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Senior Payroll Specialist - Workday

ProMach
Covington, KY Full Time
POSTED ON 4/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/1/2026
At ProMach, we’re looking for people who want to shine. You’ll have opportunities to take your career in the direction you desire. You can be creative. Strategic. Persuasive. Influential. Meticulous. A technical enthusiast. A closer. A futurist.

As our Senior Payroll Specialist, you’ll be challenged and rewarded. Impact our customers’ packaging performance and efficiency every day. Help build the future of packaging automation. We’re proud of that and know you will be too.

Do we have your attention? Keep reading.

The Senior Payroll Specialist with partner with the broader Payroll team to process biweekly payroll for both the United States and Canada. You'll ensure compliance and consistent application of federal, state, and local laws. In addition, you'll collaborate with Human Resources to resolve pay (and related) issues impacting our employees.

Are you passionate about this work?

  • Process all aspects of biweekly, multi-state, and Canadian payroll, which includes transferring data between timekeeping and payroll systems, and completing a payroll checklist
  • Verify reconciliation and precheck audit reports to ensure accuracy of data entry and records
  • Ability to develop payroll and ad hoc related reports in Workday
  • Provide high-quality customer service to the field by investigating and responding to inquiries regarding payments, withholding, or discrepancies in pay
  • Communicate with departments for timely submission, corrections, and problem resolution of all payroll-related issues
  • Administer all aspects of employee wage garnishments
  • Update employees’ pay changes, including loan payments, 401K deferrals, and other pay related data
  • Receive necessary approvals for payroll related tasks such as payments and reimbursements; document and ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements
  • Identify opportunities to improve payroll and timekeeping processes
  • Maintain employee confidence and protect payroll operations by maintaining strict confidentiality of data

What’s in it for you?

There's no monopoly on good ideas or limits to how far you can advance with our team. We offer an open, communicative environment that fosters individual initiative. We pride ourselves in being a company where people are happy and choose to build a career.

In addition to growth opportunities, as a ProMach employee, you receive more than just a paycheck. Total compensation includes your salary, comprehensive medical/dental programs, as well as life insurance, a generous paid time off program, and a retirement savings plan with a company match. And because we understand the importance of feeling protected, there is no waiting period for benefits – you are eligible on your first day of employment!

Please note that the pay ranges listed on external job boards, outside our posting details, do not accurately reflect our internal compensation ranges.

If this sounds like you, we want to connect!

  • 3-5 years of payroll processing experience in the Workday system including OSV or equivalent third-party administrator; minimum of one year experience with work/resident-based tax research
  • Broad knowledge of U.S. and Canadian payroll and time reporting, including payroll systems, processes, regulations, and policies
  • Excellent working knowledge and understanding of Federal/State tax filing regulations and other payroll legislation
  • Demonstrated ability to comprehend, organize, analyze, and interpret data
  • Strong customer service disposition and sense of professionalism
  • Advanced Microsoft Office skills, specifically Excel
  • Proven ability to organize and prioritize projects in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented business environment
  • Payroll experience in a multi-location organization, operating in the U.S. and Canada, highly preferred
  • Associates degree and CPP or FPP preferred

Pro Mach, Inc. was named to the Inc. 5,000 list of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. seven times. We continue to introduce innovative products, enter new markets, expand our global presence, and actively acquire new capabilities.

We have the rewards, opportunities, and the market strengths of a large organization combined with the entrepreneurial culture of a small, fast-paced company. You will enjoy the benefits of working with a growing company that competes globally, with the personal touch and feel of a smaller company where you can make an impact every day.

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Pro Mach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Pro Mach uses E-Verify to verify employment eligibility of all new hires to work in the United States. Pro Mach is a drug-free workplace.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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