Senior Associate, Payroll

MongoDB MongoDB · Enterprise · Gurgaon, India · Global Accounting

Senior Associate, Payroll role focused on supporting US payroll operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timeliness. Responsibilities include end-to-end payroll processing, managing complex transactions, tax regulations, deductions, and serving as a point of contact for inquiries. Requires strong knowledge of US payroll laws, experience with payroll systems (ADP, SuccessFactors), and Excel proficiency.

What you'd actually do

  1. Support end-to-end US payroll processing with minimal supervision, ensuring payrolls are accurate, on time and compliant with current regulations
  2. Review payroll output to identify discrepancies, investigate variances, and resolve issues prior to final approval
  3. Apply working knowledge of US Federal, state and local payroll tax regulations to ensure accurate employee setup, calculations and reporting
  4. Manage complex payroll transactions, including bonuses, retro adjustments, off-cycle payments, and payroll corrections
  5. Administer and audit payroll deductions, including pre-tax benefits, retirement plans, and garnishments

Skills

Required

  • Minimum 3+ years of progressive experience supporting US payroll processing in high volume and complex environment
  • Strong working knowledge of US Federal, state, and local tax regulations, labor laws, and compliance requirements
  • Demonstrated ability to independently manage complex payroll transactions including issue investigation and resolution
  • Solid understanding of pre-tax benefits administration, wage garnishments, and core payroll accounting concepts
  • Hands-on experience working with enterprise payroll systems and HRIS platforms (ADP, SuccessFactors)
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel and/or Google Sheets, including data analysis, reconciliations, and reporting
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly and confidently explain payroll matters
  • Proven ability to collaborate effectively with U.S. based stakeholders and cross functional partners across time zones

Nice to have

  • Experience supporting multi-country payrolls or working in a global or shared services environment strongly preferred

What the JD emphasized

  • US payroll processing
  • US Federal, state and local payroll tax regulations
  • payroll accuracy, compliance, and timeliness treated as essential operational requirements