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Senior Payroll Analyst

At Danaher, our work saves lives. And each of us plays a part. Fueled by our culture of continuous improvement, we turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

Our 60,000+ associates work across the globe at more than 15 unique businesses within life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference? At Danaher, you can build an incredible career at a leading science and technology company, where we're committed to hiring and developing from within. You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter.

The Senior Payroll Analyst is responsible for ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll processing across the U.S. This role plays a critical part in supporting payroll operations, maintaining standardized workflows, and ensuring adherence to company policies and regulatory requirements. The Senior Payroll Specialist serves as a key point of contact for employee inquiries and issue resolution.

This position reports to the Manager of Payroll, is part of the finance and accounting team, and is fully remote.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Process and audit US payrolls accurately and on time, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, including required tax filings and reporting.
• Validate payroll data, resolve discrepancies, manage off-cycle payments and adjustments, and ensure accurate employee payroll records, tax withholdings, benefits, and direct deposits.
• Interpret payroll policies across jurisdictions and provide guidance on complex payroll matters while identifying opportunities for process improvements and automation.
• Partner on payroll system upgrades, integrations, and configurations to support regional consistency and standardized payroll operations across the Americas.
• Support the development, documentation, and implementation of standardized payroll procedures, workflows, system enhancements, and harmonization initiatives.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or business or minimum 7 years of related payroll experience
• 5+ years of experience processing complex payroll, in a multi-state environment.
• Strong knowledge of payroll regulations across the U.S.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Proficiency in payroll systems such as ADP, Workday, SAP, or Dayforce.
• Proven problem-solving abilities to troubleshoot payroll issues and implement solutions.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, multi-country operational environment.

Danaher offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job.

At Danaher, we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Danaher can provide.

The US annual salary range for this role is $80,000-$90,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law.

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We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact: 1-202-419-7762 or applyassistance@danaher.com.

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