Sr HRIS & Payroll Analyst

Leonardo•Philadelphia, PA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior HRIS & Payroll Analyst supports accurate and timely payroll processing and maintains the integrity, accuracy, and consistency of employee and payroll data across Workday and ADP. Reporting to the Payroll Supervisor, this role is a senior functional resource for payroll operations, HRIS data management, system reconciliation, reporting, troubleshooting, testing, and process improvement. Payroll is processed in ADP, while Workday serves as a key source of employee and HR data. The analyst works with Payroll, HR, Benefits, Finance, and other stakeholders to ensure employee changes are accurately reflected across systems and payroll-related data is complete, properly authorized, and reconciled.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience.
At least 5 years of progressive payroll experience.
Strong knowledge of U.S. payroll regulations and compliance requirements.
Advanced proficiency in Excel.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong analytical skills.
Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
Demonstrated ability to foster a respectful, collaborative, and team-oriented environment.
Advanced knowledge of HR information systems, specifically ADP, ETime, and Workday.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to multi-country payroll administration.
Experience with payroll in Canada, Mexico, and other countries.

Responsibilities

Support end-to-end payroll processing in ADP, review payroll inputs and transactions, conduct pre- and post-payroll validation, and resolve discrepancies before payroll finalization.
Maintain and monitor employee and payroll data across Workday and ADP; conduct audits and reconciliations and coordinate corrections to keep the systems aligned.
Perform payroll reconciliations, variance analysis, control reviews, and audits; investigate unusual or material changes in payroll results.
Monitor data feeds and interfaces between Workday, ADP, and related systems; review errors, troubleshoot records, coordinate corrections, and escalate technical issues as appropriate.
Develop test scenarios, validate results, document issues, and support user acceptance testing and implementation activities.
Develop, run, and validate recurring and ad hoc Workday and ADP reports for payroll, reconciliations, audits, compliance, management requests, and business decisions; analyze results for trends, anomalies, and improvement opportunities.
Monitor federal, state, and local payroll tax requirements; research and resolve tax notices, discrepancies, and agency inquiries with ADP and applicable tax authorities; assist with compliance updates.
Follow payroll procedures and internal controls, maintain documentation, protect confidential employee information, assist with audits, and identify control gaps and corrective actions.
Serve as a senior resource for complex payroll and HRIS questions and resolve data, system, and payroll discrepancies with relevant stakeholders.
Identify opportunities to improve payroll and HRIS processes through standardization, automation, stronger controls, and better data quality; maintain procedures, job aids, process documentation, and audit procedures.