Senior Payroll Specialist
About The Position
Veralto is seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist to support accurate, compliant, and timely payroll across the United States and contribute to the evolution of its Global Payroll function. The role is part of Veralto Corporate HR Shared Services, within a team transforming from a decentralized structure into a more standardized and scalable global payroll model focused on consistency, stronger controls, and operational efficiency. The position executes US payroll across multiple pay groups and legal entities, including validation, reconciliations, issue resolution, reporting, and final payroll outputs. It supports payroll operations in a Workday–ADP environment, handles complex compensation components, maintains audit-ready documentation, manages employee lifecycle payroll activities, and responds to employee inquiries. The specialist also identifies opportunities to improve and standardize processes while collaborating with HR, Finance, external vendors, and a distributed global team. This is an individual contributor role with ownership and growth potential.
Requirements
- 5–7 years of experience in US payroll operations, including multi-state and multi-entity payroll.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, HR, or a related field.
- Strong experience with ADP platforms, including Enterprise, eTime, Smart Compliance, and Reporting.
- Advanced knowledge of US federal, state, and local payroll regulations.
- Proven ability to manage end-to-end payroll processes with accountability.
- Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Strong communication and organizational skills.
Nice To Haves
- CPP certification (strongly preferred).
- Experience with Workday or similar HCM systems.
- Experience in shared services or global payroll environments.
- Exposure to payroll transformations or process improvement initiatives.
- Demonstrated leadership mindset, even in an individual contributor role.
Responsibilities
- Execute end-to-end payroll processing across multiple US pay groups and legal entities, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery.
- Own payroll lifecycle activities, including data validation, reconciliations, issue resolution, and final outputs.
- Support payroll execution in a Workday–ADP environment, including pre-work, validation, and troubleshooting.
- Administer commissions, bonuses, equity transactions, severance, and retroactive adjustments in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
- Monitor payroll timelines and escalate risks when inputs are incomplete or delayed.
- Review and reconcile payroll to identify discrepancies before finalization.
- Maintain SOX-compliant, audit-ready documentation and support audit requests.
- Manage payroll activities for employee lifecycle events, including new hires, changes, and separations.
- Respond to employee inquiries through shared inbox and ticketing processes.
- Prepare payroll reports and provide stakeholders with accurate, timely data.
- Identify process improvement opportunities and contribute to standardization and automation efforts.
- Maintain strong control discipline in an evolving environment.
- Collaborate with HR, Finance, external payroll vendors, and a distributed global team.
Benefits
- Paid time off.
- Medical insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- 401(k).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
