HP, ADP, or other HRIS/payroll platforms.
• Compliance Tasks - Support tax, wage, and regulatory requirements through data accuracy and documentation.
• Customer Service - Help respond to employee payroll questions with guidance from senior team members.
• Process Improvement - Identify opportunities to streamline tasks and improve accuracy.

Payroll Co-op

• Develop and test the PeopleSoft Global Payroll rules engine.
• Update/modify existing extensions or tailored software.
• Experience with integration of PeopleSoft Global Payroll with existing Oracle PeopleSoft HCM solutions to support the Integrated Personnel and Pay System.
• Design, develop, and maintain customizations and enhancements across a variety of PeopleSoft modules including HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Time & Labor, Financials (AP, AR, GL), and Campus Solutions.
• Develop and support complex components using PeopleTools, PeopleCode, Application Engine, Integration Broker, Component Interface, and Event Mapping.
• Strong experience with SQL, SQR, PS/Query, BI Publisher, and web services.
• Support integrations with third-party and legacy systems using REST/SOAP Web Services, file-based integrations, and middleware tools.
• Collaborate with business analysts and functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve performance issues, data integrity problems, and system bugs across multiple modules.
• Apply security best practices, manage user roles/permissions, and ensure compliance with data privacy standards (HIPAA, FISMA, etc.).
• Support batch scheduling, job streams, and workflow automation using Application Engine, Process Scheduler, and PeopleSoft Workflows.
• Participate in Agile development processes and contribute to sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
• Maintain comprehensive technical documentation, change control artifacts, and deployment packages.

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