Payroll & Compliance Specialist (Fayette County, IL)

Position Overview
The Payroll & Compliance Specialist will be responsible for analyzing, tracking, and reporting on key compliance activities across multiple programs and departments. This individual will support data integrity, streamline documentation workflows, and play a critical role in helping to meet evolving regulatory and operational standards. This is a great opportunity for someone who is analytical, detail-oriented, and excited to work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Compliance Data & Reporting
  
• Monitor and maintain compliance metrics, logs, and dashboards
  
• Track deliverables and ensure timely updates to internal compliance databases
  
• Analyze project data to identify trends, risks, or inconsistencies
  
• Prepare compliance reporting packages for internal reviews, audits, or regulatory needs
  
• Project Support
  
• Partner with the Compliance Program Manager and other internal teams to support project execution
  
• Maintain trackers for compliance initiatives and team deliverables
  
• Assist in process documentation and knowledge capture
  
• Contribute to SOP creation, audit readiness, and documentation improvement efforts
  

Communication & Coordination

• Liaise with internal stakeholders across HR, Payroll, Legal, and Operations
  
• Coordinate compliance-related inquiries and ensure accurate, timely responses
  
• Support intake, triage, and assignment of compliance requests
  

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance, operations, project coordination, or data analysis
  
• Experience working in fast-paced environments with regulated or audited functions
  
• Strong skills in Excel/Google Sheets and familiarity with reporting tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
  
• Familiarity with compliance concepts in payroll, HR, or labor classification preferred
  
• Highly organized with excellent attention to detail
  
• Proactive communicator with strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
  

Preferred Experience

• Exposure to workforce compliance programs or risk management environments
  
• Experience using project management software (e.g., Jira, , Asana)
  
• Previous work in a consulting or managed services model a plus