Senior Payroll Analyst - Lead Payroll Ops & Client Success

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CLA is seeking a Senior Payroll Analyst to manage and streamline payroll processing for multiple clients in a fast-paced environment. You will oversee junior staff, support proposals, and assist onboarding while ensuring accurate payroll data handling.

The role emphasizes collaboration, compliance with payroll tax reporting, and handling year-end fringe benefits, with preference for ADP Run and ADP Workforce Now expertise.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.

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 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.

Skills

Payroll processing

Supervisory experience

Project management

Client management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or accounting or related field

High school diploma with 6 years payroll experience and 2 years supervisory

Tools

ADP Run

ADP Workforce Now

Job description

CLA is seeking a Senior Payroll Analyst to manage and streamline payroll processing for multiple clients in a fast-paced environment. You will oversee junior staff, support proposals, and assist onboarding while ensuring accurate payroll data handling.

The role emphasizes collaboration, compliance with payroll tax reporting, and handling year-end fringe benefits, with preference for ADP Run and ADP Workforce Now expertise.