Senior Payroll & Compliance Analyst
Listed on 2026-07-09
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Finance & Banking
Financial Compliance, Financial Analyst, Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Financial Reporting
Our Purpose
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.
Title And Summary
Senior Analyst, Payroll
Our Purpose
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.
Title And Summary
Senior Analyst, Payroll
Overview
We are seeking a detail-oriented, proactive Senior Payroll Analyst to join our Payroll team. In this role, you will play a critical part in driving operational excellence, compliance, and employee support in North America payroll operations. You’ll be instrumental in managing payroll-related inquiries, enhancing day to day processes, supporting audit requests, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure a seamless payroll experience.
Role
Key Responsibilities
- Respond to HR inquiries across Payroll, Compensation, and Benefits with professionalism and accuracy, ensuring timely resolution in line with Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
- Address complex HR/Payroll issues and proactively identify and implement process improvements.
- Manage a range of special projects, from simple to complex, as needed.
- Collaborate with internal teams (COEs, HR Field) to gather information and drive tasks to completion.
- Support high-level transaction processing and ensure audit compliance through proper workflows.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to team members.
- Handle confidential data in accordance with Master Card confidentiality requirements.
- Independently develop and adapt processes to resolve transaction-related challenges.
- Contribute to the AskHR knowledgebase and create user documentation (e.g., How-To guides).
- Operate with cultural sensitivity and flexibility across regions.
- Ensure compliance with legal and ethical standards in all supported countries.
- Continuously build regional knowledge through team-based learning and sharing.
All About You
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field.
- 3+ years of payroll, compliance, or audit experience
- Strong understanding of North America payroll processes and related regulatory requirements.
- Strong working knowledge of payroll systems (Workday)
- Experience with SOX controls and internal audit processes is a plus.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Advanced Excel and data analytics skills (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, reporting tools).
- Demonstrated experience in payroll processing
- Equity knowledge a plus
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams, functions and time zones
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