Sr Specialist, Global Pay Services

OSTTRA • Charlottesville, VA

14d

About The Position

About the Role: Senior Specialist, Global Pay Services – North America The Team: The team is responsible for the monthly and annual payroll operations supporting about 11,000 employees throughout North America. They work with a third-party payroll provider while focused on delivering an accurate and timely payroll every pay period. What’s in it for you: An opportunity for professional growth by handling payrolls impacting all employees in the region. It’s a chance to work with payroll and People teams to find and implement operational efficiencies. Be part of a team of professionals with the common goal of continuously improving the payroll operations.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant professional experience
• Prior payroll experience required with a preference for experience in a multi-national company
• Highly organized and capable of working under time constraints to meet tight deadlines
• Extensive knowledge of Excel, including use of pivot tables
• Ability to accurately manipulate and move data to and from a variety of sources across multiple platforms.
• This role will require working East Time hours.
• Right to Work Requirements: This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Diploma or Degree in Human Resource Management or Business or Accountancy.
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work independently and within a team

Responsibilities

• Support processing and disbursement of payrolls on time with a high degree of accuracy.
• Plan, coordinate, and assist with payroll across North America and ensure that payroll cycles and deadlines are adhered to by all parties involved in the payroll cycle.
• Focus is on handling payrolls for exempt and non-exempt employees paid on a semi-monthly and weekly basis.
• Responsible for thorough review and analysis, accurate and timely processing of monthly payroll in accordance with company policies and local regulatory standards, including liaising with payroll vendor where applicable.
• Partner with team members and payroll vendor to ensure accurate and timely filing and payment of statutory payroll withholding taxes to relevant government authorities.
• Partner with team members and payroll vendor to ensure accurate and timely processing of involuntary withholding orders.
• Partner with internal teams and payroll vendor to ensure that employee income from stock option and share grants is correctly computed and reported in accordance with local regulatory standards.
• Partner with internal teams and payroll vendor to support accurate and timely processing of payroll related journal entries and accruals.
• Work with payroll vendor to support issuance of employee income tax reporting statements.
• Resolve escalations by providing root cause analysis and corrective action for complex or non-routine situations.
• Review and resolve employee pay-related inquiries.
• Keep abreast of payroll regulatory changes, review and analyze tax and legal regulations (including complex issues such as stock-based compensation).
• Identify issues/implications affecting company and employees; as needed, work with Corporate Legal, Tax, and People areas as well as payroll vendor to ensure resolutions.
• Consistently review existing work practices and recommend areas for improvement including workflows, payroll vendor competencies, analysis & planning, regulatory compliance, etc.
• Assist in implementation of improvements/enhancements, including working independently with all stakeholders, and achieve high levels of efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.
• Assist with responses to all payroll related audits, both internal and external.

Benefits

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees