Senior Payroll Analyst

CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC is seeking a Senior Payroll Analyst to manage and execute payroll processing for clients in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. You will assist the Payroll Manager and support Payroll Analysts, with onboarding, data interpretation, and timely payroll execution.

The role requires strong knowledge of ADP Run and ADP Workforce Now, plus 5 years of payroll experience and supervisory exposure.

Qualifications

• Five years’ experience in payroll processing.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, or related field required, or high school diploma with 6 years’ payroll processing experience with 2 years supervisory experience.
• CPA certification preferred but not required. Knowledge of ADP Run and ADP WFNow preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist Payroll Manager with oversight of payroll processing and work of Payroll Analyst I and Payroll Analyst II.
• Contribute to proposals and establishing fee quotes. Assist with onboarding of new clients and business including the interpretation of a variety of client data.
• Input, verify and transmit payroll data for firm clients including processing bonus payments and other special payrolls upon request.
• Update the payroll system for new hires, terminations, salary changes, department changes, or any other pertinent payroll information received from the client.
• Review quarterly payroll tax reports as needed and prepare payroll journal entry reports as needed.
• Assist with workers’ compensation audits, preparation of employee census data, uploading retirement plan contribution data to TPA or custodian, process year end fringe benefit additions, and respond to tax notices as necessary.

Skills

Payroll processing

ADP Run

ADP Workforce Now

Data entry

Journal entries

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, or related field

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

Job description

## Senior Payroll AnalystApply: Dallas, TX: Atlanta, GA: Austin, TX: Orlando, FL: Full time: Posted Today: R18296**Job Description**CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where **our purpose is to** ***create opportunities*** every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Even with more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you. CLA is dedicated to building a culture that invites different beliefs and perspectives to the table, so we can truly know and help our clients, communities, and each other. **About the role:**CLA is looking to hire a Senior Payroll Analyst who will be responsible for various aspects of the client’s payroll, including administration, distribution, and record-keeping. The Senior Payroll Analyst will provide accurate data in the preparation of the client's payroll and requires an individual who can work well in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. **As a Senior Payroll Analyst, you will:*** Assist Payroll Manager with oversight of payroll processing and work of Payroll Analyst I and Payroll Analyst II.* Contribute to proposals and establishing fee quotes. Asist with onboarding of new clients and business including the interpretation of a variety of client data.* Input, verify and transmit payroll data for firm clients to include processing bonus payments and other special payrolls upon request.* Update the payroll system for new hires, terminations, salary changes, department changes, or any other pertinent payroll information received from the client.* Review quarterly payroll tax reports as needed and prepare payroll journal entry reports as needed.* Assist with workers’ compensation audits, preparation of employee census data, uploading retirement plan contribution data to TPA or custodian, process year end fringe benefit additions, and respond to tax notices as necessary. **What you will need:*** Five years’ experience in payroll processing.* Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, human resources or related field required or high school diploma or equivalent and 6 years’ experience in payroll processing with 2 years supervisory experience working with complex payrolls, implementations and other advanced payroll issues.* CPA certification preferred but not required.* Knowledge of ADP Run and ADP Workforce Now (WFN) preferred.* Prior project management and client management experience preferred but not required.