Senior Payroll Specialist

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

Reason for opening: Transition from ADP Comprehensive services to ADP Technology only.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Payroll Processing & Compliance


• Prior Quarter Adjustments & Audit Controls


• ADP Technology-Only Transition Support


• Pay Schedule Change Project


• Process Improvement & Cross-Functional Work 

Qualifications

• Bachelor in Accounting, HR management or Business administration required.


• CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) or FPC (Fundamental Payroll Certification) preferred.


• Experience transitioning payroll systems or has implemented new pay schedules before.


• Expert-level experience with ADP Workforce Now (configuration, processing, retro pay, PQA).


• Hands-on multi-state payroll experience (5+ states minimum; CO, CA, TX, WA preferred).


• Strong understanding of Prior Quarter Adjustments and retroactive corrections.


• Experience processing payroll for both exempt & non-exempt employees.


• Familiarity with termination pay compliance and pay timing laws.


• Experience handling off-cycle corrections and complex adjustment scenarios.


• Analytical & Process Skills, Operational Reliability, Communication & Collaboration.

ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.

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Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.