Experienced Payroll Specialist

Experienced Payroll Specialist

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company is hiring a meticulous and compassionate Experienced Payroll Analyst - Leaves of Absence and Time Off to join our team located in Renton, Washington or Hazelwood, Missouri specializing in the administration of Leaves of Absence (LOA) and Paid Time Off (PTO) programs. This role is crucial in ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local leave laws while providing a seamless, accurate experience for employees during their time away from work. The ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of payroll accuracy, compliance, and employee service.

Key Responsibilities

• Leave Administration: Manage the process for all leave types, including Family Medical Leave of Absence (FMLA), Short Term/Long Term Dsability (STD/LTD), personal leaves, and state-specific paid leave programs
• Leave-Payroll Integration: Ensure accurate payroll processing for employees on leave, including coordinating with third-party administrators, and calculating sick leave, vacation, and PTO payouts
• Compliance: Ensure all leave programs and payroll practices comply with federal, state, and local regulations and collective bargaining agreements
• Employee Support: Serve as a point of contact for employees and managers regarding leave policies, documentation, and pay impacts

Core Competencies

• Attention to Detail: High level of accuracy in data entry and calculations
• Empathy and Discretion: Ability to handle sensitive and personal information with confidentiality and compassion
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to explain complex leave policies to employees

Position Responsibilities:

• Provide business partner support as an Overhead Allocations business unit representative
• Write journal entries, update tables, create/change overhead allocations, and perform analysis
• Respond to audit requests as needed
• Support month-end and year-end closing
• Review Accounting Change Requests and determine impacts to cost structure.
• Process Incurred Cost Submittal
• Support special projects/group metrics/system implementations and upgrades as required

This position is hybrid. This means that the selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options. This is at the hiring team’s discretion and could potentially change in the future.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 3+ years of direct, in-house experience working payroll or related functions such as Human Resources or Finance/Accounting
• Proficiency with HRIS, payroll software and advanced Excel skills
• Strong ability to analyze complex data, such as benefits and payroll calculations

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) or Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
• In-depth understanding of FMLA, Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and state-specific paid family leave laws

• Experience managing multi-state leaves of absence and time-off administration
• Experience in a high-volume, shared services environment

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay and Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range for WA: $ 90,950 - $123,050

Summary pay range for MO: $ 85,000 - $115,000

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Export Control Requirement:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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