Senior Payroll Analyst

Role Overview

• Own end-to-end payroll operations for US (multi-state) and Canadian employees across semi-monthly and bi-weekly cycles, ensuring all payroll inputs (new hires, terminations, tax updates, garnishments, etc.) are processed accurately and on time
• Act as the primary payroll point of contact for employees and internal stakeholders, resolving inquiries with a high level of accuracy, professionalism, and urgency
• Lead payroll system operations in Workday, including configuring deductions and withholdings, managing EIB uploads, building reports, and troubleshooting issues in partnership with HRIS
• Manage equity compensation payroll events, including RSUs, NSOs, and ISOs, ensuring proper taxation, reporting, and reconciliation in coordination with Stock Administration and external platforms
• Support month-end close and accounting activities, including preparing journal entries, reconciling payroll-related GL accounts, and analyzing variances in partnership with Accounting
• Ensure compliance across jurisdictions, staying up to date on US federal, state, and local regulations as well as Canadian provincial requirements
• Own year-end payroll processes, including W-2 T4, and T2200 preparation, reconciliations, and filings, ensuring everything is accurate and submitted on time
• Drive process improvements and automation, identifying opportunities to increase efficiency, reduce manual work, and strengthen internal controls
• Support audits and SOX compliance efforts, maintaining documentation, executing controls, and partnering with auditors as needed

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience managing payroll in Workday, with Workday Payroll as the primary system of record
• Proven experience running full-cycle payroll for US (multi-state) and Canadian employees
• Deep understanding of equity compensation payroll, including RSU, NSO, and ISO taxation, processing, and reporting requirements
• Experience supporting month-end close, including preparing journal entries and reconciling payroll-related GL accounts
• Strong knowledge of US payroll tax laws (federal, state, and local), with working knowledge of Canadian payroll regulations
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and managing large datasets
• Exceptional attention to detail and a track record of maintaining high levels of accuracy in complex payroll environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot issues and identify root causes

Benefits

• Excellent ​Medical, ​Dental and ​Vision insurance coverages, with 100% employer-paid premiums for employee ​Medical, ​Dental,​ ​​​​​​​​Vision on select plans
• Flexible time off, ​p​aid holidays, and more
• Generous stipends to spend on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness (monthly), commuter transit/parking (monthly), learning and development (quarterly), home office equipment (annual), and much more
• Excellent Parental benefits including​:​ 12-20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, Carrot Fertility Benefits/Adoption/Surrogacy support, Back-up Child Care support
• Mental health and wellness benefits including no cost employee access to Modern Health coaching & therapy Sessions and high quality physician office experience via One Medical membership (select U.S. locations only)
• Employee Stock Purchase Program​ (ESPP)​