Leave Payroll Analyst (SME Level Excel Exp Required)

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network • Remote • Full Time

Posted on Tue, Sep 29, 2026

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps.
This role is remote in the US, but does not hire from AK, HI or CA. 
Resumes must show:

2+ years of experience in: data-focused operations, payroll, accounting, or bookkeeping.

Advanced Excel experience to include using functions, formulas, and cell formatting. 

Plus all other noted qualifications. 
About the role
As a Leave Payroll Analyst on Sparrow's Customer Experience team you will be responsible for preparing employee leave and payroll calculations for our customers, and will have a hand in helping us build a better product.
Here’s what you’ll do
Provide internal support for our leave specialists with leave and payroll calculations:
Work with the leave specialists by preparing customized and personalized payroll plans and payroll reconciliations for our customers’ payroll teams.
Act responsively, accurately, and with attention to customers’ payroll deadlines.
Ensure correct personalized payroll plans are calculated on the Sparrow dashboard.
Interface and collaborate comfortably with a variety of key parties including:  leave specialists, sales and marketing, and engineering teams through various channels (instant message, email, video chat).
Effectively collaborate with our customers’ payroll teams to ensure they love Sparrow:
Work with onboarding specialists to understand our customers’ payroll needs.
Assist with the setup of customized personalized payroll plans, payroll schedules, and payroll workflows.
Share best practices for leave payroll when needed.
In collaboration with the Sparrow team, build a better product:
Collect and share product feedback.
Identify improvements in payroll calculations software and services.
Provide input on payroll system integrations.
Implement process improvements to resolve inefficiencies and address customer pain points.

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