Senior Labor Analyst

Jobtailor; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Richardson, TX seeks a senior operational SME to support managers and cross-functional teams in enterprise implementations and strategic initiatives. You will partner with Payroll, HR, and system teams to drive operational strategy and readiness.

The role covers payroll, timekeeping, auditing, and compliance with a focus on mentoring, training, and process improvement across Time & Labor functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline required.
• Minimum 5 years in payroll, timekeeping, finance, auditing, or compliance (or advanced degree with 3 years).
• Proficient MS Word and Excel skills (VLOOKUP, pivot tables) required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior operational SME supporting managers, leadership, and cross-functional teams.
• Lead or support complex operational projects, enterprise implementations, strategic initiatives, and operational readiness efforts.
• Partner with Payroll, HR, Operations, Compliance, and system teams to support operational strategy and organizational objectives.
• Provide advanced operational support across multiple Time & Labor Management areas based on business needs.
• Support workforce operations including labor processes, payroll support activities, audit analysis, escalations, and issue resolution.
• Support labor compliance activities and operational reviews to ensure adherence to policy and labor requirements.
• Plan, implement readiness, test, validate, deploy, and provide post-implementation operational support.
• Develop and maintain procedures, documentation, training resources, reporting tools, and reference materials.
• Assist leadership with escalations, oversight activities, and complex issue resolution.
• Mentor team members on operational processes and project support.
• Identify operational risks, dependencies, compliance concerns, and improvement opportunities for leadership.
• Design, develop, and deliver on-site training for HR, employees, and supervisors on time and labor processes.

Skills

Payroll

Timekeeping

Auditing

Compliance

Operational Readiness

VLOOKUP

Pivot Tables

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

• Serve as a senior operational SME supporting managers, leadership, and cross-functional teams
• Lead or support complex operational projects, enterprise implementations, strategic initiatives, and operational readiness efforts
• Partner with Payroll, HR, Operations, Compliance, and system teams to support operational strategy and organizational objectives
• Provide advanced operational support across multiple Time & Labor Management functional areas based on business and project needs
• Support workforce operations including labor processes, payroll support activities, audit analysis, escalations, and operational issue resolution
• Support labor compliance activities and operational reviews to ensure adherence to company policy and applicable labor requirements
• Support project planning, implementation readiness, testing, validation, deployment activities, and post-implementation operational support
• Develop and maintain operational procedures, implementation documentation, training resources, reporting tools, and operational reference materials
• Assist leadership with escalations, operational oversight activities, enterprise support efforts, and complex issue resolution
• Mentor and provide guidance to team members on operational processes, project support activities, and issue resolution
• Identify and communicate operational risks, dependencies, compliance concerns, and strategic improvement opportunities to leadership
• Design, develop, and deliver comprehensive on-site training programs for HR, employees, and supervisors to ensure consistent understanding and application of time and labor processes

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline
• Minimum 5 years prior relevant experience in payroll, timekeeping, finance, auditing, and/or compliance, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience
• Experience demonstrating intermediate skills in MS Word and Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, etc.)

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in operational management, payroll processes, and compliance, with a strong focus on project planning and implementation. Capable of mentoring teams and providing advanced operational support across multiple functional areas.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Operational Strategy
• Payroll Support
• Project Planning
• Compliance Activities
• Training Development

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Payroll
• Timekeeping
• Auditing
• Compliance
• Operational Readiness
• VLOOKUP
• Pivot Tables

Soft Skills

• Mentoring
• Issue Resolution
• Communication

Industry Keywords

• Labor Compliance
• Operational Procedures
• Enterprise Implementations
• Strategic Initiatives
• Operational Support

Tools & Technologies

• MS Word
• MS Excel