Payroll Analyst

Whether you’re an experienced professional or just getting started, your contributions matter  you’re passionate about tackling meaningful challenges alongside talented team members committed to helping each other succeed, all while having lots of fun, we want to hear from you. We offer competitive benefits and salaries, personal and professional development opportunities, flexibility, and much more! The Payroll Analyst supports accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing for US and Canadian employees, with a primary focus on payroll tax administration and compliance.

The role supports federal, state, local, and provincial payroll tax activities, including tax setup, reconciliations, agency notices, registrations, reporting, and coordination with third-party tax and unemployment providers. Working closely with the Sr. Payroll Analyst and Payroll Manager, this role researches and resolves payroll tax discrepancies, monitors tax filings and liabilities, maintains supporting documentation, and helps ensure employee and employer tax obligations are accurately reflected in Workday and with external agencies and providers.

The Payroll Analyst also supports assigned payroll processing activities and contributes to continuous improvement, automation, and standardization across US and Canadian payroll operations.

• Support administration and reconciliation of US federal, state, and local payroll taxes and Canadian federal and provincial payroll deductions and employer contributions.
• Review payroll tax liabilities and reconcile payroll results to tax provider records, payroll control totals, and general ledger data as applicable.
• Monitor payroll tax filings, payments, and outstanding items completed through third-party tax providers and follow issues through resolution.
• Research and coordinate resolution of federal, state, local, provincial, and unemployment tax notices, working with payroll vendors and government agencies as appropriate.
• Support employer tax registrations, account setup, jurisdiction changes, and agency account maintenance as the organization adds or changes employee work locations.
• Review employee tax setup and investigate withholding discrepancies, including US state and local taxation and Canadian federal and provincial withholding.
• Support year-end payroll tax activities, including Forms W-2 and W-2c, Canadian T4 and T4A slips, associated reconciliations, corrections, and employee inquiries.
• Support reconciliation and administration of US unemployment taxes and Canadian Pension Plan and Employment Insurance deductions and employer contributions.
• Maintain complete documentation and audit trails for tax filings, payments, notices, reconciliations, corrections, and agency correspondence.
• Track tax issues through resolution and elevate material compliance risks or recurring discrepancies to the Sr. Payroll Analyst or Payroll Manager.

• Execute assigned US and Canadian payroll activities, including payroll inputs, audits, reconciliations, corrections, and post-payroll validation, partnering with the Sr. Payroll Analyst to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant results.
• Perform pre- and post-payroll audits to identify discrepancies involving taxable wages, deductions, withholding, and employer taxes.
• Research and resolve payroll discrepancies and employee tax issues within established payroll deadlines.
• Support off-cycle payrolls, adjustments, prior-period corrections, and year-end payroll processing as assigned.
• Generate recurring and ad hoc payroll and tax reports for management and business partners.
• Provide responsive, accurate, and confidential support to employees regarding payroll and tax-related…