NA Payroll Analyst — Remote & Compliance Focus

Tate & Lyle; Hoffman Estates, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 57,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Tate & Lyle is seeking a Payroll Analyst, North America, to manage multi‑payroll processing for U.S. and Canada employees. The role offers the choice of working from our Hoffman Estates, IL office or remotely from home in the USA.

The successful candidate will ensure payroll is processed accurately, on time, and in compliance with laws, while partnering with HR, Finance and Plant administrators to drive improvements across payroll processes.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the payroll function including preparation, balancing, internal control, and payroll taxes.
• Experience of processing payrolls using Workday preferred.
• Experience of processing payroll via a 3rd party provider.
• Must possess excellent organizational skills with the ability to plan a variety of tasks with conflicting demands whilst meeting strict deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Must possess the ability to liaise across the organization and maintain effective working relationships.
• Must be an advocate for identifying and delivering continuous improvement.
• Must be comfortable working remotely as part of a global team.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Responsibilities

• Builds and maintains working relationships with HR, Finance, and Plant administrators to ensure payroll requirements are fully communicated, understood and adhered to.
• Prepares and maintains accurate records of payroll transactions & ensures data is transferred to 3rd party provider for processing within agreed timelines.
• Checks 3rd party providers payroll output to ensure all data changes have been applied accurately.
• Reviews and approves Payroll, disbursements & garnishments, in line with internal approval routes.
• Analyze pre‑payroll reports to identify variances, errors and/or anomalies.

Skills

Payroll processing

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Business/Human Resources

CPP or FPC certification

Tools

Workday HR System

Job description

Tate & Lyle is seeking a Payroll Analyst, North America, to manage multi‑payroll processing for U.S. and Canada employees. The role offers the choice of working from our Hoffman Estates, IL office or remotely from home in the USA.

The successful candidate will ensure payroll is processed accurately, on time, and in compliance with laws, while partnering with HR, Finance and Plant administrators to drive improvements across payroll processes.