Senior Payroll Analyst, CoStar Group - Arlington, VA

US-VA Arlington

Apr 26, 2026

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors.

We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors.

Senior Payroll Analyst – Arlington, VA | In office, Monday – Friday

At CoStar Group, our finance group centralizes transaction processes, providing accurate reporting, financial resolutions, and proper forecasting analysis. The Senior Payroll Analyst will support payroll for over 8,400 employees across the U.S. and 14 international countries, interacting across the organization to ensure compliance and efficiency.

• Support the accurate and timely bi‑weekly and monthly payroll process for more than 6,800 employees in the U.S. and 14 international countries.
• Ensure payrolls are administered in compliance with all U.S. and international regulations, company policies and SOX requirements.
• Participate in expatriate processing to ensure accurate payroll recording, partnering with HR and external tax partners.
• Support the payroll input process by building, uploading files and performing manual inputs in the Workday Payroll system.
• Coordinate with Human Resources and Benefits on payroll impacting transactions such as leave of absences, retro benefit premium deductions, 401(k) loans, etc.
• Complete post‑production processing tasks such as settlement, vendor integrations and reconciliations.
• Manage the time entry process, including outreach to employees and managers to ensure hourly employees are paid accurately and timely.
• Maintain full life cycle garnishment processing, including system inputs, communication to employees, and responding to interrogatories.
• Participate in projects such as ongoing process improvements and new feature adoption in Workday.
• Maintain process maps and documentation, updating as processes evolve.
• Serve as primary lead for specialized tasks such as stock awards/option exercises, SEC filings, and/or sales commission payments.
• Oversee quarterly reconciliations and filings for all taxes and support year‑end activities such as annual tax filings, reconciliations, and W‑2 generation.
• Provide excellent customer service to CoStar employees, responding to payroll related questions.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of employee records, including compensation details and personal information.
• Promote and encourage a collaborative working environment.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited, not‑for‑profit, in‑person college/university.
• 8+ years’ experience in payroll or related field, or a relevant master’s degree with 2+ years’ experience in payroll.
• Track record of commitment to prior employers.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel (data analysis, VLOOKUPs, pivot tables).
• Exceptional stakeholder management experience, ideally including an outsourced provider.
• Experience using HRIS/HCM platforms such as Workday, TMF, ADP.
• Payroll.
  
  Org (formerly American Payroll Association) CPP or FPC Certification preferred.

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage:
  Medical, Vision, Dental, Prescription Drug.
• Life, legal, and supplemental insurance.
• Virtual and in‑person mental health counseling services for individuals and families.
• Commuter and parking benefits.
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching contributions.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Paid time off.
• On‑site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent).
• Access to CoStar Group’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Employee Resource Groups.
• Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks.

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full‑time in the United States to apply. However, CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug‑free workplace and perform pre‑employment substance abuse testing.