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Senior Payroll Business Analyst, Data & Reporting

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company is looking for a Senior Payroll Business Analyst, Data & Reporting

based in Renton Washington or Hazelwood, Missouri. Candidates that live near one of the following locations will also be considered. Relocation assistance is NOT available.

Additional locations:

• Alabama:Huntsville

• Arizona:Mesa

• California: El Segundo, Huntington Beach

• Pennsylvania:Ridley Park

• South Carolina: North Charleston

• Texas:Plano

• Virginia:Arlington

• Washington:Everett, Renton or Seattle

The Senior Payroll Business Analyst, Data and Reporting, is a hands-on senior payroll team member and data expert and builder who works as part of the larger payroll team using data management methodology to drive best practices.

Do cool things:

Boeing delivers one of the largest and most complex payrolls in the world. We are on a focused journey of system modernization and operational effectiveness to deliver accurate, on-time pay for Boeing employees and empower the business with clear, reliable payroll and timekeeping data, analytics, and reporting that drive compliance, operational excellence, and faster decision-making.

Why this role matters

Payroll data and reports are the single source of truth for payroll operations, HR, Finance, and auditors. This role ensures data flows correctly end-to-end (Finance HRIS Timekeeping Payroll General Ledger (GL)), builds the reporting and metrics structure the team relies on, shortens incident resolution, and demonstrates payroll value through actionable insights.

What we do

• Own payroll data integrity, end-to-end mapping, reconciliations, and recurring/ ad-hoc reporting for payroll and timekeeping systems

• Design and maintain dashboards and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that surface exceptions, trends, and compliance risks

• Act as the payroll data Subject Matter Expert (SME) and first escalation point for data, reporting, and metrics issues

• Define data requirements and validate outcomes for system changes, integrations, and payroll deploys

• Train payroll operations and partners to read, use, and trust payroll data and reports

Primary Responsibilities:

Data Strategy & Governance

• Define and maintain payroll data models, mappings, and lineage from source to GL

• Create and maintain data dictionaries, component code files, and change logs

Reporting & Analytics

• Build dashboards, KPIs, reconciliations, and variance analyses to monitor payroll accuracy and Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

• Produce recurring and ad-hoc reports for Payroll, HR, Finance, and Audit

Operational Support & Issue Resolution

• Troubleshoot data and reporting incidents, lead root-cause analysis (RCA), implement fixes, and prevent recurrence

• Own data/reporting-related incident lifecycle

Systems, Testing & Deployments

• Define data requirements for Project work requests (PWRs)/changes, author User Acceptance Testing (UAT) test plans and data scenarios, validate post-deploy data outcomes, and support stabilization

• Configure reporting layers and support integrations (transmit, feeds to GL, timekeeping interfaces)

Training & Knowledge Transfer

• Create training materials, run operational training sessions, and mentor payroll specialists to improve data literacy and self-service reporting

Continuous Improvement

• Identify automation opportunities, simplify processes, and standardize reporting to reduce manual work and errors

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):

• 5+ years of experiencein data analytics and/or business intelligence

• 5+ years of experiencein data analysis and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)

• 5+ years of experienceleading stakeholders in analysis of process data, metrics, models and flows to identify root cause of complex problems and development and implementation of preventive or corrective actions

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Currently hold a Bachelor's degree or higher

• Experience with Employee Data Management, HR Operations/Payroll, and/or Workday Human Capital Management (HCM)/Payroll systems

• Deep understanding of payroll processes and end-to-end data flows (Finance HRIS Timekeeping Payroll GL)

• Hands-on with payroll/timekeeping/HCM systems (Workday, ServiceNow, CloudPay, PeopleSoft, etc.)

• Advanced Excel; strong experience with SQL and with dashboard tools like Power BI, Tableau, etc.

• Experience with integrations, data mapping, and payroll transmit processes

• Strong troubleshooting, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) experience

• Clear communicator who can explain technical data issues to non-technical stakeholders and create practical documentation and training

• Knowledge of U.S. federal & state labor laws and global payroll experience preferred

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: $93,500 - $126,500

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Export Control Requirement:

This is not an Export Control position.

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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