Payroll Analyst

• Own end-to-end payroll processing for assigned employee populations, legal entities, or states/countries across multiple pay frequencies
• Perform complex calculations, including retroactive pay, prorations, severance, relocation, equity compensation, imputed income, gross-ups, and taxable fringe benefits
• Reconcile payroll to the general ledger, validate funding requirements, and research and clear variances prior to close
• Review and validate quarterly and annual tax filings and unemployment returns; partner with the tax service provider to resolve agency notices
• Administer multi-state and local tax setup, including reciprocity agreements and remote-work tax implications
• Audit benefit deductions, retirement contributions, and leave accruals
• Own the Tier 2 ServiceNow queue and resolve escalated pay, tax, garnishment, and deduction cases within SLA with complete documentation
• Determine and execute case resolution via off-cycle payment, adjustment, or upstream fix; identify recurring themes and recommend process improvements
• Serve as subject matter resource for assigned states/entities
• Prepare payroll journal entries and support internal, external, and SOX audits
• Participate in UAT for system releases
• Prepare payroll funding files and support Treasury with settlement confirmation
• Process assignment-related pay elements for globally mobile employees
• Validate pay transparency and pay equity data extracts
• Provide guidance and training to less experienced team members

• 1–3 years of progressive multi-state/country payroll processing experience
• Solid knowledge of federal, state, and local wage and hour law, payroll taxation, garnishment administration, and year-end requirements
• Demonstrated experience operating a major payroll platform through the full payroll cycle
• Intermediate Excel skills, including pivot tables, advanced lookups, conditional formulas, and reconciliation of large data sets
• Experience reconciling payroll to the general ledger and researching wage and tax variances
• Experience resolving escalated cases in a service management platform; ServiceNow strongly preferred
• Proven track record maintaining confidentiality
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience (preferred)
• Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) or Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation (preferred)
• Hands-on experience with Oracle, ADP, UKG, Dayforce, SAP, or other leading payroll systems (preferred)
• Experience administering equity compensation or mobility/expatriate payroll (preferred)
• Experience with union environments, collective bargaining agreements, or multi-EIN structures (preferred)
• Exposure to Germany and EMEA payrolls; ability to build custom reports or queries within a payroll or HCM system (preferred)

• Annual bonus: 10%