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HMSHost · 1 day ago

Senior Payroll Analyst

Bethesda, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$71K/yr - $80K/yr

5+ years exp

HMSHost is a leading provider of food and beverage services for travelers. The Senior Payroll Analyst supports U.S. and Canadian payroll processing, ensuring accuracy and compliance while managing payroll records and off-cycle payments.

AerospaceRestaurantsService Industry

Hiring Manager

Rebecca Murray

Responsibilities

Examines each payroll run for accuracy, efficiency, and compliance; prepares summary report to the Director of Payroll on any apparent improvement opportunities

Analyzes the payroll process and its efficiency over time, identifies areas of opportunity, and presents improvement plans; if improvement plans are considered viable, may be tasked with their implementation

Prepares reports highlighting performance against targets and any identified issues, as well as trending payroll performance over time to encourage continuous improvement, including suggestions for long-term enhancements to the process

Ensures compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements, including tax laws, wage and hour laws and other payroll-related regulations

Verifies that work records have been captured correctly and completely; checks that all the performed work is a true reflection of the entered work records

Validates bonuses, overtime, expense claims, or other ad hoc remuneration

Verifies wage and salary data for errors/inconsistencies and highlights any issues

Inspects mistakes and anomalies to determine whether they are systemic or resulting from faulty data input; flags systemic failures and liaises with the Director of Payroll to rectify them

Performs regular spot checks to ensure deductions are accurate for each payroll run

Audits the deductions process to determine and rectify the root cause of errors

Oversees the distribution of paychecks and direct deposits

Ensures payroll information updates such as promotions, salary band revisions, or annual salary increases, are entered into the HRMS by payroll staff; checks for accuracy

Qualification

Payroll processing experienceUS tax regulations knowledgeMicrosoft Excel advanced skillsPeopleSoft payroll experienceAnalytical mindsetHospitality industry experienceCanadian regulations knowledgeBusiness acumenPositive work environment creation

Required

The combination of education and professional experience must exceed 5 years

Requires 3-5 years of payroll experience

A bachelor's degree in a program related to the functional area can count for 2 of the 5-year requirement

3-5 years of Hospitality, F&B and/or Retail experience

Must have previous experience processing high volume payroll

Knowledge of US state, local, and federal tax regulations, as well as wage and hour regulations and laws

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Requires PeopleSoft payroll experience

Analytical mindset and keen eye for detail

Possesses strong business acumen and a forward-thinking approach to payroll management, with the ability to evaluate long-term impacts and drive alignment with organizational goals

Demonstrated history of understanding the needs of the business, stakeholders, the employee population and individual circumstances

Demonstrated history of creating and maintaining positive work environments to achieve common goals