Sr Payroll Analyst
UMB Bank · Boise, Idaho · Posted Jul 4, 2026
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Job Description
The Senior Payroll Analyst is part of the Payroll team, which is responsible for processing full-cycle, in-house payroll operations with multiple legal entities, over 5,000 employees, and within more than 40 state jurisdictions. The Payroll team is part of Corporate Finance and interacts with internal partners in Human Resources, Corporate Legal, IT, and business lines to ensure UMBs in-house payroll system is compliant with company policies and all federal, state, and local payroll laws.
As a Senior Payroll Analyst , you will be responsible for analyzing the complex payroll functions and calculations to support the Payroll team utilizing our Workday HRIS . You will ensure the Workday system, including Payroll, Time and Attendance, Absence Management, and Scheduling modules, are configured to comply with company policies and applicable payroll laws. This is a subset of the overall responsibilities that involve multiple other initiatives as assigned by Payroll leadership. The key to this roles success is the knowledge and ability to act as a subject matter expert in both the technical and payroll arenas. This role is hybrid working on-site Monday through Thursday for candidates in the Kansas City metropolitan area and open to qualified remote candidates outside of the Kansas City area but only within the US.
How youll spend your time:
+ Review payroll audit reports for accuracy
+ Oversee the processing of benefit payments, such as insurance, vacations, and retirement plans.
+ Reconcile and process payroll information such as state-specific PTO and Sick leave adjustments for relocated employees, equity compensation, benefit deductions, and time accrual adjustments.
+ Works closely with employees, payroll manager, and payroll outsourcer to resolve complex payroll matters.
+ Annual review and update of payroll policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with state and federal laws to streamline all payroll and benefits administration processes.
+ Partner closely with the IT and HR teams to ensure that all system updates/upgrades and enhancements are reviewed, tested, and implemented timely to meet established deadlines.
+ Serve as a payroll liaison when working with cross-functional business teams to translate complex business needs to effective design recommendations, system analysis, system configuration, and lead testing and deployment activities.
+ Function as a subject matter expert for payroll-related projects and implem