Lead Payroll Partner

Job Description Job Description Are you a detail-oriented payroll professional with a passion for precision and efficiency? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure flawless payroll operations? If so, we’re looking for you to join our client's team as a Payroll Processor ! About the Role: As a Payroll Processor, you will play a vital role in ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing, submission, reporting, and auditing for a dynamic workforce that includes hourly and salaried employees across multiple states and provinces. You’ll uphold compliance with company policies and all relevant regulations—Federal, State, Local, and IRS—while proactively managing the payroll cycle to meet strict deadlines. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with HR and other departments while leveraging your payroll expertise to drive process and technology improvements across the organization. What Your Day-to-Day Will Look Like: As a Payroll Processor, your key responsibilities will include: Supporting and processing payroll for multiple legal entities across various states and provinces with distinct pay schedules in the United States and Canada. Validating and ensuring data accuracy in Workday, including employee changes, hours worked, earnings, and retroactive adjustments. Auditing imported payroll data using reports to confirm accuracy before final approval. Managing updates for payroll records related to relocation, stock, company car usage, and other gross-ups. Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure payroll aligns with company policies, union contracts, and legal requirements. Maintaining confidentiality, security, and completeness of payroll files and data. Continuously evaluating payroll processes, recommending and implementing improvements for efficiency and precision. Administering garnishments and processing third-party payments such as union dues. Generating reports and data to assist with internal and external audits. Leading year-end projects, including W-2 preparation, W-2C corrections, and tax amendments. Assisting with special projects, such as system implementation, process creation, and ad hoc reporting. What We’re Looking for: We want to learn more about you if you have: An Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university (preferred). 8 years of progressive payroll-related experience. 4 years of experience working with multi-state and local payroll tax. Knowledge of federal and state labor laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act, payroll tax regulations, and state wage and hour rules. Proficiency in Microsoft Word and advanced Excel skills (experience with VLOOKUPS and Pivot Tables). Flexibility and adaptability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-changing business environment. Proven ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines efficiently. Familiarity with Workday payroll systems (strongly preferred). Experience with Canada payroll and expatriates is a plus. Meticulous attention to detail and excellent problem-solving skills. Strong oral and written communication skills with a customer service mindset. Independence and collaboration skills, including the ability to organize and plan workloads with minimal supervision.

Location: Pittsburgh, PA, US

Posted Date: 6/1/2025