Senior Payroll Analyst
KenCrest • Blue Bell, United States • Full Time
Posted on Fri, Sep 25, 2026
The Senior Payroll Analyst plays a critical role in supporting the Payroll team as a subject matter expert in payroll and timekeeping systems. This individual is responsible for analyzing payroll data and trends, improving payroll processes, and ensuring accurate and timely payroll operations, including off-cycle adjustments. The role also focuses heavily on reporting, metrics, and cross-functional collaboration with Accounting
This is an in-office position location at 960A Harvest Drive in Blue Bell, PA. The office will be relocating to Plymouth Meeting, PA in November 2026.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a subject matter expert for payroll and timekeeping systems, supporting system maintenance and optimization
- Analyze payroll data and trends to identify opportunities for process improvement and operational efficiency
- Generate, maintain, and distribute both ad-hoc and standard payroll reports
- Create new reports, dashboards, and data views to support business needs
- Partner with Accounting to support account reconciliations and manage garnishment processing and payments
- Compile and distribute key workforce metrics (e.g., overtime, hours worked vs. budget)
- Support bi-weekly payroll processing, including ensuring timely completion of timekeeping approvals and sign-offs
- Assist in developing recurring and custom reporting with meaningful data analysis
- Contribute to improvements in payroll-related applications to enhance productivity and business operations
- Other duties as assigned by hiring manager
Minimum Qualifications
- Associate’s Degree in Business + 5+ years of payroll experience with systems/IT exposure, or 7+ years of progressive payroll experience with systems/IT exposure
- Strong experience with payroll and timekeeping systems (Workday experience is a plus)
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
- Proven ability to analyze payroll reports and understand how registers and reports tie together
- Experience using web-based tools to research and resolve payroll issues
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- High level of discretion when handling confidential information
- Excellent communication, organization, and collaboration skills
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AuditFriendly salary estimate
The employer did not post a salary for this role. Based on AuditFriendly's salary intelligence model (comparable live postings, role, seniority, and location), we estimate base pay of $59,000–$63,000 per year (median ~$62,000). This is an AuditFriendly estimate, not an employer-provided figure.
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