Senior Payroll Analyst: On-Site, Multi-State

LG Electronics, Inc.; Englewood Cliffs (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Short-term incentives

Mental health resources

Parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

LG Electronics, Inc. in Englewood Cliffs, NJ is seeking a Senior Payroll Analyst to manage accurate, timely multi-state payroll processing on-site, five days a week.

You will serve as SME for complex payroll transactions, tax issues, reconciliations, and audits, mentoring junior staff and driving process improvements. The ideal candidate has 5-8+ years of US payroll experience, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in payroll systems (preferably UKG Pro) with a focus on data integrity and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field.
• 5-8+ years of US payroll experience in a high-volume, multi-state environment.
• Hands-on experience with complex adjustments, reversals, voids, post-only transactions, overpayments/repayments, and prior-period corrections.
• Hands-on experience with payroll tax, 401(k), gross-to-net, bank, benefits, and general ledger reconciliations.
• Strong problem-solving, critical-thinking, and organizational skills.
• Ability to audit and analyze large payroll data sets accurately and confidently.
• Intermediate-to-advanced Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, pivot tables, data validation, filtering, and large-data analysis.
• Experience with UKG Pro is strongly preferred; ADP Smart Tax Compliance is a plus.
• Improvement-oriented mindset with ability to identify control gaps and propose practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Process and review multi-state US payroll for salaried, hourly, and other employee populations.
• Own complex payroll activities including reversals, voids, post-only transactions, retroactive payments, overpayments, repayments, manual checks, and off-cycle payrolls.
• Analyze and process current-quarter, prior-quarter, and prior-year adjustments with appropriate tax treatment and audit documentation.
• Review payroll inputs and calculations before finalization, focusing on high-risk or unusual transactions.
• Serve as escalation point for complex pay issues, tax setup discrepancies, and payroll calculation questions.
• Support federal, state, and local payroll tax compliance including W-2s and amendments.
• Maintain documentation and controls for payroll adjustments, approvals, and audit support.
• Lead or co-lead payroll process improvement initiatives and automation opportunities.
• Validate data across HR, timekeeping, benefits, retirement, tax, and payroll systems.
• Mentor Payroll Analysts on processing, reconciliation, escalation, and documentation practices.

Skills

Payroll processing

Multi-state payroll

Reconciliations

Tax compliance

Data analysis

Excel

Root cause analysis

Process improvement

Mentoring

Vendor coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field

Tools

UKG Pro

ADP Smart Tax

Job description

LG Electronics, Inc. in Englewood Cliffs, NJ is seeking a Senior Payroll Analyst to manage accurate, timely multi-state payroll processing on-site, five days a week.

You will serve as SME for complex payroll transactions, tax issues, reconciliations, and audits, mentoring junior staff and driving process improvements. The ideal candidate has 5-8+ years of US payroll experience, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in payroll systems (preferably UKG Pro) with a focus on data integrity and