Senior Payroll Analyst — Lead Processing & Compliance

Jobtailor; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Dallas, TX seeks an experienced payroll professional to support payroll processing and supervise Analyst I & II.

You will help prepare proposals, onboard new clients, and handle data interpretation, with responsibility for inputting and transmitting payroll data, including bonuses, and updating systems for hires and terminations.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in payroll processing.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, human resources or related field required, or equivalent with substantial payroll 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.

Responsibilities

• Assist Payroll Manager with oversight of payroll processing and supervision of Payroll Analyst I and II.
• Contribute to proposals and establishing fee quotes.
• Assist with onboarding of new clients and interpretation of client data.
• Input, verify and transmit payroll data for firm clients, including bonuses and special payrolls.
• Update the payroll system for new hires, terminations, salary changes, or other pertinent payroll information.
• Review quarterly payroll tax reports and prepare payroll journal entry reports as needed.
• Assist with workers’ compensation audits, census data, retirement plan data uploads, and respond to tax notices.

Skills

Payroll processing

Client management

Project management

Supervisory experience

Education

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

High school diploma with 6 years payroll processing experience + 2 years supervisory

Tools

ADP Run

ADP Workforce Now

Job description

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in payroll processing, including data input, verification, and compliance with tax regulations. Proficient in client management and onboarding, with a strong understanding of payroll systems and reporting.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Payroll Processing
• Client Management
• ADP Run
• ADP Workforce Now
• Project Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Payroll Data Input
• Payroll Tax Reporting
• Payroll Journal Entry Preparation
• Workers' Compensation Audits
• Employee Census Data Preparation

Soft Skills

• Team Leadership
• Communication
• Problem-Solving

Certifications & Qualifications

• CPA Certification

Industry Keywords

• Payroll Processing
• Onboarding
• Fee Quotes
• Fringe Benefits
• Retirement Plan Contributions