Senior Payroll Analyst

Sunrise Senior Living•McLean, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

When you join Sunrise Senior Living, you will be able to use your unique skills to empower residents to live longer, healthier, and happier lives. Not only will you build meaningful relationships with residents, their families, and team members alike, you will also gain joy in serving others and deep fulfillment in your work. Explore how you can follow your passions and shed light on meaningful ways to serve, grow, and shine together. Sunrise Senior Living was again certified as a Great Place to Work® by Activated Insights. This is the 8th time Sunrise has received this top culture and workplace designation, highlighting the special place Sunrise is to be a part of. COMMUNITY NAME Community Support Office Job ID 2026-240874 JOB OVERVIEW The Senior Payroll Analyst will work on a team that is responsible for running weekly and bi-weekly payrolls in the US and Canada, as well as handling Payroll related inquiries. The candidate will perform duties that require an understanding of company policies, systems, and procedures with a strong level of customer service.

Requirements

High school diploma required with some college preferred.
Five (5) years of US payroll processing experience and funding, preferably with a large multi-state high volume payroll.
2+ years’ experience with Workday hands-on Payroll processing is required.
Deep knowledge of payroll principles, practices, regulations, and procedures.
Knowledge of basic accounting practices and procedures.
Knowledge of practice, methods, and techniques of process improvement.
Experience with year-end payroll reporting/processing including delivery of W-2’s to employees.
Knowledge of US federal and state labor and tax withholding laws and regulations.
Ability to read and decipher payroll reporting from payroll systems.
Solid understanding of workers compensation claims processing.
Proven ability to provide excellent customer service to employees via verbal and written communications.
Detail-oriented and can pivot from a task when needed.
Ability to solve problems.
Ability to multitask and work well under pressure.
Experience using Microsoft Office, Work, Excel, Access.
Willingness to learn new processes and job skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Canadian payroll a plus.
Experience with third-party outsourced vendors preferred.
Experience working with HRIS and time keeping systems, ADP, Kronos, and Workday a plus.

Responsibilities

Utilize Workday experience to process multi-state US and Canadian payroll for 20K+ employees accurately and on-time on a weekly and bi-weekly basis.
Review payroll output post payroll processing to ensure proper processing of payroll on a bi-weekly basis for all US and Canadian hourly and salaried employees and make appropriate adjustments as necessary.
Assist with payroll funding for net pay, taxes, and garnishments for both the US and Canada.
Coordinate off-cycle payments for timecards and other pay corrections along with special one-time payments.
Review, analyze, and verify payroll reports and documents for accuracy; make necessary adjustments or corrections through journal entries or other established procedures.
Review annual tax statements (W-2’s, T4’s) to ensure accuracy.
Assist in the biweekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual payroll, tax, and compliance activities.
Process, audit, analyze and review timekeeping, payroll, and benefit deductions made on a weekly and biweekly basis.
Provide training and guidance to other payroll associates, as needed.
Work on various Workday projects including, but not limited to, system updates, special projects, and system migrations, including testing for changes to ensure output is working as intended.
Determine root cause of payroll errors by collecting and analyzing information under strict deadlines.
Work closely with the accounting team to assist with variance queries and balance sheet reconciliations.
Handle payroll post-payment administrative activities, including returned checks and direct deposits, as well as unclaimed property reporting and filings per state requirements.
Complete Workers Compensation claims as dictated by state Laws.
Correspond electronically and via telephone with employees and third-party providers to resolve payroll inquiries, including moderate to complex questions related to paycheck, tax, or other payroll information.
Cross train and back-up responsibilities of other payroll resources, including time entry processing.
Analyze and respond to complex matters requiring comprehensive knowledge of payroll policies and procedures.
Assist in maintaining payroll forms and job aids on internal site.
Maintain compliance in assigned required training and all training required by state/province or other regulating authorities as applicable to this role to ensure that Sunrise standards are always met.
Perform other duties as assigned.