Senior Labor Cost Analyst - HR & Operations

ASCENDING • Miami, FL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Labor Cost Analyst will run labor cost allocations across departments, cost centers, projects, entities, and funding sources on a monthly, quarterly, and year-end basis. The role allocates fully loaded labor costs—including salary, bonus, benefits, taxes, and equity—and maintains and documents allocation methods and drivers. It reconciles allocations to payroll, the general ledger, and HRIS, resolves variances, and delivers allocation journals and schedules for month-end close. The position also supports audit, tax, and compliance needs, including R&D credits and capitalized labor; builds labor cost and headcount reports and dashboards; and partners with FP&A on forecasting and budget-to-actuals. It works with HRIS, Payroll, and managers to maintain accurate employee data, controls, and process documentation.

The position is a long-term contract-to-hire role in the Miami, Florida area, within approximately one hour, with a flexible hybrid arrangement and occasional in-office days. The client builds power infrastructure for the AI era, with technology deployed across 2.5 GW of hyperscale campuses and relied on by leading cloud and AI companies.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience in data, financial, payroll/HR analytics, or accounting roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Analytics, Economics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills and working knowledge of SQL, with comfort handling large, messy datasets.
• A strong track record of reconciliation across multiple systems.
• Ability to explain methodology clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Discretion when handling confidential compensation data.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with labor cost allocation, cost accounting, or month-end close.
• Experience with Workday, ADP, HiBob, or NetSuite.
• Experience building controls and audit-ready documentation.
• Experience with multi-entity or multi-country allocations.

Responsibilities

• Run monthly, quarterly, and year-end labor cost allocations across departments, cost centers, projects, entities, and funding sources.
• Allocate fully loaded labor costs, including salary, bonus, benefits, taxes, and equity, and maintain and document allocation methods and drivers.
• Reconcile allocations to payroll, the general ledger, and HRIS, and resolve variances.
• Deliver allocation journals and schedules for month-end close.
• Support audit, tax, and compliance needs, including R&D credits and capitalized labor.
• Build labor cost and headcount reports and dashboards.
• Partner with FP&A on forecasting and budget-to-actuals.
• Work with HRIS, Payroll, and managers to keep employee data accurate at the source.
• Maintain controls and process documentation.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior