Senior Payroll Analyst

Job Title: Senior Payroll Analyst

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Payroll Operations Analyst to join our dynamic Payroll team. This role focuses on assisting with day-to-day operations, payroll processing, analysis, compliance, and reporting. You will collaborate directly with employees and various cross-functional teams to resolve payroll record issues, ensuring accuracy and completeness.

Responsibilities

• Accurately and timely input payroll data provided by various business units.
• Interpret garnishments, child support orders, state/federal tax levies, and enter them in Oracle Payroll as per legal documents.
• Ensure correct tax withholding for employees working in multiple jurisdictions.
• Monitor the payroll/time and labor operations mailbox, respond to queries, and provide end-of-day summaries to management.
• Reconcile payroll tax reporting after each payroll to ensure accurate filings by the tax service provider.
• Monitor processes and procedures to ensure adequate controls and compliance with company policies.
• Resolve all out-of-balance conditions between the payroll provider, third-party vendors, bank wires, and the general ledger.
• Gather and report requested data to internal and external stakeholders and manage legislative changes to maintain compliance.
• Work with HR to process payroll for employees on a leave of absence.
• Collect timecard data and report missing timecards.
• Assist with testing related to payroll activities for patches and projects.
• Assist with ad-hoc projects and administration of new business requirements.
• Ensure compliance with ADP Wage, Tax, and Garnishment system integration.
• Provide back-up support for other team members as needed.

Essential Skills

• 5+ years of full-cycle payroll experience.
• Strong payroll tax knowledge with multistate experience.
• Experience with Oracle and Oracle Time & Labor (OTL).
• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5 years in payroll experience.
• Solid understanding of laws, codes, multi-state taxation, and compliance requirements.
• Thorough knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax laws and regulations.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• Self-starter capable of multitasking and working under pressure.
• Ability to assess the impact of tax regulation changes.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Ability to manage projects and drive tasks to completion.
• Demonstrated commitment to excellent customer service.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Experience with in-house payroll processing and time and labor reporting within enterprise systems such as Oracle, SAP, or PeopleSoft.

Work Environment

This role is based at the Sleepy Hollow location, where all corporate functions, including Accounting and Finance, are situated. The work schedule involves 4 days onsite and 1 day remote. The position supports daily backlog management while focusing on system implementation. Join a team that values collaboration and continuous improvement.

This is a Contract position based out of Sleepy Hollow, NY.

The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $50.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a hybrid position in Sleepy Hollow,NY.

This position is anticipated to close on Apr 30, 2026.

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.