Sr Specialist, Global Services

Sr Specialist, Global Pay Services – North America

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Location:

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Grade Level (for internal use): 09

Senior Specialist, Global Pay Services – North America

The team is responsible for the monthly and annual payroll operations supporting about 11,000 employees throughout North America. They work with a third‑party payroll provider while focusing on delivering an accurate and timely payroll every pay period.

An opportunity for professional growth by managing payrolls that impact all employees in the region. It’s a chance to work with payroll and People teams to find and implement operational efficiencies, and to be part of a team dedicated to continuously improving payroll operations.

• Support processing and disbursement of payrolls on time with a high degree of accuracy.
• Plan, coordinate, and assist with payroll across North America and ensure that payroll cycles and deadlines are adhered to by all parties involved in the payroll cycle.
• Focus on handling payrolls for exempt and non‑exempt employees paid on a semi‑monthly and weekly basis.
• Responsible for thorough review and analysis, accurate and timely processing of monthly payroll in accordance with company policies and local regulatory standards, including liaising with payroll vendor where applicable.
• Partner with team members and payroll vendor to ensure accurate and timely filing and payment of statutory payroll withholding taxes to relevant government authorities.
• Partner with team members and payroll vendor to ensure accurate and timely processing of involuntary withholding orders.
• Partner with internal teams and payroll vendor to ensure that employee income from stock option and share grants is correctly computed and reported in accordance with local regulatory standards.
• Partner with internal teams and payroll vendor to support accurate and timely processing of payroll related journal entries and accruals.
• Work with payroll vendor to support issuance of employee income tax reporting statements.
• Resolve escalations by providing root cause analysis and corrective action for complex or non‑routine situations.
• Review and resolve employee pay‑related inquiries.
• Keep abreast of payroll regulatory changes, review and analyze tax and legal regulations (including complex issues such as stock‑based compensation).
• Identify issues/implications affecting company and employees; as needed, work with Corporate Legal, Tax, and People areas as well as payroll vendor to ensure resolutions.
• Consistently review existing work practices and recommend areas for improvement including workflows, payroll vendor competencies, analysis & planning, regulatory compliance, etc.
• Assist in implementation of improvements/enhancements, including working independently with all stakeholders, and achieve high levels of efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.
• Assist with responses to all payroll related audits, both internal and external.

• Anticipated base salary range: $56,392 to $98,949 (final salary based on geographic location, experience, skill set, training, licenses, and certifications).

• Eligible for an annual incentive plan (not an annual incentive bonus or sales commission plan).

• Eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, .

• 5+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Prior payroll experience required with a preference for experience in a multi‑national company.
• Highly organized and capable of working under time constraints to meet tight deadlines.
• Extensive knowledge of Excel, including use of pivot tables.
• Ability to accurately manipulate and move data to and from a variety of sources across multiple platforms.
• This role will require working East Time hours.

• Diploma or Degree in Human Resource Management or Business or Accountancy.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.

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