Senior Payroll Specialist

Planned Parenthood is the nation’s leading provider and advocate of high-quality, affordable sexual and reproductive health care for all people, as well as the nation’s largest provider of sex education. Planned Parenthood organizations serve all people with care and compassion, with respect, and without judgment, striving to create equitable access to health care. Through health centers, programs in schools and communities, and online resources, Planned Parenthood is a trusted source of reliable education and information that allows people to make informed health decisions.

We do all this because we care passionately about helping people lead healthier lives.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that supports the independently incorporated Planned Parenthood affiliates, which operate non‑profit health centers across the U.S. PPFA also works to educate the public on and advocate for issues of sexual and reproductive health. Formed as the advocacy and political arm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Planned Parenthood Action Fund is a separate non‑profit membership organization tax‑exempt under section 501(c)(4).

The Action Fund engages in educational, advocacy, and limited electoral activity, including grassroots organizing, legislative advocacy, and voter education in furtherance of the Planned Parenthood mission.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF) seek a responsible and dedicated Senior Payroll Specialist. This job reports to the Payroll Manager in the Finance Department of PPFA. The Finance & Accounting team provide confidence to all stakeholders in the fiscal and fiduciary responsibility of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), Planned Parenthood Action Fund and its subsidiaries (collectively the Organizations) with a commitment to customer service, sound controls, compliance monitoring, and timely, accurate, and complete reporting, analysis and decision support to further the Federation’s mission.

The Senior Payroll Specialist provides advanced analytical support and technical expertise to ensure the accurate execution, compliance, and integrity of the Organization’s payroll runs. Under the general guidance of the Payroll Manager, this role is responsible for performing comprehensive technical QA/QC reviews on pre‑processing data, identifying tax or operational variances, and fully executing the final bi‑weekly payroll runs. By assessing complex components—including multi‑state taxation, union requirements, and system logic—the Senior Specialist serves as the primary system user who ensures the payroll cycle is successfully completed and ready for management's final approval.

The Senior Payroll Specialist shares expertise with peers and new hires and supports system enhancements or process improvements.

• Assess complex payroll components (e.g., multi‑state taxation, imputed income, union payroll, garnishments) and provide analysis to the Payroll Manager to ensure the payroll framework remains compliant and operationally sound.
• Monitors terminations to ensure last pay laws are being followed.
• Act as a core functional user for UKG; support project planning for system enhancements, upgrades, or integrations under the guidance of the Payroll Manager..
• Conduct research into federal, state, and local regulatory changes to update and maintain the internal repository of payroll policies, procedures and payroll project design and implementation.
• Preparation and reconciliation of data for internal/external audits (e.g., 401k, financial statements) to support the accurate execution of the audit framework.
• Performs reconciliations of payroll records to external systems including 401K system, accounting, and tax authorities.
• Perform technical QA/QC reviews on payroll data prepared by the Payroll Specialist, identifying tax or data variances, making corrections to be reviewed by the Payroll Manager for formal approval and sign‑off before submission. .
• Provide support to the Payroll Manager for high‑stakes projects including annual year‑end activities, determining and…