Senior Payroll Specialist

American Textile Company; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

American Textile Company (ATC) is seeking a Senior Payroll Professional to deliver end-to-end payroll for our global workforce, ensuring accuracy and timeliness across multiple pay groups.

The ideal candidate will guide HR partners on payroll policies, stay current with regulations, and support benefits administration and leave initiatives. This role requires strong analytical and process improvement skills in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Accounting, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive, hands-on end-to-end payroll experience; multi-state payroll processing.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) Certification.
• Experience in a manufacturing setting; both union and non-union environments preferred.
• Proficiency in HRIS; UKG experience strongly preferred.
• Total Rewards expertise with focus on payroll and benefits administration.
• Ability to interpret and reinforce company policies effectively.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and time-management skills; highly detail-oriented.
• Ability to run reports, interpret data, and communicate findings clearly.

Responsibilities

• Processes payrolls for any combination of semi-monthly, biweekly, and weekly pay groups in coordination with the payroll team.
• Review timesheets for accuracy, verify non-worked earnings, and ensure approvals are obtained.
• Validate labor tracking data and review new hire, termination, and employee change data in the HRIS system.
• Provide guidance to HR Generalists and Recruiters on payroll policies, procedures, and best practices to ensure compliance and accuracy.
• Maintain payroll reports and provide accurate information to Finance to support reconciliations, tax reporting, and general ledger posting.
• Accurately process garnishments and support payroll-related audits.
• Partner with the payroll team on system projects and upgrades to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Acts as a payroll subject matter expert and leverages expertise to support HR Generalists, Recruiters, and the broader HR team.

Skills

Payroll processing

HRIS

Data analysis

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/HR/Accounting

Tools

UKG

HRIS

Job description

ATC is seeking a Senior Payroll Professional to play a key role in delivering a seamless payroll experience for our global workforce, with responsibility for end-to-end payroll execution. The ideal candidate will have a strong desire to grow and advance in the payroll profession.

The Senior Payroll Administrator ensures accurate, timely end-to-end payroll processing for multiple pay groups and provides guidance to HR partners on payroll policies and procedures. This role serves as a subject matter expert on payroll operations while also supporting benefits administration and leave initiatives

Key Responsibilities (Payroll-Focused)

• )Processes payrolls for any combination of our semi-monthly, biweekly, and weekly pay groups in coordination with the payroll tea
• m.Review timesheets for accuracy, verify non-worked earnings, and ensure approvals are obtaine
• d.Validate labor tracking data and review new hire, termination, and employee change data in the HRIS syste
• m.Provide guidance to HR Generalists and Recruiters on payroll policies, procedures, and best practices to ensure compliance and accurac
• y.Maintain payroll reports and provide accurate information to Finance to support reconciliations, tax reporting, and general ledger posting
• s.Accurately process garnishments and support payroll-related audit
• s.Partner with the payroll team on system projects and upgrades to improve efficiency and accurac
• y.Acts as a payroll subject matter expert and leverages expertise to support HR Generalists, Recruiters, and the broader HR tea

Supporting Responsibilities (Benefits & Leav

• e):Administer employee benefits programs and provide guidance on leave laws (FMLA, ADA, disabilit
• y).Collaborate with HR Generalists to guide the leave process and ensure accurate, timely communication with employe
• es.Support benefits and leave recordkeeping and compliance effor

Qualificati

• ons:Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Accounting, or a related fi
• eld.Minimum of 5+ years of progressive, hands‑on end-to-end payroll experience; multi-state payroll processing is a p
• lus.Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) Certification a
• plusExperience in a manufacturing setting; both union and non-union environments prefer
• red.Proficiency in HRIS is required; prior experience with UKG is strongly prefer
• red.In-depth knowledge and expertise in Total Rewards, with a focus on payroll and benefits administrat
• ion.Ability to interpret and reinforce company policies effectiv
• ely.Strong analytical, organizational, and time-management skills; highly detail-orien
• ted.Ability to run reports, interpret data, and communicate findings clea