PMC: Senior Payroll Analyst

Socket.dev; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (PMC-Paid)

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Disability benefits

Parental leave

401(k) with employer match

Employee discounts

Flexible vacation policy

Job summary

Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is expanding its payroll team with a Senior Payroll Analyst based in our West Los Angeles Headquarters. This role processes payroll for multiple brands within the PMC umbrella, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and managing benefit plans in collaboration with HR & Finance.

The position will lead a payroll analyst, utilize UKG, handle union payroll matters, and support quarterly tax filings.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of payroll experience, including 1–3 years supervising.
• At least 2 years of payroll processing in a union environment.
• Strong knowledge of web-based payroll and timekeeping systems, preferably UKG.

Responsibilities

• Process accurate and timely payroll for union and non-union employees while ensuring compliance with federal, state, local, prevailing wage, and CBA requirements.
• Input transactions into UKG payroll software.
• Manage union initiation fees and union dues deductions and remit on time.
• Provide customer service by analyzing, resolving, and researching payroll matters.
• Lead and supervise a payroll analyst and ensure tasks are completed properly and on time.

Skills

Payroll processing

Union payroll

UKG knowledge

Multi-state tax

Tools

UKG payroll software

Job description

PMC: Senior Payroll Analyst

Penske Media Corporation is continuing to expand its payroll team with the addition of a new Senior Payroll Analyst position based in our West Los Angeles Headquarters. This position will report to the Payroll Manager and work closely with the corporate HR & Finance team. This role will be responsible for the payroll processing for multiple companies/brands within the larger PMC umbrella as well as the day-to‑day management of several of the Company’s benefit plans. This is a unique opportunity to join a fast‑scaling, mission‑oriented company with a highly collaborative accounting team that values new ideas, creative thinking, knowledge‑sharing and a commitment to business partnership. Your service‑oriented attitude will help you to thrive in a role where you are expected to help evolve the Company’s philosophy as it relates to all our benefit platforms and offerings.

As PMC values in‑person collaboration and team cohesion, employees work onsite 4 days a week and 1 day remotely with a focus on maintaining a vibrant and inclusive culture.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for processing accurate and timely payroll for both union and non‑union employees while ensuring compliance with federal, state, local, prevailing wage, and collective bargaining agreement (CBA) requirements
• Input transactions into UKG payroll software
• Manage employee's union initiation fees and regular union dues deductions and their timely remittance to the union
• Customer service by analyzing, retrieving, resolving, and researching matters
• Work on cyclical processing and end‑of‑the period activities
• Organize suitable level of functional, and technical processes, as well as training programs
• Lead and supervise a payroll analyst and ensure tasks are done properly and timely

Summary

• Collaborate with Payroll team to process Semi‑monthly payroll using UKG
• Strong understanding of payroll processing (union payroll and administration experience a plus)
• Stay informed of regulations and practices pertaining to the payroll function
• Must have the ability to identify, analyze and resolve process and system related problems, develop root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions
• Configuration of all core data elements comprising the current timekeeping system, including downloading data at the end of each pay period to perform payroll processing
• Compile complex Ad Hoc reports for executive team, managers and other requesting departments as needed
• Responsibility of quarterly tax filings and year‑end W‑2’s from current payroll system including making adjustments to earnings and taxes as necessary
• Responsible for maintaining tax withholding, overtime, 401(k) deferrals, loans, LOA’s, garnishments and workers compensation for various states
• Assist with internal/external audits and compliance reporting such as 401K and Workers Compensation
• Calculate and process timely salary increases per union agreement
• Calculate and process retroactive pay per union agreement
• Set up and maintain different deduction codes, payroll groups and policies for member employees
• Collaborate with legal and people teams in the timely and accurate implementation of union related pay and benefit policies
• Support union audits

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of payroll experience, with 1-3 years of supervising experience
• At least 2 years of payroll processing experience in union environment
• Excellent knowledge of web‑based payroll and timekeeping systems, preferably UKG
• Strong knowledge of multi‑state wage and hour and tax reporting laws

Analytical skills

• Knowledge of prevailing wage requirements, payments and documentation
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

A good faith estimate of the salary range is $90k - $100k upon hire + Bonus. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role.

If hired, employee will be in an “at‑will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors).

It’s all About You…

PMC’s comprehensive benefits package is thoughtfully designed to support every aspect of your life, empowering you to thrive both personally and professionally. We offer PMC-Paid Healthcare with no employee paycheck contributions on medical, dental, and vision for you and your family. PMC also offers Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care & Commuter), an Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Short- & Long-Term Disability, Paid Parental Leave, and a 401(k) Retirement Plan with an Employer match. Employees are also eligible to take advantage of company discounts and perks including Pet Insurance, Home & Auto Insurance, Mortgage discounts, and a variety of other savings on wellness, lifestyle, and financial essentials. As part of PMC’s dedication to consistently meeting employees’ needs, we have launched a new Flexible Vacation Policy.

At PMC, we believe working in a highly collaborative, office‑first environment fosters real‑time communication, spontaneous idea sharing, and stronger interpersonal relationships that drive innovation and team cohesion. PMC prioritizes in‑person collaboration and does not offer remote‑only roles.

About Penske Media Corporation (PMC)

Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is a leading global media and information services company whose award‑winning content attracts a passionate monthly audience of more than 500 million people. Since 2004, PMC has been a pioneer in digital media and owns over 300 live events, while reaching audiences across all screens. Penske Media is recognized, as one of the Top 100 Private Companies in the United States and North America.

Our Companies & Brands

• Iconic Media Brands (PMX):Variety, Rolling Stone, The Verge, Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, WWD, SHE Media, Robb Report, Deadline, Eater, Sportico, ARTnews, Fairchild Media, VIBE, IndieWire, SB Nation, ARTFORUM, POPSUGAR, Gold Derby, BEAUTY INC, Art in America, Punch, The Dodo, and more.
• Live Events & Experiences: The Golden Globes, SXSW, Academy of Country Music Awards (ACMs), Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), Dick Clark's New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, SXSW London, American Music Awards (AMAs), and Latin Music Week.
• Data & Analytics: Luminate, the premier music and entertainment data and analytics company.

Global Footprint

PMC and its subsidiaries are co‑headquartered in New York and Los Angeles, with additional offices spanning 14 countries worldwide.

Want to learn more? Visit www.PMC.com to explore our complete portfolio.