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Payroll Assistant Sr Spec - N4

Lockheed Martin

Lakeland, FLFull-time$46–86K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$46–86K/yr
Location
Lakeland, FL
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Payroll Assistant Sr Spec prepares and maintains payroll records, processes exceptions, and may calculate wages for terminations and special payroll requirements. The role maintains tax, deduction, benefits, and employee records, and responds to inquiries about employment verification, pay, legal matters, deductions, and calculations. It requires end-to-end and multi-state payroll experience, payroll compliance knowledge, and proficiency with Microsoft Office; SAP ECP proficiency is preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

End-to-End Payroll ProcessingMulti-State PayrollOff-Cycle Payroll ProcessingPayroll Error ResolutionPayroll CalculationsFLSA RegulationsFICA RegulationsFUTA RegulationsSUTA RegulationsMicrosoft OfficeSchedulingOutlookExcelData ReconciliationAttention to DetailAccuracyData AuditingConfidentialityIntegrityWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationTeam CollaborationLeadershipCustomer ServiceCross-Functional CollaborationSAP ECPProcess ImprovementAI Tools

Qualifications

Payroll Processing ExperienceMulti-State Payroll ExperienceOff-Cycle Payroll Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Standard Job Description

Prepares, compiles and maintains various statistical and payroll records to ensure programmed calculations in automated systems accurately perform all factors affecting employees' pay or accounting distribution. Processes exception items requiring special handling. May manually calculate wages and post wage data for terminations and special payroll requirements. Maintains records and files related to federal/state/local withholding taxes, FICA, union deductions, garnishments and tax levies, benefits and payroll deductions. Responds to inquiries regarding verification of employment/pay, legal, deductions, and calculations. Maintains employee records on company's human resources information system (HRIS).

Basic Qualifications

  • Proven experience with direct, end-to-end payroll processing utlizing varous systems.

  • Multi-state payroll experience (covering federal, state, and local tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions).

  • Proven experienced handling off cycle payroll processing including but not limited to, final pay, voluntary deductions, year-end close processes (including W-2 reconciliation).

  • Proven ability to research large amounts of data and resolve payroll errors and missing pay for a multi-state large corporation.

  • Understanding of various payroll calculation including Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), FICA, FUTA, and SUTA regulations

  • Proven ability to utlize Microsoft office products such as scheduling, Outlook and various Excel skills (LOOKUPs, pivot tables, power query, data reconciliation).

  • High Attention to Detail & Accuracy: Ability to audit various data segments within various payroll platforms to quicly and accurately resolve payroll errors

  • Confidentiality & Integrity: Strict adherence to handling sensitive employee compensation and personal data

  • Communication: Strong written and verbal skills to clearly explain pay calculations, tax withholdings, and policy questions to non-finance staff, employees. Strong team collaboration skills with ability lead discussion ensuring full collaboration and partner with team to follow through or execute tasks.

  • Customer Service: Demonstrate ability to partner with various cross-functional teams; HR, Benefits, Finance, time keeping administrators, to resolve complex payroll errors.

  • Team Collaboration: Demonstrate ability to work within a large team effectively in order to execute team goals in a timely positive mater.

Desired Skills

  • Payroll & HRIS Software: Proficiency in platforms such as SAP ECP preferred

  • Process improvements and efficencies: effectiely use excel skils or AI tools to improve processes

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $46200.00 - $85800.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

  • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.

  • For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

How this job compares

Set against the 635 open Payroll Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$46–86K/yr
  • US median$65–91K/yr87 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $66K, is 15% below the US median midpoint ($78K) — in the lowest quarter of Payroll Specialist salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 19 open Payroll Specialist jobs in Florida and 635 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
Payroll Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (446 postings).
Education
35 of the 635 open Payroll Specialist jobs (6%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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