Payroll Analyst

• Manage the end to end payroll process, including the application of processes and policies to ensure accurate payment of both weekly and biweekly payrolls.
• Manage all payroll operations, including pay changes and audit controls.
• Be the primary point of contact for all employee payroll questions.
• Work closely with Accounting for proper recording of payroll activity to the general ledger.
• Ensure accurate processing of all special pay items such as termination pay, severance, garnishments, holidays, promotions, merit increases, employee time off policies, stock transaction tax recordings, and more.
• Drive process improvements aimed at increasing efficiency and compliance and assess opportunities for process automation.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local reporting requirements.
• Own and manage our state payroll tax compliance, including state tax registrations, regular state tax fillings, unemployment accounts, and withholding setups.
• Execute and update payroll processes and workflows in a way that produces clear documentation of controls for external audits.
• Maintain and update general ledger codes associated with employees in the payroll system.
• Work with the People Team to reconcile issues on the weekly & biweekly payroll logs and other pay items such as Leave of Absence pay schedules, quarterly bonuses, spot bonuses, sign on bonuses, benefit cost share changes from life events, etc.
• Manage benefit vendor funding for 401k, FSA, and HSA deductions.
• Continually integrate AI processes into your workflow and to simplify IT for the organization.

• 4 years experience processing payroll in a non-PEO environment, with an in-depth understanding of payroll processes and state, local and federal laws related to payroll administration.
• Experience reviewing and auditing timecards in a non-exempt time tracking system for errors, missed punches, no pays, etc.
• Experience ensuring that pay rules such as overtime, time off, and holiday policies, benefits deductions, and garnishments are properly applied in the Payroll system.
• Strong proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, v-lookups, data visualization, etc.)
• Dayforce experience is strongly preferred

Pay range: $65K - $80K

• Remote-first: work from home, work from our NYC office, work from anywhere in the US. You decide!
• Equity stake
• Unlimited vacation policy
• Universal paid parental leave
• Monthly Hungryroot credit for delicious, healthy groceries
• Comprehensive health, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Wellbeing benefits including One Medical, Spring Health, LiveHealth, Rightway care concierge, and more
• 401k
• A work from home stipend to support your initial home-office setup