
Payroll Administrator
Granicus
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Manage payroll workflows to ensure accurate and timely processing for both domestic and international employees.
- Deliver excellent customer service through proactive communication and effective issue escalation.
- Reconcile payroll reports, validating payroll taxes, benefit deductions, and pension contributions.
- Collaborate with the Benefits team to ensure correct benefit deductions and taxation.
- Review payroll tax reconciliations and quarterly filings to ensure compliance with local, provincial, and federal regulations.
- Maintain audit trails and documentation for all payroll transactions.
- Support HR management with compliance requests related to compensation, taxation, and reporting.
- Prepare employer tax forms.
- Respond to employee and leadership inquiries about payroll matters.
- Create financial, personnel, and operational reports, including monthly executive summaries.
- Own and optimize payroll processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and consistency.
- Support broader payroll operations, including: Acting as backup during payroll cycles, Assisting with payroll transitions in M&A activity, Handling employment and income verification requests
Requirements
- 3–5 years of payroll administration experience across multiple countries.
- CPP or FPC certification (preferred).
- Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
- Outstanding communication skills across all levels.
- Solid understanding of accounting basics and payroll best practices.
- Strong knowledge of labor and compensation regulations.
- Proficiency in MS Office (required).
- Experience with UKG (UltiPro) is a plus.
Benefits
- Employee Resource Groups to encourage diverse voices
- Coffee with Mark sessions – Our employees get to interact with our CEO on very important and sometimes difficult issues ranging from mental health to work-life balance and current affairs.
- Microsoft Teams communities focused on wellness, art, furbabies, family, parenting, and more.
- We bring in special guests from time to time to discuss issues that impact our employee population
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
payroll administrationpayroll processingpayroll tax reconciliationbenefit deductionsfinancial reportingpersonnel reportingoperational reportingaccounting basicspayroll best practicescompliance reporting
Soft Skills
customer serviceproactive communicationissue escalationorganizational skillsattention to detailcommunication skillscollaborationproblem-solvingefficiency improvementleadership inquiries response
Certifications
CPPFPC