Senior Payroll Analyst, Wharton Finance & Administration
About The Position
The Senior Payroll Accountant is the lead expert responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of all payroll-related data through rigorous auditing, comprehensive reporting, and systematic review of exceptions. A central focus of this role is conducting ongoing payroll audits, including monthly, quarterly, and seasonal reviews, to verify proper job and student classifications, validate payment plans, reconcile salary activity, and identify discrepancies before they impact financial or regulatory compliance. In partnership with departments and Wharton HR & People Operations, this position troubleshoots complex payroll issues, including overpayments, off-cycle adjustments, and timekeeping exceptions, while identifying systemic drivers and recommending sustainable process improvements.
Requirements
- strong analytical capability
- attention to detail
- proactive approach to identifying and resolving payroll issues through data-driven insights and continuous audit practices
- A bachelor's degree and 3-5 years of related experience, or combination of education and experience is required
Nice To Haves
- At least 5-7 years of related experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of all payroll-related data through rigorous auditing, comprehensive reporting, and systematic review of exceptions
- conducting ongoing payroll audits, including monthly, quarterly, and seasonal reviews, to verify proper job and student classifications, validate payment plans, reconcile salary activity, and identify discrepancies before they impact financial or regulatory compliance
- troubleshooting complex payroll issues, including overpayments, off-cycle adjustments, and timekeeping exceptions, while identifying systemic drivers and recommending sustainable process improvements
Benefits
- excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families
- generous retirement benefits
- a wide variety of professional development opportunities
- supportive work and family benefits
- a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources
- comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to protect you and your family’s health and welfare
- flexible spending accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars
- Penn's exceptional tuition benefits
- Penn's Basic, Matching, and Supplemental retirement plans allow you to save for retirement on a pre-tax or Roth basis
- substantial amount of time away from work during the course of the year
- long-term care insurance
- wide variety of programs and resources to help you care for your health, your family, and your work-life balance
- array of resources to help you advance yourself personally and professionally
- access to a wide range of University resources as well as cultural and recreational activities
- free and discounted admission and memberships to faculty and staff
- substantial savings on other goods and services such as new cars from Ford and General Motors, cellular phone service plans, movie tickets, and admission to theme parks
- Flexible work options
- Penn Home Ownership Services
- Adoption Assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
