Loram1
Senior Payroll Specialist
Hamel, Minnesota, United States · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 13 hours ago
C++ComplianceAccountingAuditingHRHRISCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingInternal Audit
About the role
- Payroll Specialist FLSA Status: Exempt Department: Human Resources Reports to: Manager, Payroll and HRIS GENERAL DESCRIPTION / PURPOSE: The Sr.
- Payroll Specialist is responsible for the execution of U.S. and Canadian payroll, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll delivery aligned with established processes and controls.
- This role is accountable for identifying, resolving, and preventing payroll errors and compliance risks, and is expected to independently assess payroll inputs, challenge inconsistencies, and ensure accurate payroll outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Perform payroll validation, audit checks, and issue resolution prior to and following payroll processing to ensure accuracy and completeness
- Independently review and validate payroll inputs, with authority to escalate, reject, or halt payroll processing when inaccuracies or compliance risks are identified
- Support tax equalization and hypothetical tax calculations in coordination with the Global Mobility Specialist
- Maintain payroll documentation, audit trails, and control processes to support regulatory compliance and internal audit standards
- Identify root causes of payroll errors and process breakdowns, and implement corrective actions to improve accuracy, control, and scalability
- Support payroll processing stabilization, system enhancements, and testing within Dayforce and related systems
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business, or related field or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of payroll processing experience, including multi-state payroll
- Experience with Canadian payroll or cross-border payroll considerations
Nice to have
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
- Experience supporting project-based or field-based workforce environments
- Exposure to multi-country payroll environments
Skills
- Strong knowledge of U.S. payroll regulations, taxation, and wage/hour requirements
- Working knowledge of Canadian payroll fundamentals (CRA, provincial requirements)
- Experience with prevailing wage rules and complex earnings calculations
- Understanding of payroll impacts related to global mobility (tax equalization, hypo tax)
- Experience with payroll systems (Dayforce preferred)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and data integrity
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Compensation
- Loram determines compensation based on factors such as skills, competencies, education, and/or experience.
- Certain positions may be eligible for an annual bonus and paid time off in addition to base compensation.
Benefits
- Additional benefits include tuition reimbursement, payroll charity contributions, adoption assistance and optional plans such as legal, critical illness, and hospitalization.
- Loram determines compensation based on factors such as skills, competencies, education, and/or experience.
- Certain positions may be eligible for an annual bonus and paid time off in addition to base compensation.
- Administer and validate complex payroll calculations, including prevailing wage compliance, flexible work week (FWW) calculations, and multi-jurisdictional earnings and tax treatment
Equal opportunity
- Loram is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and respectful workplace.
- We make all employment decisions based on qualifications, merit, and business need, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws in the countries where we operate, including the Equality Act 2010 in the UK, relevant U.S. federal, state, and local laws, Brazil's anti-discrimination provisions under the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT) and Federal Constitution, India's Equal Remuneration Act and Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, Australia's Fair Work Act 2009 and applicable state and territory legislation, and Canada's human rights protections under the Canadian Human Rights Act and applicable provincial or territorial laws.
- Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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