Senior Analyst, Payroll

Mastercard • O'fallon, MO

1d • $85,000 - $132,000

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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 in a Multi-state environment and related regulatory requirements.
• Strong working knowledge of payroll systems (Workday)
• 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
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams, functions and time zones

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SOX controls and internal audit processes is a plus.
• Equity knowledge a plus

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 MasterCard 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.

Benefits

• insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
• flexible spending account and health savings account
• paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave)
• 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire
• 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays
• 401k with a best-in-class company match
• deferred compensation for eligible roles
• fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities
• eligibility for tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level