Senior Payroll Analyst

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Senior Payroll Analyst overseeing payroll processing for US and Canadian employees. Ensuring compliance and optimization in a fast-paced environment while collaborating with HR and Finance

Posted 6/15/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $107,000 - $181,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

What you’ll need

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

Comp & perks

Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision insurance coverages, with 100% employer-paid premiums for employee Medical, Dental, Vision on select plans
Flexible time off, paid 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)

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Hard Skills & Tools

payroll operationsWorkday Payrollequity compensation payrollRSUNSOISOjournal entriespayroll-related GL accountsUS payroll tax lawsExcel

Soft Skills

attention to detailanalytical skillsproblem-solving skillsprofessionalismurgency