Senior Payroll Business Analyst, Data & Reporting

Boeing•Renton, WA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Payroll Business Analyst, Data and Reporting, is a hands-on senior payroll team member and data expert and builder who works as part of the larger payroll team using data management methodology to drive best practices. Boeing delivers one of the largest and most complex payrolls in the world. We are on a focused journey of system modernization and operational effectiveness to deliver accurate, on-time pay for Boeing employees and empower the business with clear, reliable payroll and timekeeping data, analytics, and reporting that drive compliance, operational excellence, and faster decision-making. Payroll data and reports are the single source of truth for payroll operations, HR, Finance, and auditors. This role ensures data flows correctly end-to-end (Finance → HRIS → Timekeeping → Payroll → General Ledger (GL)), builds the reporting and metrics structure the team relies on, shortens incident resolution, and demonstrates payroll value through actionable insights.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in data analytics and/or business intelligence
5+ years of experience in data analysis and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)
5+ years of experience leading stakeholders in analysis of process data, metrics, models and flows to identify root cause of complex problems and development and implementation of preventive or corrective actions

Nice To Haves

Currently hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Experience with Employee Data Management, HR Operations/Payroll, and/or Workday Human Capital Management (HCM)/Payroll systems
Deep understanding of payroll processes and end-to-end data flows (Finance → HRIS → Timekeeping → Payroll → GL)
Hands-on with payroll/timekeeping/HCM systems (Workday, ServiceNow, CloudPay, PeopleSoft, etc.)
Advanced Excel; strong experience with SQL and with dashboard tools like Power BI, Tableau, etc.
Experience with integrations, data mapping, and payroll transmit processes
Strong troubleshooting, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) experience
Clear communicator who can explain technical data issues to non-technical stakeholders and create practical documentation and training
Knowledge of U.S. federal & state labor laws and global payroll experience preferred

Responsibilities

Own payroll data integrity, end-to-end mapping, reconciliations, and recurring/ ad-hoc reporting for payroll and timekeeping systems
Design and maintain dashboards and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that surface exceptions, trends, and compliance risks
Act as the payroll data Subject Matter Expert (SME) and first escalation point for data, reporting, and metrics issues
Define data requirements and validate outcomes for system changes, integrations, and payroll deploys
Train payroll operations and partners to read, use, and trust payroll data and reports
Define and maintain payroll data models, mappings, and lineage from source to GL
Create and maintain data dictionaries, component code files, and change logs
Build dashboards, KPIs, reconciliations, and variance analyses to monitor payroll accuracy and Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
Produce recurring and ad-hoc reports for Payroll, HR, Finance, and Audit
Troubleshoot data and reporting incidents, lead root-cause analysis (RCA), implement fixes, and prevent recurrence
Own data/reporting-related incident lifecycle
Define data requirements for Project work requests (PWRs)/changes, author User Acceptance Testing (UAT) test plans and data scenarios, validate post-deploy data outcomes, and support stabilization
Configure reporting layers and support integrations (transmit, feeds to GL, timekeeping interfaces)
Create training materials, run operational training sessions, and mentor payroll specialists to improve data literacy and self-service reporting
Identify automation opportunities, simplify processes, and standardize reporting to reduce manual work and errors