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Senior Payroll Analyst

Posted 10 Days Ago
Remote
Hiring Remotely in USA
Mid level
Remote
Hiring Remotely in USA
Mid level
The Senior Payroll Analyst will process and reconcile payroll for the US and Canada, ensuring compliance with regulations. This role collaborates with various teams to improve payroll processes and provide support for accounting and finance functions, while also maintaining payroll metrics and responding to inquiries from employees.
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Summary

The Senior Payroll Analyst is responsible for processing and reconciling payroll for the United States and Canada, and will cross train to provide back up for EMEA, APAC, and South America payroll. This role partners closely with Accounting & Finance, Benefits, Equity, and People & Culture teams globally to create a best-in-class employee experience. The Senior Payroll Analyst at Workiva will contribute to automation, reporting, compliance, and improvement projects.

What You’ll Do

  • Process and review automated and manual payroll inputs for the United States and Canada using Workday and CloudPay

  • Review payroll reports each pay period, monthly, quarterly, and at year end to ensure payments to employees, vendors, and statutory jurisdictions are accurate

  • Create and maintain review documents to show the accuracy of payroll results, maintain payroll metrics at the end of each period

  • Partner cross-functionally with Accounting & Finance, Benefits, Equity, and Human Resources teams in administering payroll activities

  • Identify areas of improvement and opportunities for positive change

  • Maintain payroll checklists and audits for accuracy and SOX compliance

  • Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local statutory regulations and company policies

  • Work with accounting and finance on reconciliations and payroll reporting needs

  • Research tax deduction and filing discrepancies and use your Workday knowledge to resolve tax entries internally and with third-party providers

  • Provide project support and participate in projects to assist with implementations, automation, payroll interfaces, and process improvement

  • Address payroll inquiries from employees and third parties in a supportive and timely manner

  • Create and maintain payroll guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures as processes change and evolve

  • Process and reconcile statutory tax and third-party payroll payments

What You'll Need

Minimum Qualifications

  • Undergraduate Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field

  • 4+ years of experience in payroll operations, public company preferred

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Workday Payroll is strongly preferred

  • Multinational payroll experience preferred

  • Self-motivated with a propensity for action, results, and continuous improvement

  •  Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to multitask and manage multiple processes, programs, and procedures simultaneously while working under pressure to meet deadlines

  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

  • Excellent verbal and written command of English, other languages desirable

  • Adapt to the needs and styles of people from different cultures

  • Identifies and resolves issues methodically with high attention to details and critical thinking

  • Ability to provide support within the team, always adopting a proactive mindset

Travel Requirements and Working Conditions

  • 15% Travel for customer and internal meetings

  • Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely and not in a Workiva office

How You’ll Be Rewarded

✅ Salary range in the US: $86,000.00 - $138,000.00

✅ A discretionary bonus typically paid annually

✅ Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire

✅ 401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package

The salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this job in the US. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and other relevant factors.

Workiva is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.  We believe that great minds think differently.  We value diversity of backgrounds, beliefs, and interests, and we recognize diversity as an important source of intellectual thought, varied perspective, and innovation.  Employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other protected characteristic.  We strongly encourage and welcome people from historically marginalized groups to apply.

Workiva is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email [email protected].
 

Workiva employees are required to undergo comprehensive security and privacy training tailored to their roles, ensuring adherence to company policies and regulatory standards.

Workiva supports employees in working where they work best - either from an office or remotely from any location within their country of employment.

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