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Senior Payroll Specialist

ZARA USA
New York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 4/16/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/15/2025

ZARA IS LOOKING FOR SENIOR PAYROLL SPECIALIST BASED IN NEW YORK.


Started in 1975 in Spain, ZARA today is an internationally known fashion retailer represented in over 88 countries around the world. Our company requires professionalism, imagination, high energy and team spirit. ZARA will give you the means to excel. ZARA will put you into the heart of the action and the heart of its growth.


SENIOR PAYROLL SPECIALIST


Based in our NYC Corporate Office (not remote)


As a SENIOR PAYROLL SPECIALIST your essential tasks, duties, and responsibilities include the following, other duties may be assigned.


  • Process end-to-end US payroll, accurately and according to their respective payroll cycles.
  • Set-up and maintain payroll-related activities such as time off accruals & balances, holiday pay, garnishments, proration and manual check calculations
  • Review payroll related transactions to ensure accuracy and completeness of data, interface management & reconciliation of data
  • Process data changes including new hires, promotions, transfers, and terminations
  • Provide expertise on payroll regulations, including US Federal, State wage/hour regulations (FLSA) and best practices Provide support for compliance requirements that have a direct effect on payroll processing
  • Be a resource to employees to provide them with an understanding of the payroll process as well as assisting with employee questions regarding pay
  • Reinforcing company policies and procedures
  • Working with HR and Accounting teams including producing payroll reports as requested
  • Maintains and adheres to internal controls and reporting related to payroll transactions


Experience and Qualifications:


  • Previous experience in high volume payroll (preferably min. 5 years of experience)
  • Working knowledge of payroll systems such as ADP Vantage, Vantage Time, ADP Enterprise v5, ADP E-Time, and a general understanding of system interface management and design, is preferred
  • Understanding of payroll regulations and processing laws, taxes at Federal, State and local levels: Multi-state experience preferred
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field preferred


Skills and Attitudes:


  • Excellent time management skills and ability to juggle competing priorities and high volumes
  • Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to work as a part of a team and individually
  • Ability to provide quality service while upholding departmental procedures and policies
  • Willing to learn and develop
  • Flexibility in terms of willingness to meet varied and changing demands
  • Ability to be reliable, resourceful, take initiative, solve problems and offer solutions
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills: in person as well as via phone and email.
  • Bilingual (Spanish is a plus)
  • Proficient knowledge and use of Microsoft Office and intermediate complexities of features.


Annual compensation range: $65,000 - $103,000 discretionary annual bonus


* Zara, in good faith, believes that this posted rate of compensation is the accurate range for this role at this location at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. Actual compensation within that range will be dependent upon the individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and applicable laws.


Zara USA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, citizenship status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.


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