Payroll Analyst

🕒 July 31

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $80k - $84k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧾 Payroll

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Business Wire

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1961

📱 Media

📣 Marketing

Media • Public Relations • Marketing

Business Wire is a trusted and experienced newswire service that offers public relations and investor relations solutions. The company provides press release distribution, media targeting, and analytics services to help organizations connect with their target audiences. With multimedia capabilities and extensive reach to over 100,000 media outlets and 200+ industry and trade categories worldwide, Business Wire ensures that news is delivered effectively to the right channels. It also offers resources such as case studies, webinars, and educational content to keep industry professionals informed about the latest trends. Additionally, Business Wire supports compliance and corporate social responsibility initiatives through comprehensive disclosure and filing services.

📋 Description

• Responsible for end-to-end U.S. payroll processing and assist with international payroll activities. • Analyze payroll data to identify discrepancies, investigate root causes, and resolve issues accurately and within established timelines. • Review and validate payroll inputs, including earnings, deductions, taxes, garnishments, tax levies, and one-time payments, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements. • Analyze payroll reports and perform payroll reconciliations, including gross-to-net balancing, payroll tax reconciliations, and time-to-payroll reconciliations. • Manage off-cycle payrolls, payroll adjustments, and employee terminations, including final pay compliance. • Ensure payroll deadlines are consistently met through adherence to payroll calendars, checklists, and sign-off procedures. • Support compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations and wage and hour requirements. • Support quarterly and year-end payroll activities, including W-2 processing, payroll tax reconciliations, audits, and regulatory reporting. • Support internal and external audits by maintaining accurate payroll documentation and records. • Administer and support Workday Payroll and Time Tracking, including payroll processing, time entry, approvals, and time calculation rules. • Support the configuration, testing, troubleshooting, and enhancement of Workday Payroll and Time Tracking in accordance with Change Management procedures. • Maintain payroll and timekeeping reports, including year-to-date earnings, exception reports, and audit reports. • Partner with HRIS and the Payroll Manager on Workday enhancements, testing, and releases. • Monitor, audit, and reconcile timekeeping data to ensure accuracy and compliance with company policies. • Maintain payroll and timekeeping reports, including year-to-date earnings, exception reports, and audit reports. • Respond promptly to payroll inquiries from employees and managers while providing exceptional customer service. • Serve as the backup contact for managing the allotment inbox. • Identify opportunities to improve payroll and timekeeping processes through automation and continuous improvement initiatives. • Develop and maintain payroll documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and process documentation to support consistency and cross-training. • Participate in cross-functional projects and perform other duties and special projects as assigned by the Payroll Manager or Corporate Accounting Team Lead

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or related field preferred. • 5+ years of progressive payroll experience and 3+ years with Workday payroll modules. • Strong expertise in U.S. payroll tax compliance. • Expert-level Microsoft Excel skills (advanced PivotTables, VLOOKUP, database creation). • Strong report writing and data analysis skills. • Proven ability to manage complexity in a global payroll environment with attention to detail and accuracy. • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with commitment to confidentiality and integrity. • Ability to thrive in a dynamic, global workplace and build strong cross-cultural partnerships. • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

🏖️ Benefits

• Ability to work remotely • Excellent health benefits that begin on your first day of employment • $100 monthly fitness allotment, a tuition reimbursement program, and enhanced mental health resources • 401(k) plan with generous company match, and annual profit sharing contribution (subject to company performance) • PTO, Floating Holidays, Wellness Day Off, Birthday Day Off, and more!