Payroll Team Lead (Burlington, NC)

Labcorp-posted 4 days ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Hybrid • Burlington, NC
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The Payroll Team Lead position is an exciting opportunity for a candidate with a growth mindset who thrives in a fast-paced, global organization. This role oversees end-to-end payroll processing and leads payroll processes for the North American payroll processing team to ensure accuracy, compliance, and exceptional service delivery. Responsibilities include managing U.S. and Canada payroll operations, leading process improvements, and supporting system upgrades and testing.

  • Lead U.S. end-to-end payroll processing, including Workday settlement and balancing to ADP.
  • Lead Canada payroll processing.
  • Review and approve on-demand payroll requests and settlements.
  • Run audit reports and settlements for weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly pay groups.
  • Provide guidance and support to payroll team members and stakeholders on complex payroll issues.
  • Manage and support holiday payroll schedules to ensure timely employee payments.
  • Review and perform retro calculations, validating FLSA rules as needed.
  • Drive process improvements using tools such as Power Query in Excel, Alteryx, etc.
  • Maintain and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  • Review leave of absence entries for accuracy.
  • Create and load EIBs for off-cycle payroll runs; approve weekly EIB submissions.
  • Conduct testing for Workday upgrades, enhancements, and system changes.
  • Perform gross-up calculations and provide gross-to-net details upon request.
  • Lead or support special projects as assigned.
  • High School Diploma required.
  • 5+ years of payroll experience within multi-state companies.
  • Strong understanding of payroll compliance, tax regulations, and FLSA rules.
  • Prior experience leading a payroll team or acting in a team lead payroll role.
  • Intermediate Excel skills, including pivots and vlookups.
  • Strong attention to detail and time management skills.
  • Experience with Workday.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Human Resources preferred.
  • FPC or CPP certification preferred.
  • Advanced Excel skills, including Power Query.
  • Experience with process automation and continuous improvement initiatives are preferred.
  • Familiarity with Workday reporting and integration tools preferred.
  • Familiarity with ADP SmartCompliance and WorkForce Now preferred.
  • Knowledge of Canadian payroll processing preferred.
  • Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Casual, PRN & Part Time employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan only.
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