Senior Payroll Specialist — Global & Hybrid (Workday)

United Therapeutics Corporation; Silver Spring (MD); Hybrid; USD 41.000 - 56.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

United Therapeutics Corporation in Silver Spring, MD is seeking a Senior Specialist, Payroll to ensure accurate, on-time pay for U.S. and international employees.

You will work hands-on with Workday and other payroll systems, handling processing, reconciliations, year-end activities, and complex inquiries to improve payroll operations. The role requires 5+ years of full-cycle payroll for 500+ employees, strong analytical skills, and discretion with sensitive data.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience in full cycle processing of Payroll for at least 500+ employees.
• Experience creating journal entries.
• Knowledge of payroll accounting and payroll concepts.
• Experience completing year-end reporting and W2 processing.
• Knowledge of payroll regulations, taxation and wage & hour laws.
• Experience with web-based payroll systems (ADP, Workday, Ceridian/Dayforce, SAP – preferred).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs, specifically Word and Excel.

Aufgaben

• Coordinate payroll activities across departments to collect, validate, and process payroll data accurately and within established payroll schedules.
• Review and validate payroll data imported from Workday and other payroll systems to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with payroll requirements.
• Review and validate employee time and attendance data to ensure payroll is processed accurately and timely.
• Monitor the payroll mailbox and respond to employee and manager payroll inquiries within established service levels.
• Research, analyze, and resolve complex payroll issues involving payroll taxation, payroll accounting, compliance requirements, and payroll system functionality.
• Register and maintain state and local tax jurisdictions and complete payroll tax registrations, applications, and related compliance activities.
• Prepare and post payroll journal entries and perform payroll account reconciliations to support accurate financial reporting.
• Support internal and external audits by providing payroll records, reconciliations, analyses, and supporting documentation.
• Maintain payroll records and supporting documentation in accordance with company requirements.
• Calculate and reconcile retroactive and proactive payroll adjustments and assess downstream payroll, tax, and accounting impacts.
• Review payroll interfaces, integrations, and system outputs to identify issues, determine root causes, and recommend corrective actions.
• Generate payroll reports, perform payroll analyses, and provide payroll-related information to key stakeholders.
• Support year-end payroll activities, including payroll account reconciliations and W-2 processing activities.
• Process biweekly payroll for U.S. and international employees and perform detailed review and reconciliation of payroll results.
• Research payroll tax requirements and recommend the implementation of payroll tax updates and rate changes in accordance with applicable regulations.

Kenntnisse

Workday

Payroll

ADP

Ceridian

Dayforce

SAP

Excel

Journal entries

Analytical skills

Ausbildung

Associate Degree

CPP-APA

Tools

ADP

Workday

Ceridian

Dayforce

SAP

Jobbeschreibung

United Therapeutics Corporation in Silver Spring, MD is seeking a Senior Specialist, Payroll to ensure accurate, on-time pay for U.S. and international employees.

You will work hands-on with Workday and other payroll systems, handling processing, reconciliations, year-end activities, and complex inquiries to improve payroll operations. The role requires 5+ years of full-cycle payroll for 500+ employees, strong analytical skills, and discretion with sensitive data.