Senior Payroll Specialist

AutoZone's Sr. Payroll Specialist provides a variety of payroll and financial support using initiative and an intermediate knowledge of applicable skills, methods and practices, chooses appropriate alternatives from among pre-defined policies and procedures to complete work that includes successive steps & involves some non-routine problems and/or decisions. Applies industry and professional standards. AutoZone policy and procedure, federal and state laws and other regulations. Provides administrative and /or clerical support.

• Provide excellent customer service

• Complete and maintain transactions in enterprise system

• Provide review and oversight of all types of payroll transactions, some of which may be complex

• Reviews transactions and data; ensure approval based on alternatives regarding practice and policy

• Troubleshoot inquiries and issues, performing research and making corrections as needed and coordinating escalations when needed

• Obtain additional information from or provides instruction and guidance to customers and vendors; correct or escalate

• Access multiple systems to process transactions, retrieve information and/or initiate transactions

• Provide policy interpretation to determine the validity of customer requests and ensures compliance

• Contact outside agencies and banks to obtain clarification of rules and/or regulations

• Maintain documentation of processes

• Enter information into HCM and other payroll-related systems

• Provide support for international payroll processes and teams including but not limited to India, China, Taiwan, Turkey, Canada, Germany, France and U.K

• Complete other administrative and clerical activities as assigned

• Leads temporary, part-time AutoZoners or interns

• Provides guidance to Payroll Specialists or Customer Service Representatives

• High school diploma or the equivalent required. Bachelor's degree (BA, BS) in Accounting or Business Administration preferred

• 1-3 years accounting &/or bookkeeping experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience

• Experience with Global Payroll, Customer Service or General Office required

• Proficiency in computer skills and in the use of spreadsheet and work processing software