Payroll Analyst Contractor

We are looking for a skilled Payroll Analyst to join our team on a contract basis at our Scottsdale, AZ corporate headquarters. This position will provide hands-on support for payroll operations serving approximately 3,500 employees across the U.S. and Canada.

About the role

The successful candidate will contribute to payroll processing, compliance activities, audits, reconciliations, reporting, and system-related projects. This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional who enjoys solving problems, leveraging technology to improve processes, and making an immediate impact in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support bi-weekly payrolls to ensure timely and accurate payment of wages for approximately 3,500 employees across the US and Canada.
• Research and resolve employee inquiries relating to payroll questions and issues, via email, phone and in person.
• Respond to inquiries to internal groups such as HR Shared Services and HR Benefits.
• Partner with Human Resources to maintain payroll system data integrity and ensure accurate calculation of pay rates, taxes, and other payroll-related transactions.
• Develop, analyze, and maintain complex payroll reconciliation workbooks utilizing intermediate to advanced Excel functionality; prepare audit and reconciliation reports, validate payroll results, and research discrepancies.
• Support payroll-related general ledger reconciliations and ensure alignment between payroll and financial reporting.
• Analyze payroll data, trends, and anomalies to identify discrepancies, control gaps, process inefficiencies, and opportunities to improve payroll accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency.
• Support ongoing federal, state, and local payroll tax compliance and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Support year-end payroll activities, including W-2, T4, tax reconciliation, and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Support internal, external, SOX, financial, and regulatory audit requests and reporting requirements.
• Support workers' compensation, 401(k), state and local tax, and other payroll-related audits, reviews, and inquiries.
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for payroll systems, including troubleshooting system issues, testing enhancements, validating payroll system updates, and supporting process improvements.
• Lead and actively participate in payroll-related projects, including payroll system implementations, integrations, upgrades, testing activities, process improvements, and year-end payroll updates.
• Collaborate with Human Resources, Benefits, Compensation, Finance, Accounting, Tax, IT, and external payroll vendors; facilitate cross-functional discussions to resolve payroll issues, accounting discrepancies, and process improvement opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to streamline payroll processes through automation, standardization, AI-enabled solutions, and best practices while maintaining appropriate controls and data security.
• Document payroll procedures and maintain process documentation to support operational excellence and business continuity.
• Maintain confidentiality of payroll and other information.
• Perform other duties, special projects, and cross-functional initiatives in support of departmental and business objectives as assigned.

Requirements

• 4+ years proven experience processing payroll in a large, multi-state environment, including pay data entry and data validation.
• Intermediate to Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel required, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, formulas, data validation, filtering, and analysis of large datasets.
• Experience performing payroll reconciliations, audit support, and payroll data analysis in a complex payroll environment.
• Strong familiarity with Federal, State and Local withholding and unemployment compliance requirements.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) strongly preferred.
• Experience with ADP Vantage strongly preferred.
• Experience with Workday, UKG/Kronos, Oracle HCM, SAP SuccessFactors, or similar HCM/payroll platforms a plus.
• Self-motivated, analytical, and detail-oriented with strong problem-solving, decision-making, prioritization, and multitasking abilities.
• Experience supporting payroll system implementations, upgrades, integrations, testing, and process improvement initiatives preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead meetings, facilitate discussions, present findings, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to apply payroll best practices and a continuous improvement mindset to enhance operational effectiveness and support business objectives.
• Demonstrated interest in leveraging automation, emerging technologies, and AI-enabled tools as part of day-to-day work activities to improve business processes, efficiency, reporting, and decision-making.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong team orientation including recognition of the importance of respect, communication, compromise, reliability, knowledge-sharing, and engagement within the team and with other groups.
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service, continuous improvement, and delivering high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent relevant work experience preferred.
• Experience with Canadian payroll requirements a plus but not required.

About Us

onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, onsemi creates intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world.

About The Team

We are committed to sourcing, attracting, and hiring high-performance innovators, while providing all candidates a positive recruitment experience that builds our brand as a great place to work.