Senior Payroll Analyst

ZF Friedrichshafen
Northville, MI

Req ID 83697 | Northville, United States ZF Active Safety US Inc.

Job Description

About the Team:
As a Senior Payroll Analyst, you will manage complex U.S. and Canadian payroll accounting, tax filings, and reconciliation activities while partnering with HR, Finance, Tax, and Benefits teams to maintain precise and compliant payroll operations. The position would sit at our Northville, MI location.

What you can look forward to as Senior Payroll Analyst:

  • Prepare payroll funding, accruals, and journal entries, including Fidelity 401K wires and postings in SAP.
  • Perform payroll-related reconciliations, including bank, balance sheet, and P&L account reconciliations, and resolve variances as needed.
  • Prepare and file U.S. and Canadian payroll tax filings, including quarterly and year-end forms (W-2, T4), and maintain payroll tax setup, registrations, and reconciliations using ADP SmartCompliance and PeopleSoft.
  • Resolve payroll tax issues and agency notices, support audits and system updates, and collaborate with HR, Finance, Tax, and Benefits teams to ensure ongoing payroll tax compliance.
  • Coordinate vacation payouts, patent award payments, and various deductions.
  • Support audits and internal reviews of payroll operations and ensure accuracy.
  • Assist in the preparation of year-end payroll entries and reports.

Your profile as Senior Payroll Analyst:

  • Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
  • Experience with USA, Canada Payroll tax and accounting
  • Knowledge of PeopleSoft and SAP
  • Advanced knowledge in excel and MS office
  • CPP certification preferred
  • Ability to multi-task and set priorities

What We Offer:

  • A supportive collaborative team environment
  • Annual Incentive Plan
  • Paid Vacation
  • 401k Plan
  • Health Care Benefits
  • Paid Holidays
  • A Hybrid Work Schedule (2 days remote/3 days onsite)
  • A strong diversity culture
  • Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities

Be part of our ZF team as Senior Payroll Analyst and apply now!

Contact

Bethany Vijayakumar

DIVERSITY COMMITMENT:
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are more than just words for us. They are at the core of the ZF Way that propels our team members towards their utmost success. We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a natural reflex. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that every member of ZF can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape next generation mobility, safety, sustainability and social justice.

With four generations across 118 nationalities in 41 countries, ZF combines a unique variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas. Together, we solve problems, drive innovation and shape next generation mobility.

Our company is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with us and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please contact us. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. ZF is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran

Posted 2026-02-27

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