Payroll Analyst

Payroll Analyst – Global Organization

Location: Greater Boston, MA
Position: Payroll Analyst
$45-55/hr depending on experience

KBW Financial has partnered with a large, global organization in its search for an experienced Payroll Analyst to join its Global Payroll team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on payroll professional with deep Workday Payroll experience who enjoys working in a complex, multi-state environment. The Payroll Analyst will serve as a key resource for payroll processing across the Americas while partnering closely with Accounting, Treasury, Tax, Global Mobility, and international payroll teams.

• Support the processing of semi-monthly, in-house payroll for approximately 2,000 salaried and hourly employees across multiple states.
• Calculate and process retroactive payments, over payments, overtime, salary adjustments, and benefit-related changes.
• Serve as a knowledgeable resource for employees and vendors, providing timely support on payroll-related questions and issues.
• Partner with Treasury to forecast payroll cash requirements and ensure accurate, timely funding to employees and payroll vendors.
• Collaborate with Global Payroll, Global Mobility, and Tax on expatriate payroll and employees transitioning on or off international assignments.
• Lead the reconciliation of U.S. W-2s and year-end payroll reporting.
• Partner with Accounting on payroll journal entries, general ledger activity, and account reconciliations.
• Maintain payroll configurations within Workday, including taxes, earnings, deductions, and general ledger mapping.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, controls, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Research payroll discrepancies, identify root causes, recommend solutions, and partner with management through resolution.

• 5+ years of hands-on Workday Payroll processing experience required, ideally within a complex, multi-state or multi-jurisdictional environment.
• Experience processing payroll for a large employee population strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of payroll processes, controls, reconciliations, and year-end reporting.
• Experience with Workday Payroll required; additional exposure to ADP and international payroll vendors is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines within a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Polished communication skills and a strong customer-service orientation, with the ability to work effectively across all levels of an organization.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional and global teams.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Location: Greater Boston, MA
Position: Payroll Analyst
$45-55/hr depending on experience

KBW Financial has partnered with a large, global organization in its search for an experienced Payroll Analyst to join its Global Payroll team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on payroll professional with deep Workday Payroll experience who enjoys working in a complex, multi-state environment. The Payroll Analyst will serve as a key resource for payroll processing across the Americas while partnering closely with Accounting, Treasury, Tax, Global Mobility, and international payroll teams.

• Support the processing of semi-monthly, in-house payroll for approximately 2,000 salaried and hourly employees across multiple states.
• Calculate and process retroactive payments, over payments, overtime, salary adjustments, and benefit-related changes.
• Serve as a knowledgeable resource for employees and vendors, providing timely support on payroll-related questions and issues.
• Partner with Treasury to forecast payroll cash requirements and ensure accurate, timely funding to employees and payroll vendors.
• Collaborate with Global Payroll, Global Mobility, and Tax on expatriate payroll and employees transitioning on or off international assignments.
• Lead the reconciliation of U.S. W-2s and year-end payroll reporting.
• Partner with Accounting on payroll journal entries, general ledger activity, and…