Sr. Analyst, Payroll & People Operations
About The Position
Through Precision, Systems, and People at HMTX, we're looking for a talented Sr. Analyst, Payroll & People Operations to help power the employee experience through accurate payroll, exceptional data integrity, and streamlined people processes. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys both the technical and human side of People & Culture. You'll serve as the operational owner for U.S. payroll while also helping drive global HR systems, employee data management, benefits administration, reporting, and process improvement initiatives. If you thrive in environments where accuracy matters, enjoy solving complex problems, and love making processes work better, we'd love to hear from you.
Requirements
- Proven experience managing multi-state payroll, including tax compliance, filings, and audits.
- Experience supporting payroll accounting processes, including reconciliations and journal entries.
- Hands-on experience with HRIS and payroll systems (e.g., Paycor, ADP, UKG, Rippling).
- Strong ability to manage multiple priorities with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Effective communicator with the ability to partner cross-functionally.
- Advanced Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables, data validation, reconciliation logic).
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to build reports, dashboards, and insights.
- Deep understanding of data accuracy controls, reconciliations, and issue resolution.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related experience.
Responsibilities
- Be the primary payroll expert responsible for delivering accurate, compliant, and timely payroll processing across multiple entities.
- Manage end-to-end payroll processing including biweekly, supplemental, and off-cycle payrolls.
- Review and validate timecards, payroll adjustments, earnings, deductions, and tax impacts.
- Administer deferred compensation plans, garnishments, reimbursements, incentive payments, and other payroll transactions.
- Prepare payroll journal entries, cash funding reports, and reconciliations in partnership with Accounting.
- Ensure payroll tax compliance across federal, state, and local jurisdictions.
- Manage payroll tax registrations, notices, and account maintenance.
- Support audits, compliance reviews, and year-end payroll activities.
- Maintain payroll system configurations, earnings codes, deduction codes, departments, and general ledger mappings.
- Strengthen internal controls through reconciliations, audits, and root-cause analysis.
- Serve as the HRIS subject matter expert, overseeing configuration, data integrity, integrations, reporting, and system optimization.
- Maintain global employee records, organizational structures, and workforce data.
- Support employee lifecycle processes including onboarding, offboarding, and employee changes.
- Administer benefits processes, enrollments, terminations, invoice reconciliations, and employee support.
- Produce reports, dashboards, and analytics related to payroll, benefits, headcount, and compliance.
- Respond to employee payroll, benefits, and HR inquiries with professionalism and discretion.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to improve processes, document procedures, and strengthen operational efficiency.
Benefits
- yearly bonus potential
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
