Sr. Payroll Specialist

You will be in charge of the bi weekly multi-state payroll from data collection to
booking for 1500 employees based in more than 30 states.

You understand thoroughly the entire payroll cycle and ensure accurate and timely
processing of the payroll and taxes in compliance with the state legislation by :

Per pay period

• processing full cycle payroll
• preparing validation reconciliations
• managing any requested off cycles and related payment instructions
• understanding federal and state labor law requirement for employees final pay
• processes
• providing support to any requested audit
• reconciling benefits to payroll
• liaising with the payroll partner on a regular basis to sort out any issue, questions
• about the payroll
• escalating any risks to your manager
• by posting an accurate general ledger and answer to any clarifications requested by
• the Finance department
• by performing ad hoc reports to support the business
• by answering queries from Payroll internal and external stakeholders, as well as
• collaborating with them for a smoother payroll
• by participating to any payroll projects such as acquisitions, merges, divestitures
• Per year
• Reconciling benefits, earnings and equity in a timely manner
• Preparing agreed off cycles

You will maintain payroll and tax compliance by:

• preparing quarterly SOX reviews
• applying SOX audit recommendations
• attending country specific trainings provided by the payroll partner

You will answer Employees and payroll stakeholders s enquiries

• using our CRM tool following the agreed SLAs
• in line with Arista communication standards

You will participate to the performance of the payroll partners

• by understanding the expectations of the current solution
• by providing regular feedback to your manager on the partners performance and
• relationship
• by suggesting areas of improvements

You will be part of a global team by:

• documenting and updating global payroll processes
• identifying areas of improvement
• tracking KPIs to monitor performance
• sharing knowledge and best practices
• backing up other country payrolls when needed
• attending Arista trainings
• traveling when required

• You have proven record of 5 years minimum of managing US multi-state payrolls, in house and outsourced.
• You have managed another / other countries too.
• You are very familiar with payroll accounting as well as Equity and benefits management.
• You maintain a high degree of accuracy with minimal errors.
• You proactively implement measures to validate your work.
• You can work in English as well in another country language (or more).
• You have worked with a payroll and a HR softwares.
• You feel comfortable using Microsoft Excel and Power point.
• You are self-organized and know how to manage your time to reach the objectives.
• You are rigorous and autonomous.
• You are able to work under pressure.
• You are a team player and like to give a hand to your colleagues.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.