Senior Payroll Specialist

AutoZone; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

AutoZone is seeking a Sr. Payroll Specialist to provide a range of payroll and financial support, applying standards, policies, and state and federal laws. The role includes handling complex payroll transactions, data entry, and guidance to payroll staff.

The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of accounting or bookkeeping experience, a Bachelor’s degree preferred, and strong Excel skills. You will interact with multiple regions and lead interns or temporary staff as needed.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years accounting and/or bookkeeping experience
• Experience with Global Payroll is required
• Proficiency in spreadsheet and word processing software

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service to payroll stakeholders
• Review and oversee all types of payroll transactions
• Enter payroll data into HCM and other payroll systems
• Coordinate and apply policy interpretations for compliance
• Support international payroll processes and teams

Skills

Global Payroll

Customer service

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration

Tools

Excel

HCM systems

Job description

AutoZone’s Sr. Payroll Specialist provides a variety of payroll and financial support using initiative and an intermediate knowledge of applicable skills, methods and practices, chooses appropriate alternatives from among pre-defined policies and procedures to complete work that includes successive steps & involves some non-routine problems and/or decisions. Applies industry and professional standards. AutoZone policy and procedure, federal and state laws and other regulations. Provides administrative and /or clerical support.

• Provide excellent customer service
• Complete and maintain transactions in enterprise system
• Provide review and oversight of all types of payroll transactions, some of which may be complex
• Reviews transactions and data; ensure approval based on alternatives regarding practice and policy
• Troubleshoot inquiries and issues, performing research and making corrections as needed and coordinating escalations when needed
• Obtain additional information from or provides instruction and guidance to customers and vendors; correct or escalation
• Access multiple systems to process transactions, retrieve information and/or initiate transactions
• Provide policy interpretation to determine the validity of customer requests and ensures compliance
• Contact outside agencies and banks to obtain clarification of rules and/or regulations
• Maintain documentation of processes
• Enter information into HCM and other payroll-related systems
• Provide support for international payroll processes and teams including but not limited to India, China, Taiwan, Turkey, Canada, Germany, France and U.K
• Complete other administrative and clerical activities as assigned
• Leads temporary, part-time AutoZoners or interns
• Provides guidance to Payroll Specialists or Customer Service Representatives
• High school diploma or the equivalent required. Bachelor's degree (BA, BS) in Accounting or Business Administration preferred
• 1-3 years accounting &/or bookkeeping experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience with Global Payroll, Customer Service or General Office required
• Proficiency in computer skills and in the use of spreadsheet and work processing software