Payroll Specialist - Global

Title: Payroll Specialist - Global

Location: Eagle, ID

About Lamb Weston

You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, and public Fortune 500 company, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world.

A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You’ll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you’ll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together.

If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you.

Job Description Summary

The Payroll Specialist is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely processing of global payroll for team members while maintaining compliance with "in country" federal, province/state, and local regulations. Key duties will include preparing and reviewing payroll reports, resolving discrepancies, maintaining payroll records, and responding to HR Business Partner and team member inquiries. And working with Third Party Payroll Providers.

Job Description

• Process regular payroll cycles, including timekeeping inputs, deductions and adjustments.
• Review payroll reports for accuracy and resolve discrepancies.
• Maintain payroll records in compliance with company policies and legal requirements.
• Respond to HR Business Partner and team member inquiries regarding payroll, deductions and tax calculations.
• Ensure compliance with "in country" federal, province/state, and local regulations related to payroll calculation. Willingness to learn about global payroll and countries located in the regions of APAC, including China, LATAM, and EMEA.
• Collaborate with HR and Finance teams for reporting and audits as needed.
• 2 - 4 years of payroll processing experience, U.S. or Global; great opportunity to expand knowledge worldwide.
• Strong knowledge of payroll systems and timekeeping tools (ADP, Workday, Dayforce, Kronos)
• Familiarity with federal, state and local payroll regulations and tax laws and willingness to learn and grow with regards to countries outside of current expertise.
• High attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and reporting.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.
• Strong teamwork, customer service skills and service delivery.
• Willingness to learn new systems and participate in small to mid-size projects.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

Education/Certification

• High School Diploma or GED, required.
• Bachelor's Degree, preferred.
• Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) and/or Certified Compensation Professional (CPP) certification(s), preferred.

Experience

• 3-5 years related experience in payroll tax compliance or similar role, required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, required.
• Attention to detail and accuracy, required.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines, required.

Skills

• Knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax laws and regulations, required.
• Experience with payroll/HRIS systems such as ADP, Ceridian, Workday, Kronos, required.
• Excellent PC skills in Windows, Word, and Excel, required.

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive.  Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts

• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program

• Paid Time Off

• Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance

• Family-Friendly Employee events

• Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Job Requisition ID: Req-258543

Time Type: Full time

The anticipated close date is a good faith estimate for when this job will be closed. Some jobs may be unposted or filled earlier or later than the Anticipated Close Date depending on interview processes and business needs. Anticipated Close Date: 11/03/2025

In compliance with applicable state and local laws, Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range posted based on various factors, including, but not limited to, job duties, experience and expertise. A candidate’s work location could also impact the actual compensation being outside of the range to reflect local cost of labor. A reasonable annual estimate of the range for this role based on the variables previously mentioned is: $52,200.00 - $78,300.00

Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law