Senior Union Payroll Specialist

fox com; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & vision

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Fox Corporation seeks a Senior Union Payroll Associate to manage multi-state, multi-company payrolls for union and non-union freelance staff. You will coordinate procedures with Payroll Shared Services, ensuring compliance with CBAs and wage regulations while supporting system implementations and process improvements.

The role requires 4+ years in union payroll, strong knowledge of withholding orders, timekeeping, and tax rules, plus excellent communication and Excel skills.

Qualifications

• 4+ years hands-on union payroll processing experience.
• Experience with interpreting and setting up withholding orders for levies, garnishments, child support, and other involuntary wage assignment orders.
• Experience with automated time and attendance systems.
• Experience with initiating and leading standardization and process improvement initiatives.
• Strong working knowledge of FLSA, federal, state, and local wage and hour and tax regulations.
• Ability to interpret collective bargaining agreements for pay and paid time off rules.
• Strong interpersonal skills – approachable, responsive, and team focused.
• Intermediate Excel using VLOOKUP and pivots.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate processing of multi-state, multi-company weekly and bi-weekly payrolls for union and non-union freelance employees in accordance with CBAs and laws.
• Process on-demand payments, retroactive payments, and other payroll adjustments per FOX policies and regulations.
• Set up withholding orders for levies, garnishments, child support, and other involuntary wage assignments.
• Address employee questions regarding union pay rules and timekeeping.
• Provide testing support during new timekeeping system implementation and assist with training.
• Perform pre-payroll audits of earnings, deductions, benefits, garnishments, and tax setups to prevent errors.
• Audit and reconcile union-related inputs such as dues and retirement contributions.
• Explain proper taxation of employee payments including employer-paid union benefits.
• Maintain SOPs to ensure compliance and efficiency.
• Act as SME for union payroll questions and resolve customer issues.

Skills

Union payroll processing

Withholding orders

Time & attendance systems

Process improvement

FLSA knowledge

CBAs interpretation

Interpersonal skills

Excel (VLOOKUP, pivots)

Communication skills

Tools

Workday Payroll

Job description

Fox Corporation seeks a Senior Union Payroll Associate to manage multi-state, multi-company payrolls for union and non-union freelance staff. You will coordinate procedures with Payroll Shared Services, ensuring compliance with CBAs and wage regulations while supporting system implementations and process improvements.

The role requires 4+ years in union payroll, strong knowledge of withholding orders, timekeeping, and tax rules, plus excellent communication and Excel skills.