Senior Payroll and HRIS Partner

Jobtailor; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Rabobank in the United States seeks a Lead for North America payroll operations to coordinate calendars, deadlines, and escalations across the region. You will oversee inputs, calculations, taxes, deductions, expatriate items, adjustments, and final results to ensure accuracy and compliance.

The role includes managing payroll tax filings with ADP, handling reconciliations and variance analyses, and administering Workday HCM and payroll functionality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of relevant payroll, HRIS, or closely related experience
• Advanced knowledge of U.S. payroll operations, accounting, wage and tax concepts, deductions, controls, reconciliations, record retention, and payroll tax filing requirements
• Experience supporting complex, multi‑jurisdictional payroll
• Canada, Mexico, and expatriate payroll experience is strongly preferred
• Proficiency with Workday, ADP payroll and tax filing services, related payroll platforms, and advanced Microsoft Excel
• Hands‑on Workday functional administration experience is preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead North America payroll operations by coordinating payroll calendars, assignments, controls, deadlines, and escalations
• Process and review payroll inputs, calculations, multijurisdictional taxes, deductions, special payments, expatriate items, adjustments, and final results
• Prepare or review reconciliations, variance analyses, funding files, general ledger support, control evidence, and audit records
• Manage payroll tax filing activity with ADP, including agency notices, amendments, registrations, jurisdictional setup, and quarter-end and year-end filings
• Resolve complex payroll inquiries and production issues while providing clear, confidential guidance to employees, managers, and HR partners
• Administer Workday HCM and payroll-related functionality
• Partner with HR, IT, Finance, and vendors to resolve data and integration issues, improve processes, maintain documentation, and support change initiatives

Job description

• Lead North America payroll operations by coordinating payroll calendars, assignments, controls, deadlines, and escalations
• Process and review payroll inputs, calculations, multijurisdictional taxes, deductions, special payments, expatriate items, adjustments, and final results
• Prepare or review reconciliations, variance analyses, funding files, general ledger support, control evidence, and audit records
• Manage payroll tax filing activity with ADP, including agency notices, amendments, registrations, jurisdictional setup, and quarter‑end and year‑end filings
• Resolve complex payroll inquiries and production issues while providing clear, confidential guidance to employees, managers, and HR partners
• Administer Workday HCM and payroll‑related functionality
• Partner with HR, IT, Finance, and vendors to resolve data and integration issues, improve processes, maintain documentation, and support change initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of relevant payroll, HRIS, or closely related experience
• Advanced knowledge of U.S. payroll operations, accounting, wage and tax concepts, deductions, controls, reconciliations, record retention, and payroll tax filing requirements
• Experience supporting complex, multi‑jurisdictional payroll
• Canada, Mexico, and expatriate payroll experience is strongly preferred
• Proficiency with Workday, ADP payroll and tax filing services, related payroll platforms, and advanced Microsoft Excel
• Hands‑on Workday functional administration experience is preferred
• Strong analytical, project coordination, communication, documentation, and problem‑solving skills
• Discretion when handling sensitive employee information
• Ability to travel up to 10% regionally
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis
• Rabobank is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position

Core Competencies

Demonstrates advanced knowledge of U.S. payroll operations, including multijurisdictional payroll, tax filing requirements, and payroll systems management. Proficient in Workday HCM and ADP payroll services, with strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities to support payroll operations and compliance.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• U.S. Payroll Operations
• Workday HCM Administration
• ADP Payroll Services
• Multijurisdictional Payroll Experience
• Advanced Microsoft Excel

Hard Skills

• Payroll Processing
• Tax Filing
• Reconciliation
• Variance Analysis
• Payroll Calculations
• Deductions Management
• Expatriate Payroll
• Record Retention
• Payroll Controls
• Audit Records

Soft Skills

• Analytical Skills
• Project Coordination
• Communication Skills
• Problem‑Solving Skills
• Discretion

Industry Keywords

• Payroll Operations
• HRIS
• Wage and Tax Concepts
• Multi‑Jurisdictional Payroll
• Payroll Compliance

Tools & Technologies

• Workday
• ADP
• Microsoft Excel