Senior Payroll Analyst

Skechers; Manhattan Beach (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Skechers is seeking a Senior Payroll Analyst to manage end-to-end payroll processes, drive Workday implementations, and ensure compliance across multi-state operations. You will partner with HRIS, Finance, and external vendors to optimize payroll accuracy and efficiencies.

The role requires deep payroll expertise, advanced Excel skills, and hands-on Workday and ADP experience. We offer competitive pay and a dynamic, collaborative environment at Skechers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
• 5–8+ years of progressive payroll experience.
• Direct hands-on experience with Workday Payroll implementation.
• Strong experience with ADP payroll systems (Workforce Now, Vantage, or Enterprise).
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, data analysis, reconciliation modeling).

Responsibilities

• Lead processing of weekly and biweekly multi-state payroll.
• Review and validate complex payroll transactions including bonuses, commissions, equity compensation, executive payroll, and off-cycle payments.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations.
• Perform payroll reconciliations including pre- and post-payroll audits, tax reconciliations, and quarter/year-end processing.
• Partner with Accounting on payroll-related GL reconciliations and accruals.
• Serve as a key payroll lead in Workday Payroll implementations and system upgrades.
• Extract and analyze payroll data from ADP for migration into Workday.
• Build, validate, and reconcile parallel payroll test files between ADP and Workday.
• Conduct variance analysis during parallel testing and identify root causes of discrepancies.
• Document findings and resolve configuration or calculation issues with HRIS/implementation teams.
• Assist in payroll configuration validation including earnings, deductions, taxes, and integrations.
• Develop and maintain payroll process documentation and controls.
• Generate complex payroll reports from ADP and Workday for audits and leadership reporting.
• Analyze payroll trends, discrepancies, and compliance risks.
• Support data requests for audits.
• Develop ad hoc reporting and dashboards as needed.
• Identify automation opportunities and strengthen payroll controls.

Skills

Payroll analysis

Analytical thinking

Excel proficiency

Discretion with data

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday

ADP Payroll

Excel

Job description

Who We Are

Headquartered in Southern California, Skechers—the Comfort Technology Company®—has spent over 30 years helping men, women, and kids everywhere look and feel good. Comfort innovation is at the core of everything we do, driving the development of stylish, high-quality products at a great value. From our diverse footwear collections to our expanding range of apparel and accessories, Skechers is a complete lifestyle brand.

Who We Are

Headquartered in Southern California, Skechers—the Comfort Technology Company®—has spent over 30 years helping men, women, and kids everywhere look and feel good. Comfort innovation is at the core of everything we do, driving the development of stylish, high-quality products at a great value. From our diverse footwear collections to our expanding range of apparel and accessories, Skechers is a complete lifestyle brand.

About The Role

The Senior Payroll Analyst is responsible for end-to-end payroll processing, advanced payroll analysis, and system optimization initiatives. This role plays a critical part in payroll system implementations and enhancements, including hands-on involvement in Workday Payroll implementations, parallel testing, and data validation. This position requires deep technical payroll expertise, strong analytical capabilities, and the ability to partner cross-functionally with HRIS, Finance, IT, and external vendors to ensure payroll accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency.

What You'll Do

Payroll Operations & Compliance

• Lead processing of weekly and biweekly multi-state payroll.
• Review and validate complex payroll transactions including bonuses, commissions, equity compensation, executive payroll, and off-cycle payments.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations.
• Perform payroll reconciliations including pre- and post-payroll audits, tax reconciliations, and quarter/year-end processing.
• Partner with Accounting on payroll-related GL reconciliations and accruals.

Workday Payroll Implementation & Systems

• Serve as a key payroll lead in Workday Payroll implementations and system upgrades.
• Extract and analyze payroll data from ADP for migration into Workday.
• Build, validate, and reconcile parallel payroll test files between ADP and Workday.
• Conduct detailed variance analysis during parallel testing and identify root causes of discrepancies.
• Document findings and partner with HRIS/implementation teams to resolve configuration or calculation issues.
• Assist in payroll configuration validation including earnings, deductions, taxes, and integrations.
• Develop and maintain payroll process documentation and controls.

Reporting & Analytics

• Generate complex payroll reports from ADP and Workday for audit, Finance, and leadership reporting.
• Analyze payroll trends, discrepancies, and compliance risks.
• Support data requests for internal and external audits.
• Develop ad hoc reporting and dashboards as needed.

Process Improvement & Controls

• Identify automation opportunities and process improvements.
• Strengthen payroll controls and ensure data integrity across systems.
• Assist in development of payroll SOPs and best practices.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field preferred.
• 5–8+ years of progressive payroll experience.
• Direct hands‑on experience with Workday Payroll implementation.
• Strong experience with ADP payroll systems (Workforce Now, Vantage, or Enterprise).
• Proven experience conducting payroll parallel testing and variance analysis.
• Deep understanding of payroll tax regulations and compliance requirements.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, data analysis, reconciliation modeling).
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to manage confidential and sensitive data with discretion.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation.
• Experience with equity compensation payroll reporting.
• Experience supporting multi‑entity or global payroll environments.
• Strong knowledge of payroll accounting and GL interfaces.
• Experience partnering with HRIS and IT teams on system integrations.

The pay range for this position is $80,000-$110,000/yr USD.

About Skechers

Skechers, a global Fortune 500® company, develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories. Serving over 180 countries and territories, Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores, e‑commerce and digital stores, and through our more than 5,300 Skechers retail locations.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Skechers is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. Skechers provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state or federal law.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants for employment who require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job should request appropriate accommodation by emailing [e-mail].

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily. The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.