Senior Payroll Analyst
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Senior Payroll Analyst supporting payroll processes and resolving complex payroll issues for partners at Starbucks. Advocating for improvements and leading technology enhancements for payroll operations.
Responsibilities:
- Support and improve the processes that enable accurate and timely payment of our 250,000+ partners across the United States and Canada.
- Demonstrate courage and vision by confidently advocating for forward‑thinking improvements and innovative solutions that continuously enhance and modernize the payroll department.
- Support the payroll team with weekly payroll processing.
- Help analyze and resolve complex payroll issues.
- Provide training and knowledge-sharing with team members.
- Contribute to the development and adherence to best practices.
- Support ongoing technology enhancements.
- Identify areas that need to be monitored or analyzed on a consistent basis.
- Anticipate and prepare for potential issues and recommend resolutions.
- Report payroll processing and system issues as appropriate and assist with troubleshooting.
- Support management in accomplishing the organization’s payroll processing objectives and will serve as a “change agent” to promote best practices and technological advancements.
- Identify, recommend, and implement process improvements.
- Lead cross-functional teams in resolving process concerns and developing new processes.
- Maintain process documentation, validating policies and procedures against State and Provincial laws.
- Participate in periodic internal auditing of key responsibilities.
Requirements:
- Multi-state/Provincial full cycle payroll processing, including time entry to general ledger entry.
- Foundational understanding of payroll including garnishments, bonus payments, special payments and payroll taxes for US (required) and Canada (preferred).
- Intermediate to Advanced skills in payroll systems (specifically SAP, Success Factors), Microsoft Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
- Strong analytical and technical skills with attention to detail and execution with the ability to learn and adapt to changing technology and ability to identify, evaluate and support process improvements.
- Ability to analyze problems and provide solutions.
- Ability to mentor and train peers, payroll analyst associates and payroll analysts.
Benefits:
- medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
- short-term and long-term disability
- paid parental leave
- family expansion reimbursement
- paid vacation from date of hire*
- sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked)
- eight paid holidays
- two personal days per year
- participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- discounted company stock program (S.I.P.)
- Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock)
- incentivized emergency savings
- financial well-being tools
- 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan
- student loan management resources
- access to other educational opportunities
- access to backup care
- DACA reimbursement














