Sr. Payroll Advisor

Cushman & Wakefield; Town and Country (MO); On-site; USD 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings accounts

Retirement savings plans

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time away from work

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Sr. Payroll Advisor to lead the payroll processing for our U.S. and Canada employees, up to 3,000 staff, ensuring timely and accurate payroll. You will report to the Payroll Manager and align activities with the business needs.

The role emphasizes payroll tax, compliance, stakeholder education, and effective communication of payroll-related information, with a focus on accuracy and customer service across HR, IT, Finance, and other functions.

Responsibilities

• Processing payroll for U.S. and Canadian employees
• Providing payroll tier 2 level support
• Educating business stakeholders on payroll processes, compliance, and activities
• Demonstrating critical thinking and payroll expertise
• Handling payroll taxation, jurisdictional requirements, and regulatory concerns
• Resolving routine issues under payroll leadership
• Communicating payroll aspects and training for new programs
• Providing customer service and clear payroll communication to employees
• Managing and processing payroll and analyzing data to resolve errors
• Managing payroll allocations and guiding corporate ops and field staff
• Collaborating across HR, IT, Finance, etc.
• Assisting with submission of tax, garnishments, and bank files to external agencies
• Maintaining confidential payroll records
• Owning tasks and projects
• Creating/editing ad-hoc HR/Payroll reports for management
• Serving as HR Payroll point of contact for designated areas
• Maintaining HR/Payroll policy knowledge
• Completing special projects as assigned

Job description

Job Title

Sr. Payroll Advisor

Job Description Summary

Summary The Senior Payroll Advisor will lead processing payroll for our U.S. and Canada employees. This position will be responsible for the timely and accurate payroll processing for specified populations of up to 3,000 employees. The Position will report to the Payroll Manager and will align activities to the direct needs of the business.

Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Processing payroll for U.S. and Canadian employees
• Responsible for providing payroll tier 2 level support
• Responsible for aligning and educated business stakeholders on payroll processes, compliance, and activities
• Demonstrate critical thinking as well as expertise in payroll programs and processes
• Responsible for items such as: payroll taxation, jurisdictional requirements, payroll processes, employment related regulations, and best practices
• Resolve routine issues and questions within the scope of existing practices under the direction of payroll leadership
• Communicate and implement specific aspects of payroll and associated training sessions, communications for new programs
• Provide customer service to employees and effectively communicate all payroll-related information
• Manage and process payroll, analyze data to identify and resolve errors
• Manage payroll allocations; provide direction to both corporate operations teams and employees in the field
• Collaborate and communication across functions including HR, IT, Finance, etc.
• Support the submission of tax, garnishments, and bank files to appropriate external agencies
• Maintain confidential department records and office files in accordance with internal company procedures
• Maintain direct ownership of tasks/projects
• Create/edit ad-hoc reports within the HR/Payroll software and provide accurate data to management when requested
• Serve as the HR Payroll point of contact for employees within a geographical or functional area
• Maintain strong HR/Payroll policy knowledge
• Complete special projects/duties as assigned

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $25.75 - $30.29

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email [e-mail]. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

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