Payroll Associate | Financial Services | St. Petersburg

Payroll Associate | Financial Services | St. Petersburg

A leading global financial services organization is seeking a Payroll Associate to join its Global Payroll team. This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional with financial services experience and strong Workday expertise to take ownership of U.S. payroll operations while supporting a globally distributed team.

Compensation: $65,000-80,000

Schedule: Onsite 3 days/week

Responsibilities

• Manage and/or review biweekly U.S. payroll processing, ensuring accuracy and compliance across multiple states and entities.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and perform audits related to new hires, terminations, employee transfers, leaves of absence, and other employee changes.
• Reconcile payroll settlements and 401(k) submissions.
• Prepare and review payroll-related journal entries and reconciliations.
• Research and resolve payroll discrepancies, tax notices, garnishments, and employee tax-related inquiries.
• Partner with internal stakeholders, external auditors, and third-party payroll vendors to address payroll-related requests.
• Support year-end payroll processes and reporting requirements.
• Assist with payroll projects, vendor implementations, workflow improvements, and process enhancements.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of payroll procedures and controls.
• Provide payroll support and collaborate with global team members as needed.
  
  

Qualifications

• 3+ years of multi-state, multi-entity payroll experience.
• Experience working within a financial services organization required.
• 2+ years of hands-on Workday Payroll experience, including full-cycle processing, reporting, troubleshooting, validation, and auditing.
• Demonstrated experience managing the end-to-end payroll cycle.
• Experience processing U.S. multi-state payroll.
• Intermediate Excel skills and experience with payroll reconciliations and journal entries.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to independently manage responsibilities, troubleshoot issues, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.