Demo

Senior Payroll Analyst

Collabera
North Chicago, IL Contractor
POSTED ON 6/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/1/2026

Job Summary:

The Payroll Analyst will support end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing while maintaining compliance with applicable payroll regulations. This role will work closely with internal stakeholders and third-party payroll vendors to support payroll transactions, audits, reporting, employee inquiries, and year-end payroll activities. The ideal candidate will have strong payroll processing experience, analytical skills, and hands-on experience with payroll systems in large organizations.


Key Responsibilities:

• Process and validate payroll transactions and payroll files to ensure accurate payroll execution

• Review payroll reconciliation reports, bank files, and supporting payroll documentation

• Support pre-payroll and post-payroll activities, audits, and payroll data validation

• Analyze payroll data within payroll systems and generate reports for business stakeholders

• Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies through root cause analysis

• Coordinate with third-party payroll vendors to ensure timely and accurate payroll processing

• Support year-end payroll activities, tax reporting, and employee communications

• Manage payroll-related employee and manager inquiries through service case management

• Process overpayments, severance payments, leave of absence scenarios, and payroll adjustments

• Maintain organized audit documentation and support internal and external audit requests

• Collaborate with Human Resources, Finance, Treasury, Tax, and Accounting teams on payroll-related matters

• Support payroll integrations, vendor payment processes, and time tracking activities


Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field

• Experience processing payroll in large, multi-state organizations

• Hands-on experience with payroll systems such as Workday Payroll, ADP, Ceridian, or SuccessFactors

• Experience working with third-party payroll vendors and payroll integrations

• Knowledge of payroll regulations, employee terminations, leave of absence processes, and overpayment recovery procedures

• Strong analytical, reporting, spreadsheet, and database skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Strong customer service orientation and problem-solving abilities

• Experience with payroll audits, controls, and compliance activities


Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting payroll operations across multiple company codes and jurisdictions

• Experience with service center case management processes

• Knowledge of payroll funding and vendor payment processes

• Experience supporting year-end payroll and tax reporting activities

• Familiarity with payroll data extraction and reporting tools


Benefits:

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time, hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, and paid holidays annually – as applicable.


Pay Range: $40/hr to $45/hr

Salary : $40 - $45

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Senior Payroll Analyst?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Senior Payroll Analyst career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$81,126 - $105,394
Income Estimation: 
$94,943 - $127,063
Income Estimation: 
$58,312 - $75,594
Income Estimation: 
$67,313 - $85,132
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Collabera

  • Collabera South Portland, ME
  • Job Summary: We are seeking a Product Safety Specialist to support product composition management, safety data sheet generation, and product stewardship ac... more
  • Just Posted

  • Collabera Rapids, IA
  • Client: Insurance Firm Title: IT Data Engineer - C2H role Duration: 06 Months (Extension/Conversion will be based on the performance) Location: Cedar Rapid... more
  • Just Posted

  • Collabera Minneapolis, MN
  • Pay Range: $25-$26/hr Review and audit legal invoices. Ensure compliance with billing guidelines. Identify and adjust billing discrepancies. Verify billing... more
  • Just Posted

  • Collabera Rock, SC
  • Job Title - Senior Business Analyst - Supply Chain Planning & Scheduling Location - Rock Hill, SC 29730 Job Type - Full-Time Salary - $100 to $108K Per Ann... more
  • Just Posted


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Senior Payroll Analyst jobs in the North Chicago, IL area that may be a better fit.

  • SPECTRAFORCE North Chicago, IL
  • Job Title: Payroll Analyst – II Duration: 12 Months (with possibility of extension) Location: Waukegan Road, North Chicago, IL 60064 Work Arrangement: Hybr... more
  • Just Posted

  • Mindlance North Chicago, IL
  • Payroll Analyst II – Workday Payroll | Hybrid | Lake County, IL A leading global biopharmaceutical organization is seeking a Payroll Analyst II to join its... more
  • 5 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!