Senior Payroll Specialist

Job overview

The Senior Payroll Specialist role is onsite in Somerville, MA, with an annual salary of $75,000–$90,000. FirstLight provides fiber-optic data, internet, data center, cloud, and voice services to enterprise and carrier customers. This individual-contributor role oversees accurate, timely payroll administration for a multi-state workforce. It supports reliable financial reporting and regulatory compliance through payroll processing, reconciliations, tax reporting, controls, and coordination with Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, and ADP.

What you'll do

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing
• validate earnings, deductions, commissions, bonuses, garnishments, and benefit withholdings
• maintain payroll and HRIS records
• reconcile payroll and general ledger accounts
• support period-end close and audits
• oversee multi-jurisdiction payroll tax compliance and filings with ADP
• investigate variances and tax notices
• maintain controls and improve processes.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior payroll specialist

full-time

somerville ma

firstlight

multi-state payroll

payroll tax compliance

payroll reconciliation

general ledger

adp workforce now

hris

$75k–$90k

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The posting prefers a bachelor’s degree and CPP designation, and requests 5+ years of progressive payroll experience.

About the employer

FirstLight is hiring for this role. Industry: Wired Telecommunications Carriers. Sector: 51.