Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Syensqo; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Maternity/paternity leave

Training platform

Free well-being sessions

Job summary

Syensqo is a science company seeking a Payroll & Benefits Specialist to manage end-to-end payroll and benefits operations across multiple states, ensuring compliance and timely deliveries within the Global Business Services group.

The role partners with regional HR, finance, and external vendors, handling data confidentiality, audits, and process improvements while supporting a variety of payroll regulations, including California and Canadian jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Accounting, Finance or related field.
• 7+ years of experience with full cycle, multi-state payroll processing experience.
• Experience supporting complex Time-to-Payroll processes and hourly/manufacturing populations.
• Experience supporting unionized and non-union payroll environments, employee inquiries, audits, and payroll system implementations and enhancements.
• Extensive experience processing multi-jurisdiction payrolls with expertise in California and Canadian payroll regulations, employment standards, wage and hour laws, statutory deductions, garnishments, taxable benefits, and year-end compliance requirement.

Responsibilities

• Payroll Delivery: Process end-to-end payroll in line with defined service catalogs, local laws, and timelines.
• Inquiry & Issue Resolution: Answer employee and stakeholder questions, take ownership of requests, and escalat[e] complex problems.
• Data & Compliance: Manage confidential data, maintain operational databases, and follow local and group HR/payroll policies.
• Process Improvement: Support or lead initiatives to improve payroll performance, update standard operating procedures (SOPs), and assist with internal audits.
• Collaboration: Partner with regional leads, HR colleagues, finance teams, and external payroll/time vendors.

Skills

Full cycle payroll

Multi-state payroll

Time-to-payroll

Payroll systems

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Accounting, Finance or related field

Tools

SAP Payroll / SAP SuccessFactors

ADP Globalview

UKG/Kronos Time Management

Job description

Career Opportunities: Payroll & Benefits Specialist (35340)

Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.

Role and Responsibilities

• We are looking for: Full cycle, multi-state Payroll Specialist to deliver accurate, compliant and timely payroll services within the company’s Global Business Services (GBS) organization.

Role Overview:

• Purpose: Accountable for end-to-end payroll and benefits operational delivery, quality, statutory compliance, internal controls, vendor management, and active participation in time-to-payroll and system transformations.
• Placement: Integrated into Syensqo's internal Global Business Services (GBS) HR Service Line.

Key Responsibilities:

• Payroll Delivery: Process end-to-end payroll in line with defined service catalogs, local laws, and timelines.
• Inquiry & Issue Resolution: Answer employee and stakeholder questions, take ownership of requests, and escalat complex problems.
• Data & Compliance: Manage confidential data, maintain operational databases, and follow local and group HR/payroll policies.
• Process Improvement: Support or lead initiatives to improve payroll performance, update standard operating procedures (SOPs), and assist with internal audits.
• Collaboration: Partner with regional leads, HR colleagues, finance teams, and external payroll/time vendors.

Experience and Skills

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Accounting, Finance or related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 7+ years of experience with full cycle, multi-state payroll processing experience.
• Experience supporting complex Time-to-Payroll processes and hourly/manufacturing populations.
• Experience supporting unionized and non-union payroll environments, employee inquiries, audits, and payroll system implementations and enhancements.
• Extensive experience processing multi-jurisdiction payrolls with expertise in California and Canadian payroll regulations, employment standards, wage and hour laws, statutory deductions, garnishments, taxable benefits, and year-end compliance requirement.

Technical Skills:

• Familiarity with SAP Payroll / SAP SuccessFactors, ADP Globalview and UKG/Kronos Time Management solutions.
• Strong command of local/regional payroll legislation, taxation, and collective bargaining agreements (CBAs).
• Direct background in ADP payroll transformation, system implementations, or migrations.

What We Offer

Competitive salary and benefits package:

• The U.S. base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this position is $73,000-$91,000 per year. Since actual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted base salary range.
• Total compensation for this role also includes bonus and/or other incentives.
• 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations
• Training platform for all employees
• Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)

About us

• Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
• At Syensqo, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.
• Syensqo is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. #LI-White Collar