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Sr. Payroll Specialist

United States, Hamel · Job Posted July 04, 2026
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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 operates within the Total Rewards function and partners closely with HRIS, Finance, and external providers to ensure data integrity, audit readiness, and consistent payroll outcomes. The position includes ownership of complex payroll calculations and coordination activities, including prevailing wage compliance, flexible work week calculations, and support for tax equalization processes in partnership with Global Mobility. 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. This position plays an integral role in maintaining the quality and consistency of HR services in alignment with Loram's ICARE values.

Job Responsibility

  • Execute end-to-end payroll processing for U.S. and Canadian employees in alignment with established schedules, controls, and compliance requirements
  • Perform payroll validation, audit checks, and issue resolution prior to and following payroll processing to ensure accuracy and completeness
  • Administer and validate complex payroll calculations, including prevailing wage compliance, flexible work week (FWW) calculations, and multi-jurisdictional earnings and tax treatment
  • 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
  • Coordinate with HRIS, Finance, and system providers to ensure accurate payroll inputs, calculations, and outputs
  • Maintain payroll documentation, audit trails, and control processes to support regulatory compliance and internal audit standards
  • Respond to payroll-related inquiries from employees, managers, and HR with accurate and timely guidance
  • 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

  • Execute end-to-end payroll processing for U.S. and Canadian employees in alignment with established schedules, controls, and compliance requirements
  • Perform payroll validation, audit checks, and issue resolution prior to and following payroll processing to ensure accuracy and completeness
  • Administer and validate complex payroll calculations, including prevailing wage compliance, flexible work week (FWW) calculations, and multi-jurisdictional earnings and tax treatment
  • 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
  • Coordinate with HRIS, Finance, and system providers to ensure accurate payroll inputs, calculations, and outputs
  • Maintain payroll documentation, audit trails, and control processes to support regulatory compliance and internal audit standards
  • Respond to payroll-related inquiries from employees, managers, and HR with accurate and timely guidance
  • 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
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