Senior Payroll Specialist

As a Senior Payroll Specialist, you will oversee end-to-end payroll operations across the United States and Canada, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency.
You will play a critical role in supporting payroll for both unionized and non-unionized employees across multiple jurisdictions.
Working in a fully remote, fast-paced, and growing environment, you will help strengthen payroll processes and support ongoing transformation initiatives.
You will collaborate closely with HR, Finance, Operations, Labor Relations, and IT to ensure seamless payroll administration and data integrity.
Your expertise in payroll systems, regulatory requirements, and collective bargaining agreements will contribute to reliable and compliant compensation practices.
This role offers the opportunity to drive process improvements, enhance payroll infrastructure, and support operational excellence across a diverse workforce.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• At least 3–5 years of payroll experience, including multi-state US and Canadian payroll processing.

• Demonstrated experience processing payroll for unionized workforces and interpreting collective bargaining agreements.

• Strong knowledge of union payroll practices, including union dues, contractual wage structures, overtime rules, shift premiums, and negotiated compensation programs.

• Experience supporting payroll compliance in unionized environments, including labor-related audits and reporting requirements.

• Ability to interpret and apply collective bargaining agreement provisions accurately while ensuring payroll compliance.

• Hands-on experience with ADP Workforce Now is required.

• Familiarity with UKG time management systems is a plus.

• Strong understanding of payroll compliance, tax regulations, wage laws, and reporting requirements across multiple jurisdictions.

• Experience developing and maintaining payroll SOPs, internal controls, and operational documentation.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in a remote environment.

• Proven ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with exceptional attention to detail.

• Ability to identify discrepancies, manage competing priorities, and work effectively in a high-volume, fast-growing organization.

• Preferred qualifications: Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC).

• Experience supporting global payroll operations or mergers and acquisitions (M&A)-related payroll transitions.

• Familiarity with general ledger interfaces, payroll journal entries, financial reconciliations, HRIS integrations, and process mapping.

• Experience supporting multiple union contracts across different locations, business units, or jurisdictions.

• Knowledge of prevailing wage requirements, labor compliance reporting, and payroll administration in regulated industries.

• Experience partnering with Labor Relations, HR Business Partners, and operational leadership on payroll matters involving represented employees.