Senior Payroll Specialist

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Senior Payroll Specialist managing payroll and compliance cycles for Boldr's U.S. workforce. Leading audits and ensuring accurate payroll processing within regulatory requirements across 35 states.

Responsibilities:

  • Own the bi-weekly payroll administration cycle in Paylocity, submitting accurate payroll inputs to the payroll administration partner and auditing outputs before finalization to ensure accurate and timely payroll
  • Manage payroll updates for 300+ nonexempt/hourly employees, including timecard corrections, direct deposit updates, compensation changes, and termination pay
  • Audit payroll registers prior to submission, flag discrepancies, and partner with external partners and People Ops to resolve issues quickly
  • Maintain and execute a structured U.S. compliance calendar, ensuring all recurring reporting and regulatory deadlines are met
  • Prepare and coordinate compliance reporting, including EEO-1, CA Pay Data Reports, OSHA 300 logs, and required annual filings
  • Monitor state and federal legislative changes across ~35 states and communicate implications for payroll, policy, or compliance processes
  • Partner with Legal on handbook and policy reviews, ensuring updates are implemented and acknowledged appropriately
  • Coordinate ACA reporting and non-discrimination testing with Benefits partners, ensuring documentation is audit-ready
  • Review and escalate background checks, oversee quarterly health exclusion checks, and ensure compliance trainings are completed by new hires
  • Lead the annual Compliance Refresh, driving completion of required policy acknowledgements and training across employees and contractors
  • Support internal and external audit requests by providing accurate, well-documented payroll and compliance records
  • In addition, other clerical and administrative duties as required are to be expected.

Requirements:

  • 3–5+ years of hands-on U.S. payroll administration experience, including supporting companies with 600–1,000 employees and 300+ nonexempt/hourly workers
  • Experience tracking, processing, and auditing payroll changes including new hires, terminations, compensation changes, timecard corrections, clawbacks, and direct deposit updates with an external payroll provider
  • Strong understanding of nonexempt/hourly payroll complexity, including timecard corrections, off-cycle payments, and termination pay requirements
  • Demonstrated ownership of U.S. multi-state compliance calendar and reporting, including hands-on experience preparing EEO-1, Pay Data Reports, and OSHA 300 logs
  • Experience managing recurring regulatory tasks such as non-discrimination testing, background check reviews, and training and policy acknowledgements
  • Comfortable operating in systems such as Paylocity, ticketing platforms, and project management tools