Payroll Specialist

Title:
Payroll Specialist

At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies accomplish their most critical missions and objectives. Our workforce is united by a commitment to excellence, innovation and inclusion, creating opportunities for employees to grow and make a meaningful impact around the world.

We are looking for an experienced Payroll Specialist to support in-house payroll processing through Workday Payroll and outsourced Payroll solution through ADP. The role will support multi-country payroll processing, including one or more of the following: US, UK, Canada, Australia, Europe, Middle East and APAC regions. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on payroll experience, excellent attention to detail, experience working with payroll vendors, and the ability to manage payroll activities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Payroll Processing

• Support end-to-end payroll processing for assigned countries or regions, ensuring payroll is processed accurately and on time.
• Process payroll transactions in Workday Payroll , including new hires, terminations, salary changes, bonuses, allowances, deductions, tax changes, and other payroll inputs.
• Coordinate with ADP outsourced payroll providers to submit payroll data, validate payroll outputs, and ensure timely payroll completion.
• Review payroll previews, variance reports, gross-to-net calculations, and final payroll registers before approval.
• Ensure payroll inputs are complete, accurate, and aligned with approved HR and Finance data.
• Support off-cycle payroll processing, retro payments, corrections, and final settlements as required.
• Work with local payroll providers, HR teams, Finance, and other stakeholders to resolve payroll-related issues.

• Ensure payroll activities comply with applicable country-specific statutory, tax, social security, pension, and employment requirements.
• Maintain awareness of country-specific payroll rules, deadlines, statutory reporting requirements, and year-end activities.

Payroll Controls and Compliance

• Perform payroll audits and reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Ensure all payroll activities follow internal controls, company policies, approval matrices, and audit requirements.
• Maintain payroll documentation, process notes, approvals, and evidence for internal and external audits.
• Support statutory filings, year-end reporting, tax forms, and compliance-related payroll activities.
• Ensure payroll activities comply with applicable country-specific statutory, tax, social security, pension, and employment requirements.
• Protect employee payroll data and always ensure confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree either in Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related discipline.
• Hands on 3 to 4 years' experience in Workday Payroll, ADP Global Payroll, ADP Streamline, ADP Celergo, ADP Global View, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with payroll accounting, GL reporting, payroll funding, and reconciliation processes.
• Experience supporting payroll year-end activities, tax reporting, and statutory filings.
• Knowledge of HRIS, time and attendance, benefits, and compensation interfaces with payroll.
• Payroll certification such as CPP, FPC, CIPP, PCP, or equivalent is an advantage.
• Proficient in MS office functions, well versed in Data Analytics, Good communication skills in English both written and oral.