SOLV Energy is an engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and solar services provider for utility solar, high voltage substation and energy storage markets across North America. Job Description Summary:We’re seeking a highly skilled and dependable Senior Payroll Analyst to join our team onsite in New Jersey. This role is pivotal in ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance, and timeliness for a diverse employee population. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, demonstrates exceptional attention to detail, and understands the importance of precision, consistency, and confidentiality in payroll operations. This individual takes ownership of complex payroll processes while providing guidance to peers and cross-functional partners.Job Description:<div>*This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned</div><div>Position Responsibilities and Duties:<ul><li>Accurately process on-cycle and off-cycle payrolls using ADP and Workday, ensuring timeliness and compliance with all applicable wage and hour laws.</li><li>Manage complex payroll activities, including voids, reversals, terminations, retroactive adjustments, and replacement checks.</li><li>Prepare, validate, and transmit direct deposit files and payroll bank settlements, ensuring secure and accurate disbursement of wages.</li><li>Review and correct timecard exceptions and other discrepancies before processing, maintaining audit-ready accuracy.</li><li>Collaborate closely with HR, Benefits, and Finance to resolve payroll-related issues, provide policy interpretation and ensure data integrity across systems.</li><li>Process and reconcile union payroll components, including dispatch slips, pay rate validations, dues deductions, and benefit remittances.</li><li>Generate and distribute compliance and tax reports, including state-specific filings, Occupational Privilege Tax, and other required submissions.</li><li>Maintain current knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll regulations, proactively implementing system or process updates as needed.</li><li>Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives within payroll operations.</li><li>Support internal and external audits by providing accurate documentation and timely responses to inquiries.</li></ul>Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.</li><li>Minimum 5+ years of in-house payroll experience, including managing complex multi-state payrolls and special pay runs.</li><li>Advanced proficiency in ADP and Workday Payroll systems.</li><li>Experience with system testing, configuration validation, and payroll integrations strongly preferred.</li><li>Familiarity with union payroll structures and collective bargaining agreement compliance is highly desirable.</li><li>Proven ability to manage multiple priorities with a high degree of accuracy, confidentiality and accountability.</li><li>Advanced Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, data reconciliation)</li><li>Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and support cross-functional teams.</li><li>Demonstrated reliability, integrity, and commitment to continuous improvement within payroll operations.</li></ul>SOLV Energy Is an Equal Opportunity EmployerAt SOLV Energy we celebrate the power of our differences. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces that improve our communities. SOLV Energy prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind against an employee or applicant based on race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, or ethnicity, mental or physical disability, veteran status, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Benefits:Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance. Employees can enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan and are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay. Compensation Range:$90,034.00 - $112,543.00Pay Rate Type:SalarySOLV Energy does not accept unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies. We require all third-party recruiters to communicate exclusively with our internal talent acquisition team. SOLV Energy will not pay a placement fee to any third-party recruiter or agency that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of our internal talent acquisition team.In addition, candidate introductions or resumes can only be submitted to our internal talent acquisition recruiting team if a signed vendor agreement is already on file and the third-party recruiter or agency has received formal instructions from our internal talent acquisition team to submit candidates for a particular job posting.Any unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes sent by third-party recruiters to SOLV Energy or directly to any of our employees, or received through our website or career portal, will be considered property of SOLV Energy and will not be eligible for a placement fee. In the event a third-party recruiter submits a resume or refers a candidate without a previously signed vendor agreement, SOLV Energy explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire the candidate(s) without financial liability to such third-party recruiter.Job Number: J12167</div>If you’re interested in a meaningful career with a brighter future, join the SOLV Energy Team.

SOLV Energy is a solar services provider for utility solar, high-voltage substation and energy storage markets across North America. We believe that good energy has a ripple effect. That&rsquo;s why we only take on projects that provide cleaner power, better jobs, greater education and a brighter future for our communities. Backed by a powerful legacy, we&rsquo;ve branched out to focus solely on renewable energy initiatives. Recognized as an industry-leading solar contractor and O&amp;M services provider, our team has built and manages over 10 GW of solar capacity in more than 25 states.

Senior Payroll Analyst

SOLV Energy&nbsp;is an engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and solar services provider for utility solar, high voltage substation and energy storage markets across North America. Job Description Summary:We’re seeking a highly skilled and dependable Senior Payroll Analyst to join our team onsite in New Jersey. This role is pivotal in ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance, and timeliness for a diverse employee population. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, demonstrates exceptional attention to detail, and understands the importance of precision, consistency, and confidentiality in payroll operations. This individual takes ownership of complex payroll processes while providing guidance to peers and cross-functional partners.Job Description:<div>*This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned</div><div>Position Responsibilities and Duties:<ul><li>Accurately process on-cycle and off-cycle payrolls using ADP and Workday, ensuring timeliness and compliance with all applicable wage and hour laws.</li><li>Manage complex payroll activities, including voids, reversals, terminations, retroactive adjustments, and replacement checks.</li><li>Prepare, validate, and transmit direct deposit files and payroll bank settlements, ensuring secure and accurate disbursement of wages.</li><li>Review and correct timecard exceptions and other discrepancies before processing, maintaining audit-ready accuracy.</li><li>Collaborate closely with HR, Benefits, and Finance to resolve payroll-related issues, provide policy interpretation and ensure data integrity across systems.</li><li>Process and reconcile union payroll components, including dispatch slips, pay rate validations, dues deductions, and benefit remittances.</li><li>Generate and distribute compliance and tax reports, including state-specific filings, Occupational Privilege Tax, and other required submissions.</li><li>Maintain current knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll regulations, proactively implementing system or process updates as needed.</li><li>Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives within payroll operations.</li><li>Support internal and external audits by providing accurate documentation and timely responses to inquiries.</li></ul>Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.</li><li>Minimum 5+ years of in-house payroll experience, including managing complex multi-state payrolls and special pay runs.</li><li>Advanced proficiency in ADP and Workday Payroll systems.</li><li>Experience with system testing, configuration validation, and payroll integrations strongly preferred.</li><li>Familiarity with union payroll structures and collective bargaining agreement compliance is highly desirable.</li><li>Proven ability to manage multiple priorities with a high degree of accuracy, confidentiality and accountability.</li><li>Advanced Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, data reconciliation)</li><li>Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and support cross-functional teams.</li><li>Demonstrated reliability, integrity, and commitment to continuous improvement within payroll operations.</li></ul>SOLV Energy Is an Equal Opportunity EmployerAt SOLV Energy we celebrate the power of our differences. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces that improve our communities. SOLV Energy prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind against an employee or applicant based on race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, or ethnicity, mental or physical disability, veteran status, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Benefits:Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance. Employees can enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan and are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay. Compensation Range:$90,034.00 - $112,543.00Pay Rate Type:SalarySOLV Energy does not accept unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies. We require all third-party recruiters to communicate exclusively with our internal talent acquisition team. SOLV Energy will not pay a placement fee to any third-party recruiter or agency that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of our internal talent acquisition team.In addition, candidate introductions or resumes can only be submitted to our internal talent acquisition recruiting team if a signed vendor agreement is already on file and the third-party recruiter or agency has received formal instructions from our internal talent acquisition team to submit candidates for a particular job posting.Any unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes sent by third-party recruiters to SOLV Energy or directly to any of our employees, or received through our website or career portal, will be considered property of SOLV Energy and will not be eligible for a placement fee. In the event a third-party recruiter submits a resume or refers a candidate without a previously signed vendor agreement, SOLV Energy explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire the candidate(s) without financial liability to such third-party recruiter.Job Number: J12167</div>If you’re interested in a meaningful career with a brighter future, join the SOLV Energy Team.

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