Payroll Analyst

Role

The US Workday Payroll Analyst will manage and optimize end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. This role will serve as a subject matter expert in Workday Payroll with Integration with ADP, maintaining compliance with IRS and state tax regulations, supporting internal and external payroll audits, preparing and validating year-end reporting, managing payroll system management, reconciliation, and reporting, and identifying process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Payroll Processing Process biweekly US payroll in Workday
• Validate earnings, deductions, taxes, and garnishments
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations
• Manage multi-state payroll processing and tax allocations
• Compliance & Audits
• Maintain compliance with IRS and state tax regulations
• Support internal and external payroll audits
• Prepare and validate year-end reporting (W-2s)
• Workday System Management
• Troubleshoot payroll errors and resolve discrepancies along with Sr Global Payroll Analyst
• Partner with HR and Benefits to ensure accurate data integration
• Develop and maintain payroll reports and calculated fields
• Reconciliation & Reporting
• Analyze payroll variances
• Prepare payroll reporting as needed
• Process Improvement
• Identify automation and efficiency opportunities
• Document payroll processes and controls
• Support payroll-related system enhancements or implementations

Requirements

• 5 - 7+ years of US payroll processing experience
• 3 + years of hands-on experience with Workday Payroll
• Multi-state payroll expertise
• Strong knowledge of US tax regulations and wage laws
• Experience with payroll audits and reconciliations
• Advanced Excel skills
• ADP SmartCompliance

Skills

• Detail-oriented and compliance-driven
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Benefits

• Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
• Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
• Work From Home Support
• Home office setup allowance
• Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
• Care benefits
• Monthly allowance for wellness
• Annual allowance towards Childcare
• Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
• Retail retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
• Monthly allowance to dogfood the app

Pay

$95K - $105K