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Role Description

As a Senior Payroll Administrator, working in partnership with your manager, the Payroll Director, you will process payroll for the 800+ regular and part-time TNTP employees who work across the United States.

• Own and lead all payroll processing tasks and consistently deliver in an accurate, timely, and compliant manner.
• Process biweekly multi-state payrolls for over 500 FTEs and up to 300 part-time/seasonal staff in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.
• Work with ADP to ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local payroll taxes.
• Maintain tax jurisdictions within ADP and Workday, resolve tax reporting exceptions, and confirm accurate payroll tax transmissions.
• Ensure payroll tax withholdings reflect employee work location as reported on timesheets.
• Ensure timely and accurate W2 processing for all employees, specifically ensuring W-2's accurately reflect state and local withholdings.
• Lead the review of quarterly payroll tax reconciliations, elevating areas of concern and complexity to the Payroll Director.
• Compile accurate reports on payroll data for regular audits and annual Form 990.
• Serve as the main payroll lead on the annual workers' compensation audit.
• Lead the calculation of gross-ups and process payroll adjustments for taxable fringe benefits.
• Provide ongoing service and support for all payroll and time tracking queries.
• Lead the development, documentation, and ongoing maintenance of payroll policies and procedures.
• Own tracking and reporting on Payroll KPI metrics.
• Review payroll accounting outputs from Workday, ensuring accuracy, proper reconciliation, and alignment with GAAP and internal controls.
• Support the Payroll Director in maintaining and proactively researching compliance with all applicable HR related laws.
• Exercise independent judgment to resolve complex payroll issues and recommend process or system changes to leadership.
• Work on special projects, as needed.

Qualifications

• Workday Payroll experience (Required)
• 5+ years of progressive payroll experience, including ownership of multi-state payroll operations in a complex organization
• Strong knowledge of Federal and State payroll regulations and key areas of compliance
• Knowledge of payroll best practices
• Ability to communicate with various levels of management and staff
• Strong work ethic and team player
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including proficiency in Excel

Requirements

• Valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.

Benefits

• Salary range: $79,089 - $118,634
• Starting salary typically between $79,089 and $98,861, based on experience and qualifications
• Competitive mid-market salaries
• Generous PTO
• Comprehensive benefits supporting physical, mental, and financial wellness
• Closed the last two weeks of December

Company Description

TNTP is the nation's preeminent education nonprofit that brings research, policy, and consulting together to meet the needs and aspirations of young people, families, communities, and the nation.

• We work at every level of the PK-12 system, side by side with educators, system leaders, and communities across 41 states and more than 4,000 systems nationwide.
• Our vision pushes beyond school walls, catalyzing cross-sector collaboration to create pathways for young people to achieve academic, economic, and social mobility.