Senior Payroll Analyst — US & Canada (Hybrid)

Cummins; San Luis Potosí; Hybrid; MXN 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, seeks a Senior Payroll Analyst to join the Payroll team within Cummins Services – HR Operations at Cummins Comercializadora. The role supports end-to-end payroll for US and Canadian populations, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with internal controls.

Reporting to the North America Payroll Manager, the Senior Payroll Analyst will partner with Finance, HR, and other stakeholders, support system configuration changes, perform root-cause analysis,

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of progressive payroll experience for a US multi-state employer with at least 5,000 employees.
• Experience and understanding of integrations and impact to general ledger accounts.
• 1 year experience using SAP Payroll system or ADP GlobalView (Processing Services model).
• Ability to document requirements for system configuration changes and write test scripts to test changes based on knowledge of what processes are impacted by the change.
• Knowledge of work rules and tax requirements across Federal, State and Local jurisdictions and training for team members.
• Experience using Service Now or other case management system preferred.
• Highly organized, collaborative, and customer-focused in fast-paced environments.
• English proficiency is required.

Responsibilities

• Support U.S. multi-state and Canadian payroll operations, providing expertise in payroll calculation, processing, validation, and issue resolution.
• Execute and validate payroll activities in accordance with established payroll processing schedules, controls, and checklists, ensuring accuracy and timely completion.
• Review pre-payroll and post-payroll results to identify and resolve discrepancies and minimize payroll processing errors.
• Manage complex payroll scenarios involving earnings, deductions, taxes, allowances, and other payroll components.
• Troubleshoot payroll and system-related data issues and resolve complex employee pay inquiries.
• Provide guidance and work directions to payroll team members to help ensure payroll processing deadlines and operational requirements are met.
• Respond to complex payroll-related inquiries from Finance, HR, employees, and other key stakeholders.
• Support the triage and resolution of payroll cases, escalating issues when appropriate.
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for payroll system configuration changes, enhancements, and implementations.
• Perform root cause analysis on payroll issues and develop solutions to prevent recurrence and improve payroll accuracy.
• Coach and mentor less experienced payroll team members, sharing payroll knowledge and best practices.
• Ensure compliance with payroll internal controls and applicable payroll-related regulatory and tax requirements.
• Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance payroll processes, controls, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Support the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of payroll process documentation and procedures.
• Support the review and preparation of payroll data required for tax filings, withholding requirements, year-end activities, and payroll reporting.
• Serve as a key internal resource for complex payroll-related inquiries and operational matters.

Skills

English proficiency

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, administration or related

Tools

SAP Payroll

ADP GlobalView

Job description

Cummins in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, seeks a Senior Payroll Analyst to join the Payroll team within Cummins Services – HR Operations at Cummins Comercializadora. The role supports end-to-end payroll for US and Canadian populations, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with internal controls.

Reporting to the North America Payroll Manager, the Senior Payroll Analyst will partner with Finance, HR, and other stakeholders, support system configuration changes, perform root-cause analysis,