Senior Specialist, Payroll & Compliance

The E.W. Scripps Company | Cincinnati, OH | Full-Time | Hybrid

Join The E.W. Scripps Company as a Senior Specialist, Payroll & Compliance. In this remote role you will ensure seamless payroll operations and regulatory compliance across our organization, serving as a critical liaison between employees, HR business partners, and external vendors.

• Respond to payroll support tickets and HR business partner inquiries, escalating to management when necessary.
• Audit and correct timekeeping records; input, balance, approve and reconcile payroll entries and deductions.
• Prepare off‑cycle checks, enforcing state laws and company policies when calculating final payments, recoups, contract payouts, and missed pay.
• Partner with third‑party vendors to ensure all tax rate updates, tax notices, and employee garnishments are processed correctly.
• Maintain union dues and pension deductions, remit payments, and provide custom reporting for 20+ union groups.
• Support payroll team members by cross‑training and serving as a backup.
• Provide support and guidance to HR business partners while maintaining compliance with federal, state, and local laws and company policies.
• Serve as a liaison between HR business partners and third‑party vendors to respond to all unemployment claims and track unemployment metrics.
• Ensure HR compliance by completing Bureau of Labor Statistics and other compliance reporting, and assisting with subpoenas, I‑9 Forms, E‑Verify, and audit requests.
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure policies and procedures are conducted appropriately.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Associate’s degree in a related discipline or equivalent years of experience.
• Generally, 5+ years of experience in a related area of responsibility.

• Excellent organizational and customer service skills.
• Ability to interpret policies and procedures.
• Strong critical thinking skills with attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office products.
• Workday experience is strongly preferred.

As an equal employment opportunity employer, The E.W. Scripps Company and its affiliates do not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, color, religion, age, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, citizenship or national origin, and military membership or veteran status, or on any other basis which would be in violation of any applicable federal, state or local law.

The company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship for the company.