Senior Payroll Specialist
Scottsdale, AZ - USA
Job Summary
We are seeking our new Senior Payroll Specialist to join the Axway team!
Axway is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior Payroll Specialist to manage end-to-end payroll operations for U.S.-based employees with additional responsibility for Canadian payroll.
This standalone role is critical to ensuring accurate timely and compliant payroll processing in a complex multi-state environment. The successful candidate will maintain strong internal controls generate payroll reporting support audits and deliver excellent employee support.
The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in U.S. payroll regulations tax compliance and hands-on experience with ADP Workforce Now along with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
This role reports to the Global Payroll Manager and works closely with HR and Accounting teams
Location: Scottsdale AZ
Hybrid: 2 Days Onsite per Week
- Process semi-monthly multi-state U.S. payroll using ADP Workforce Now
- Process semi-monthly Canadian payroll using ADP TeamPay
- Ensure accurate and timely calculation of salaries overtime commissions bonuses stock compensation and salary adjustments
- Administer monthly commissions annual bonus payments salary increases and off-cycle payroll runs
- Review and validate all payroll data to ensure accuracy completeness proper authorization and compliance with company policies
- Administer payroll deductions including benefits retirement contributions garnishments and levies
- Manage severance payments employee advances and 401(k) loans
- Oversee state unemployment insurance (SUI) tax requirements
- Support audits related to 401(k) workers compensation and financial reporting
- Partner with ADP to ensure compliance with federal state and local payroll regulations
- Oversee payroll tax filings payments and reconciliations maintaining high standards of accuracy and compliance
- Ensure compliance with Canadian payroll regulations including CRA filings and provincial requirements
- Manage Records of Employment (ROEs) and statutory reporting in Canada
- Lead year-end processes including employee tax forms and government reporting
- Stay current with legislative changes impacting payroll and ensure ongoing compliance
- Perform payroll variance analysis against prior periods identifying and explaining key drivers such as headcount changes salary increases bonuses and one-off items
- Prepare ad hoc payroll reports for internal stakeholders
- Import and validate expense reimbursements from Concur into payroll
- Partner with Accounting to support payroll-related activities including journal entries payroll postings vacation accruals and benefits allocations
- Main point of contact for payroll-related inquiries
- Resolve payroll discrepancies and issues promptly
- Maintain payroll calendars and communicate key deadlines to stakeholders
- High level of discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Strong customer service and communication skills
- Proactive and collaborative mindset
- Adaptability and willingness to learn
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
- Proven experience processing multi-state U.S. payroll
- Experience with ADP Workforce Now
- Knowledge of payroll tax regulations and compliance
- Experience supporting audits and reporting processes
- Ability to work in a hybrid model (2 days per week in office standard hours: 08:0017:00 MondayFriday)
- Experience in processing payroll in other countries is a strong advantage
- Background in accounting or accounts payable is a plus
Company Overview
At Axway were more than a companywere a pioneer. For 25 years weve been empowering organizations to achieve digital transformation and unlock innovation. With a presence in 100 countries 11000 customers and a global team of over 1400 passionate professionals Axway is driving the future of enterprise integration.
Were on a mission to be the leaderin our space empowering our customers withsecure mission-critical softwareto manage and deliver impactful business outcomes from all theirdigital business interactions.
Why Axway
We believe in the power of togetherness. When youre part of Axway youre part of a culturally rich and globally connected community that thrives on exchanging ideas and tackling challenges head-on. Whether working remotely or onsite youll find camaraderie collaboration and the support of leadership to inspire you daily.
Here youll grow innovate and succeed because were better together. Each step forward in your personal journey is one we take as a team. Join us and lets accomplish extraordinary things together.
Axway is a proud member of 74Software. Learn more about how Axway is transforming the future: to shape the future Lets get startedbecause at Axway together we can. Together we will.
Axway is an AA and EEO employer
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