Senior Payroll Analyst Job Chicago area,Illinois USA,HR/Recruitment

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Senior Payroll Analyst

Salary: $75,000 - $95,000

Why This Opportunity Stands Out:

• Join a high-volume payroll environment supporting approximately 4,000 employees across multiple states

• Gain exposure to complex payroll operations involving hourly, salaried, and union-represented employees

• Work with SAP HCM/ECP while contributing to system enhancements and process automation initiatives

• Play a key role in payroll integrations tied to acquisitions and organizational growth

• Partner directly with HR, Finance, Labor Relations, Compliance, and executive leadership

• Opportunity to take greater ownership of payroll tax and compliance functions as capabilities are brought in-house

• Lead process improvement projects that create measurable operational impact

• Enjoy strong visibility and influence in a growing organization undergoing transformation

• Collaborative environment with a senior-level team focused on continuous improvement

• Hybrid schedule with 3 days onsite and payroll team Fridays off

Key Responsibilities for the Senior Payroll Analyst:

• Process full-cycle payroll for hourly, salaried, and union employees across multiple states

• Ensure compliance with payroll tax regulations, wage and hour laws, garnishments, and wage orders

• Reconcile payroll results, investigate discrepancies, and resolve payroll issues

• Support SAP HCM/ECP administration, vendor coordination, and payroll system enhancements

• Assist with payroll integrations and implementations related to M&A activity

• Partner with HR, Labor Relations, and Finance on union payroll, pay rules, liabilities, and reporting

Qualifications for the Senior Payroll Analyst:

• 5+ years of multi-state payroll experience in a high-volume environment

• Experience processing large hourly employee populations, ideally 500+ employees

• SAP HCM, SAP ECP, ADP, UKG, Paylocity, or similar enterprise payroll system experience

• Payroll compliance expertise including taxation, garnishments, wage orders, and union payroll preferred

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2026