Senior Payroll & Workday Analytics Lead

Skechers; Manhattan Beach (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Skechers is seeking a Senior Payroll Analyst to manage end-to-end payroll processes, drive Workday implementations, and ensure compliance across multi-state operations. You will partner with HRIS, Finance, and external vendors to optimize payroll accuracy and efficiencies.

The role requires deep payroll expertise, advanced Excel skills, and hands-on Workday and ADP experience. We offer competitive pay and a dynamic, collaborative environment at Skechers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
• 5–8+ years of progressive payroll experience.
• Direct hands-on experience with Workday Payroll implementation.
• Strong experience with ADP payroll systems (Workforce Now, Vantage, or Enterprise).
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, data analysis, reconciliation modeling).

Responsibilities

• Lead processing of weekly and biweekly multi-state payroll.
• Review and validate complex payroll transactions including bonuses, commissions, equity compensation, executive payroll, and off-cycle payments.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations.
• Perform payroll reconciliations including pre- and post-payroll audits, tax reconciliations, and quarter/year-end processing.
• Partner with Accounting on payroll-related GL reconciliations and accruals.
• Serve as a key payroll lead in Workday Payroll implementations and system upgrades.
• Extract and analyze payroll data from ADP for migration into Workday.
• Build, validate, and reconcile parallel payroll test files between ADP and Workday.
• Conduct variance analysis during parallel testing and identify root causes of discrepancies.
• Document findings and resolve configuration or calculation issues with HRIS/implementation teams.
• Assist in payroll configuration validation including earnings, deductions, taxes, and integrations.
• Develop and maintain payroll process documentation and controls.
• Generate complex payroll reports from ADP and Workday for audits and leadership reporting.
• Analyze payroll trends, discrepancies, and compliance risks.
• Support data requests for audits.
• Develop ad hoc reporting and dashboards as needed.
• Identify automation opportunities and strengthen payroll controls.

Skills

Payroll analysis

Analytical thinking

Excel proficiency

Discretion with data

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday

ADP Payroll

Excel

Job description

Skechers is seeking a Senior Payroll Analyst to manage end-to-end payroll processes, drive Workday implementations, and ensure compliance across multi-state operations. You will partner with HRIS, Finance, and external vendors to optimize payroll accuracy and efficiencies.

The role requires deep payroll expertise, advanced Excel skills, and hands-on Workday and ADP experience. We offer competitive pay and a dynamic, collaborative environment at Skechers.