Senior Payroll Analyst

CFS; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

CFS in Chicago, IL is seeking a Senior Payroll Analyst to manage multi-state, high-volume payroll across hourly, salaried, and union employees. You will ensure tax compliance, wage orders, and garnishments while supporting SAP HCM/ECP administration and payroll system optimizations.

The role involves enhancing integrations tied to acquisitions, collaborating with HR, Finance, and Labor Relations, and driving process improvements in a transforming payroll environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of multi-state payroll experience in a high-volume environment.
• Experience processing large hourly employee populations, ideally 500+ employees.
• Payroll compliance expertise including taxation, garnishments, wage orders, and union payroll preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process full-cycle payroll for hourly, salaried, and union employees across multiple states
• Ensure compliance with payroll tax regulations, wage and hour laws, garnishments, and wage orders
• Reconcile payroll results, investigate discrepancies, and resolve payroll issues
• Support SAP HCM/ECP administration, vendor coordination, and payroll system enhancements
• Assist with payroll integrations and implementations related to M&A activity
• Partner with HR, Labor Relations, and Finance on union payroll, pay rules, liabilities, and reporting

Skills

Multi-state payroll experience

High-volume payroll

Union payroll experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

SAP HCM/ECP

ADP

UKG

Paylocity

Job description

Salary:

$75,000 - $95,000

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Join a high-volume payroll environment supporting approximately 4,000 employees across multiple states
• Gain exposure to complex payroll operations involving hourly, salaried, and union-represented employees
• Work with SAP HCM/ECP while contributing to system enhancements and process automation initiatives
• Play a key role in payroll integrations tied to acquisitions and organizational growth
• Partner directly with HR, Finance, Labor Relations, Compliance, and executive leadership
• Opportunity to take greater ownership of payroll tax and compliance functions as capabilities are brought in-house
• Lead process improvement projects that create measurable operational impact
• Enjoy strong visibility and influence in a growing organization undergoing transformation
• Collaborative environment with a senior-level team focused on continuous improvement
• Hybrid schedule with 3 days onsite and payroll team Fridays off

Key Responsibilities For The Senior Payroll Analyst

• Process full-cycle payroll for hourly, salaried, and union employees across multiple states
• Ensure compliance with payroll tax regulations, wage and hour laws, garnishments, and wage orders
• Reconcile payroll results, investigate discrepancies, and resolve payroll issues
• Support SAP HCM/ECP administration, vendor coordination, and payroll system enhancements
• Assist with payroll integrations and implementations related to M&A activity
• Partner with HR, Labor Relations, and Finance on union payroll, pay rules, liabilities, and reporting

Qualifications For The Senior Payroll Analyst

• 5+ years of multi-state payroll experience in a high-volume environment
• Experience processing large hourly employee populations, ideally 500+ employees
• SAP HCM, SAP ECP, ADP, UKG, Paylocity, or similar enterprise payroll system experience
• Payroll compliance expertise including taxation, garnishments, wage orders, and union payroll preferred