Payroll Analyst

Consultative Search Group; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Consultative Search Group is seeking a Payroll Analyst in Los Angeles to support payroll processing, data coordination across offices, and budgeting systems. The role involves validating and processing payroll data to help meet department objectives on time and accurately, with a possible hybrid in-office schedule.

Candidates should hold a bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, a Certified Payroll Qualification preferred, and 3–5+ years of payroll experience, including PeopleSoft and ADP.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Certified Payroll Qualification preferred.
• 3+ years of payroll processing experience with high employee volume.
• 5+ years of cumulative experience.
• Experience developing analyses and reports.
• PeopleSoft and ADP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Providing accurate and timely completion of payroll-related assignments within firm policies.
• Assisting with bi-weekly and semi-monthly payroll processes, including off-cycle checks and uploads.
• Contributing to benefits, retirement, and payroll adjustments projects and regulatory analyses.
• Supporting Budgeting and Financial Planning with payroll and compensation data reporting.
• Entering and maintaining payroll data (salaries, bonuses, benefits, headcount) in budgeting systems.
• Protecting confidential and sensitive information.

Skills

Payroll processing

Data analysis

Report generation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

Certified Payroll Qualification

Tools

PeopleSoft

ADP

Job description

A global professional services firm is seeking a Payroll Analyst to join their dynamic team. This role will be responsible for supporting payroll processing, coordinating payroll data and transactions across offices and departments, and maintaining payroll-related information in the budget and financial planning systems, while supporting the daily operations of the payroll team by validating, organizing, and processing payroll data to help ensure department objectives and goals are met timely and accurately. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Responsibilities

• Providing accurate and timely completion of assignments and responses to inquiries; ensuring that all tasks and duties completed are done within the firm’s set guidelines and policies
• Assisting leadership with the efficient completion of the bi-weekly and semi-monthly payroll process, including off-cycle checks and uploads
• Contributing to projects which may include benefits, retirement and payroll adjustments, analyzing external regulations to create, and executing and maintaining effective practices
• Supporting the Financial Planning team by preparing, processing, validating, and reporting of payroll and compensation related budget data
• Entering, updating, and maintaining payroll-related data (salaries, bonuses, benefits, headcount changes) in budgeting and forecasting systems
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that the firm retains

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• A Certified Payroll Qualification, preferably
• A minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience processing and assisting with complex payroll processes with high employee volume
• A minimum of five (5) years of cumulative experience
• Experience developing analysis and producing reports, preferably
• PeopleSoft and ADP experience, preferably