Lead Specialist Payroll FinOps
Core
Lead Specialist independently resolves complex payroll exceptions, provides day-to-day guidance to Specialists, and supports cross-coverage across payroll processes.
Role type
Senior IC Payroll Operations Specialist
Builds
Accurate and timely payroll processing, tax setup, direct deposit, garnishment, and final pay for employees
Domain
Payroll operations and compliance
Required skills
Payroll operations, US payroll policies, federal and state compliance, audit report analysis, Excel, data entry, validations, adjustments, tax setup, direct deposit, garnishment processing, final pay processing, SOP documentation, trend identification
Preferred skills
FPC/CPP certification, Workday, MyTime
Technologies
Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Workday, MyTime
Responsibilities
Process payroll and final pay checks accurately; work pay run audit reports and resolve errors; monitor mailboxes and ticket queues within SLA; coach and mentor L2 Specialists; contribute to SOPs and checklists; support year-end deliverables and ad-hoc activities; handle tax setup, direct deposit, and garnishment exceptions; execute standard processing steps and off-cycle requests.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC