Payroll Specialist
Huntress
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $65,000 - $75,000 per year
About the role
- Support the execution of semi-monthly payroll cycles, monthly pay cycles, and off-cycle payments for domestic and international employees within Workday and Papaya, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Assist in coordinating international payroll operations across global entities using Papaya Global, ensuring employee data, pay elements, and reporting are aligned with internal payroll processes.
- Perform payroll-related data management within the payroll system.
- Conduct pre-payroll audits and reconciliations to validate gross-to-net calculations and ensure deductions such as taxes are applied accurately.
- Serve as a point of contact for payroll-related inquiries, including pay discrepancies, tax elections, and benefit deductions.
- Maintain awareness of federal, state, and local payroll regulations while supporting global payroll compliance requirements in partnership with external payroll providers.
- Generate payroll reports from Workday, Papaya, and other payroll platforms to support finance, accounting, and internal audits.
- Partner with the People Team to ensure employee lifecycle changes (new hires, terminations, compensation updates, and leaves of absence) are accurately reflected across payroll systems.
Requirements
- 2+ years of hands-on payroll experience with direct experience with Papaya Global or similar international payroll aggregators is highly preferred.
- 1+ years of experience in Workday Payroll is preferred. Proficiency with Workday EIBs and reporting is a significant advantage.
- Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs) to reconcile disparate data sets between US and International systems.
- Ability to move between different payroll engines and logic (US vs. Global) in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Benefits
- 100% remote work environment - since our founding in 2015
- Generous paid time off policy, including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- Highly competitive and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits plans
- 401(k) with a 5% contribution regardless of employee contribution
- Life and Disability insurance plans
- Stock options for all full-time employees
- One-time $500 reimbursement for building/upgrading home office
- Annual allowance for education and professional development assistance
- $75 USD/month digital reimbursement
- Access to the BetterUp platform for coaching, personal, and professional growth
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
payroll processingdata managementpre-payroll auditsgross-to-net calculationstax deductionsExcelVLOOKUPPivot Tablesreportingcompliance
Soft Skills
communicationproblem-solvingattention to detailorganizational skillscollaboration