Snr Payroll Specialist

**Title:** Snr. Payroll Specialist At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies accomplish their most critical missions and objectives. Our workforce is united by a commitment to excellence, innovation and inclusion, creating opportunities for employees to grow and make a meaningful impact around the world. We are looking for an experienced **Snr. Payroll Specialist** to support **in-house** payroll processing through Workday Payroll and outsourced Payroll solution through ADP. The role will support multi-country payroll processing, including one or more of the following: US, UK, Canada, Australia, Europe, Middle East and APAC regions. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on payroll experience, excellent attention to detail, experience working with payroll vendors, and the ability to manage payroll activities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. **Payroll Processing** * Support end-to-end payroll processing for assigned countries or regions, ensuring payroll is processed accurately and on time. * Process payroll transactions in **Workday Payroll**, including new hires, terminations, salary changes, bonuses, allowances, deductions, tax changes, and other payroll inputs. * Coordinate with **ADP outsourced payroll providers** to submit payroll data, validate payroll outputs, and ensure timely payroll completion. * Review payroll previews, variance reports, gross-to-net calculations, and final payroll registers before approval. * Ensure payroll inputs are complete, accurate, and aligned with approved HR and Finance data. * Support off-cycle payroll processing, retro payments, corrections, and final settlements as required. * Work with local payroll providers, HR teams, Finance, and other stakeholders to resolve payroll-related issues. * Ensure payroll activities comply with applicable country-specific statutory, tax, social security, pension, and employment requirements. * Maintain awareness of country-specific payroll rules, deadlines, statutory reporting requirements, and year-end activities. **Payroll Controls and Compliance** * Perform payroll audits and reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance. * Ensure all payroll activities follow internal controls, company policies, approval matrices, and audit requirements. * Maintain payroll documentation, process notes, approvals, and evidence for internal and external audits. * Support statutory filings, year-end reporting, tax forms, and compliance-related payroll activities. * Ensure payroll activities comply with applicable country-specific statutory, tax, social security, pension, and employment requirements. * Protect employee payroll data and always ensure confidentiality. **Qualifications:** * Bachelor's Degree either in Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related discipline. * Hands on over 5 years’ experience in Workday Payroll, ADP Global Payroll, ADP Streamline, ADP Celergo, ADP Global View, or similar platforms. * Familiarity with payroll accounting, GL reporting, payroll funding, and reconciliation processes. * Experience supporting payroll year-end activities, tax reporting, and statutory filings. * Knowledge of HRIS, time and attendance, benefits, and compensation interfaces with payroll. * Payroll certification such as CPP, FPC, CIPP, PCP, or equivalent is an advantage. * Proficient in MS office functions, well versed in Data Analytics, Good communication skills in English both written and oral. **Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!**