Senior Payroll Specialist

SolomonEdwards; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SolomonEdwards is seeking an experienced payroll professional to manage complex payroll processing and lead a small team in Reading, PA. The role covers expatriate payroll, tax compliance, and integration initiatives within the corporate development framework.

You will optimize procedures, respond to stakeholder requests, and coordinate with finance to ensure accurate reporting. The ideal candidate has CPP and 8+ years of payroll experience, with a proven ability to drive process improvements.

Qualifications

• Four year college degree required; CPP certification preferred.
• Eight or more years of payroll experience required.
• Advanced understanding of payroll administration, recordkeeping, and reporting.
• Strong knowledge of basic accounting principles as related to payroll processing.
• Experience with payroll software and time & attendance systems.
• Integrity and honesty in handling payroll data.
• High level of analytical and data-reporting skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage deadlines; work well independently or in teams.
• Strong business judgment and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to coordinate internal and external resources and lead staff.

Responsibilities

• Works independently with guidance on complex tasks and performs a variety of complex functions in the preparation, processing, maintenance, verification and reconciliation for multiple payrolls, and reconciling payroll accrued accounts.
• Manage expatriate program to include review and approval of balance sheets and maintain tax compliance.
• Act as functional lead on the payroll integration of Corporate Development.
• Manage the payroll development and implementation of HCM system upgrade and tax updates.
• Analyze payroll processing problems and recommends best practices to implement new solutions.
• Makes recommendations to the Payroll Manager for development or enhancement of payroll procedures and documentation.
• Responds to internal and external customer non-standard requests.
• Leads payroll staff members and may perform duties of Payroll Manager in his/her absence.
• Perform all other duties and special projects as assigned.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Time & attendance systems

Payroll software proficiency

Accounting principles

Analytical thinking

Prioritization & organization

Independent and team work

Decision making

Communication skills

Initiative

Resource coordination

Staff development

Education

Four year college degree

CPP certification

Tools

Job description

• Works independently with guidance on complex tasks, performs a variety of complex functions in the preparation, processing, maintenance, verification and reconciliation for multiple payrolls, and reconciling payroll accrued account.
• Manage expatriate program to include review and approval of balance sheets and maintain tax compliance.
• Act as functional lead on the payroll integration of Corporate Development.
• Manage the payroll development and implementation of HCM system upgrade and tax updates.
• Analyze payroll processing problems and recommends best practices to implement new solutions.
• Makes recommendations to the Payroll Manager for development or enhancement of payroll procedures and documentation.
• Responds to internal and external customer non-standard requests.
• Leads payroll staff members and may perform duties of Payroll Manager in his/her absence.
• Perform all other duties and special projects as assigned.

Position Requirements:

• Four year college degree required and certified payroll professional (CPP).
• Eight or more years experience in a payroll position.

(Ranges from task-focused to integrating related functions, to broadly strategic integration)

• Advanced understanding of payroll administration, recordkeeping and reporting.
• Advanced knowledge of Basic accounting principles as related to payroll processing.
• Advanced knowledge of software applications related to payroll systems and time and attendance systems.
• Integrity and honesty.
• High level of critical analysis skills.
• Ability to prioritize and organize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Good business judgment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to create and manage complex queries and spreadsheets and provide high level analysis of data.
• Initiative.
• Ability to successfully coordinate internal and external resources.
• Ability to lead Payroll staff and direct work to team as required by Payroll Manager.