Lead Payroll Specialist

Discover. A brighter future.

With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description:

What You’ll Do

• Responsible for overseeing the accurate and timely delivery of payroll. Manages the paycycle events, oversees funding, and ensures compliance with corporate policies and legal requirements.
• Ability to focus on several moderately complex business activities. Demonstrates subject matter expertise by advancing more technical concepts unique to role, problem-solving and analysis.
• Regularly engaged with business partners or auditors to facilitate understanding of transactions and activities. Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

How You’ll Do It

• Ensures accurate and timely delivery of payroll.
• Manages the paycycle events including pay calculations, pay completions, and settlements.
• Assists with validations and resolves discrepancies. Researches and analyzes information.
• Ensures timely resolution of issues, monitors service level agreements, and assists with ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Assist with audit, RCSA and other special deliverables.
• Oversees payroll funding including inter company taxes and garnishment.
• Manages accurate and processing of year end activities.
• Provides functional expertise regarding Payroll and Tax systems. Implements process improvements.
• Develops and implements projects for payroll related system enhancements.
• Develops and updates training documentation and plans. Ensures DTPS and controls are accurate and effective

Qualifications You’ll Need
The Basics

• Bachelors in Finance or related
• 8+ years in Payroll processing
• 4+ years in Payroll Tax Filing (Multi-State)
• 2+ years in Payroll Garnishment Processing
• In Lieu of education experience, 8+ years Senior Payroll Analyst
• Certified Payroll Professional

Physical and Cognitive Requirements
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

• Primarily remain in a stationary position.
• Occasionally move about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.
• Ability to transport physical objects up to 10 pounds (5 kg).
• Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
• Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.
• Ability to communicate verbally.; Ability to communicate in written form.
• Travel up to 10% of the time.

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Application Deadline:

Compensation:

Benefits:

We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

• Paid Parental Leave

• Paid Time Off

• 401(k) Plan

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account

• STD, Life, LTD and AD&D

• Recognition Program

• Education Assistance

• Commuter Benefits

• Family Support Programs

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com.

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights & Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision)

Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email HireAccommodation@discover.com. Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.