Senior Payroll Analyst

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Health, dental and vision insurance

Generous paid time off (vacation, flex or sick)

*401(k) retirement plan with company match

*Company paid life insurance

*Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Training and exciting career growth opportunities

Referral program – refer a friend and earn a bonus

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Airport Location: Integrated Services Center Advertised Compensation: $70,600.00 to $83,000.00

Purpose : The Senior Payroll Analyst supports U.S. and Canadian payroll processing to ensure accuracy and timely execution. This role is also responsible for maintaining compliance with applicable laws and regulations, preserving payroll records, and managing off-cycle payment processing.

Essential Functions:

Examines each payroll run for accuracy, efficiency, and compliance; prepares summary report to the Director of Payroll on any apparent improvement opportunities

Analyzes the payroll process and its efficiency over time, identifies areas of opportunity, and presents improvement plans; if improvement plans are considered viable, may be tasked with their implementation

Prepares reports highlighting performance against targets and any identified issues, as well as trending payroll performance over time to encourage continuous improvement, including suggestions for long-term enhancements to the process

Ensures compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements, including tax laws, wage and hour laws and other payroll-related regulations

Verifies that work records have been captured correctly and completely; checks that all the performed work is a true reflection of the entered work records

Validates bonuses, overtime, expense claims, or other ad hoc remuneration

Verifies wage and salary data for errors/inconsistencies and highlights any issues

Inspects mistakes and anomalies to determine whether they are systemic or resulting from faulty data input; flags systemic failures and liaises with the Director of Payroll to rectify them

Performs regular spot checks to ensure deductions are accurate for each payroll run

Audits the deductions process to determine and rectify the root cause of errors

Oversees the distribution of paychecks and direct deposits

Ensures payroll information updates such as promotions, salary band revisions, or annual salary increases, are entered into the HRMS by payroll staff; checks for accuracy

Reporting Relationship: The Senior Payroll Analyst reports directly to the Director of Payroll

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment :

Education and Experience: The combination of education and professional experience must exceed 5 years:

In a technical role: Requires 3-5 years of payroll experience

A bachelor’s degree in a program related to the functional area can count for 2 of the 5-year requirement

In the industry: 3-5 years of Hospitality, F&B and/or Retail experience

Must have previous experience processing high volume payroll

Specialized Training:

Knowledge of US state, local, and federal tax regulations, as well as wage and hour regulations and laws

Knowledge of Canadian federal and provincial laws and regulations preferred

Specialized Skillset/Competencies/Traits

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Requires PeopleSoft payroll experience; experience with Success Factors & ADP preferred

Analytical mindset and keen eye for detail

Possesses strong business acumen and a forward-thinking approach to payroll management, with the ability to evaluate long-term impacts and drive alignment with organizational goals.

Demonstrated history of understanding the needs of the business, stakeholders, the employee population and individual circumstances

Demonstrated history of creating and maintaining positive work environments to achieve common goals

Location: This role is located at the North America Support Center in Bethesda, MD

Avolta, including Dufry, HMSHost Corporation, Hudson, and affiliates (“the Company”), is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity in all aspects of employment and to comply with anti-discrimination laws and regulations. The Company prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal opportunities to applicants and team members without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, age, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, national origin, disability, military service and veteran status, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances (referred to as “protected characteristics”).