Description
Who We Are
Charter Schools USA (CSUSA) is one of the largest and highest performing education management companies in the United States, proudly serving over 82,000 students in over 150 schools in four states. Founded by Jonathan Hage in 1997, CSUSA's mission is a Relentless Commitment to Student Greatness in School and in Life™. CSUSA provides an academically rigorous education to students equipping them with real world readiness, prepared for college or career after graduation. With an unwavering dedication to the success of students from every background, CSUSA is closing the gaps in achievement and opportunity, keeping our promise of Strong Minds, Good Hearts™.
Job Purpose
To join a team of people with the mission: Relentless Commitment to Student Greatness in School and in Life ™. If you love inspiring and motivating young learners and want to put students first in education, CSUSA is the right place for you. We deliver on our promise of Strong Minds, Good Hearts™ through an education model that gives every student the opportunity for success. The Senior Payroll Specialist serves as a subject-matter expert for payroll processing using ADP platforms and plays a critical role in payroll system implementation, upgrades, and optimization. This position ensures accurate, timely, and compliant payroll execution while supporting system configuration, testing, training, and post-implementation stabilization. The Senior Payroll Specialist partners closely with Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, and ADP implementation teams to ensure payroll processes align with organizational needs and regulatory requirements.
How You Will Impact Education
The Senior Payroll Specialist plays a critical role in supporting education by ensuring employees are paid accurately, timely, and in compliance with all regulations. By administering payroll and timekeeping systems, maintaining strong internal controls, and supporting ADP payroll implementation and enhancements, this role helps create operational stability across the organization. Accurate payroll operations allow school leaders and staff to focus on delivering high‑quality instruction and student support, while fostering trust, transparency, and fiscal responsibility throughout the educational environment.
Required Qualifications and Skills
The Senior Payroll Specialist must possess strong knowledge of payroll processing, payroll laws, and regulatory compliance, with demonstrated experience using ADP payroll systems. This role requires advanced analytical skills, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to administer and audit timekeeping records. The successful candidate will have the ability to utilize multiple systems for payroll processing and analysis, interpret data accurately, and resolve complex payroll issues. Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills are essential, as this position works closely with payroll management, team members, HR, and Finance to enhance payroll tools, controls, and procedures.
Job Requirements
This position requires a minimum of seven years of progressive payroll experience, including hands‑on payroll processing and timekeeping administration in a multi‑employee environment and multi state payroll processing. Experience supporting payroll system implementations, conversions, or major system enhancements preferably with ADP is required. The role demands the ability to meet strict payroll deadlines, manage multiple priorities, and maintain confidentiality of sensitive employee data.
A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
May perform other duties as assigned.
Work Environment
While performing the responsibilities of this position, the work environment characteristics listed below are representative of the environment the employee will encounter:
The work is primarily performed in a professional office or hybrid office environment with standard office equipment and technology. The role may require extended hours during payroll processing periods, system implementations, audits, or year‑end activities.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The position requires light work, including sitting for extended periods, frequent use of a computer and other office equipment, and occasional lifting or moving of materials weighing up to 20 pounds. Minimal travel may be required for training, meetings, or implementation support.
FLSA Overtime Category
Job is exempt from the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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