Senior Payroll Analyst
Skechers • Manhattan Beach, CA • Full Time • $80,000–$110,000 / year
Posted on Thu, Oct 15, 2026
Headquartered in Southern California, Skechers—the Comfort Technology Company®—has spent over 30 years helping men, women, and kids everywhere look and feel good. Comfort innovation is at the core of everything we do, driving the development of stylish, high-quality products at a great value. From our diverse footwear collections to our expanding range of apparel and accessories, Skechers is a complete lifestyle brand.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Senior Payroll Analyst is responsible for end-to-end payroll processing, advanced payroll analysis, and system optimization initiatives. This role plays a critical part in payroll system implementations and enhancements, including hands-on involvement in Workday Payroll implementations, parallel testing, and data validation. This position requires deep technical payroll expertise, strong analytical capabilities, and the ability to partner cross-functionally with HRIS, Finance, IT, and external vendors to ensure payroll accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
Payroll Operations & Compliance
- Lead processing of weekly and biweekly multi-state payroll.
- Review and validate complex payroll transactions including bonuses, commissions, equity compensation, executive payroll, and off-cycle payments.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations.
- Perform payroll reconciliations including pre- and post-payroll audits, tax reconciliations, and quarter/year-end processing.
- Partner with Accounting on payroll-related GL reconciliations and accruals.
Workday Payroll Implementation & Systems
- Serve as a key payroll lead in Workday Payroll implementations and system upgrades.
- Extract and analyze payroll data from ADP for migration into Workday.
- Build, validate, and reconcile parallel payroll test files between ADP and Workday.
- Conduct detailed variance analysis during parallel testing and identify root causes of discrepancies.
- Document findings and partner with HRIS/implementation teams to resolve configuration or calculation issues.
- Assist in payroll configuration validation including earnings, deductions, taxes, and integrations.
- Develop and maintain payroll process documentation and controls.
Reporting & Analytics
- Generate complex payroll reports from ADP and Workday for audit, Finance, and leadership reporting.
- Analyze payroll trends, discrepancies, and compliance risks.
- Support data requests for internal and external audits.
- Develop ad hoc reporting and dashboards as needed.
Process Improvement & Controls
- Identify automation opportunities and process improvements.
- Strengthen payroll controls and ensure data integrity across systems.
- Assist in development of payroll SOPs and best practices.
WHAT YOU'LL BRING:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field preferred.
- 5–8+ years of progressive payroll experience.
- Direct hands-on experience with Workday Payroll implementation.
- Strong experience with ADP payroll systems (Workforce Now, Vantage, or Enterprise).
- Proven experience conducting payroll parallel testing and variance analysis.
- Deep understanding of payroll tax regulations and compliance requirements.
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, data analysis, reconciliation modeling).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage confidential and sensitive data with discretion.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation.
- Experience with equity compensation payroll reporting.
- Experience supporting multi-entity or global payroll environments.
- Strong knowledge of payroll accounting and GL interfaces.
- Experience partnering with HRIS and IT teams on system integrations.
The pay range for this position is $80,000-$110,000/yr USD.
About Skechers
Skechers, a global Fortune 500® company, develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories. Serving over 180 countries and territories, Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores, e-commerce and digital stores, and through our more than 5,300 Skechers retail locations.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Skechers is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. Skechers provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state or federal law.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants for employment who require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job should request appropriate accommodation by emailing benefits@skechers.com.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily. The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.
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