Kasa

Senior Payroll Analyst

Kasa

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Ensure fellow team members are paid accurately and on time while maintaining compliance in multiple jurisdictions and processing semi-monthly payroll reports
  • Report to the Director of Finance and collaborate cross-functionally to build a market-leading financial reporting department
  • Partner with the Payroll Specialist to process end-to-end payroll and serve as backup for payroll processing
  • Manage federal, state, and local payroll compliance, including tax registrations, filings, reconciliations, and agency notices
  • Manage state-specific leave programs, workers’ compensation, and bi-monthly 401k loan administrations
  • Support month-end close by preparing payroll reports, accounting entries, cost allocations, and payroll balance sheet reconciliations
  • Ensure accurate onboarding of new hires in ADP with correct allocations and GL coding
  • Conduct monthly payroll audits to confirm accuracy of pay registers, taxes, 401(k), overtime, holiday pay, and bonus tax rates
  • Collaborate with People Operations to address payroll questions and ensure timely processing of updates
  • Advise People Ops on payroll best practices with our payroll provider
  • Manage year-end payroll tasks including W-2s and payroll/401k audits
  • Identify and implement payroll process improvements, automation, and efficiency initiatives.

Requirements

  • 3–5 years of full-cycle, multi-state payroll processing experience, ideally in a high-growth or hospitality environment
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field required
  • Strong knowledge of payroll compliance: federal, state, and local taxes, service charges, tip reporting, and leave laws
  • Proficient with ADP Workforce Now, Netsuite, Excel, and Google Suite; able to troubleshoot and automate workflows
  • Solid understanding of payroll accounting, reconciliations, accruals, and cost allocations to support month-end close
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with acute attention to detail and a sense of urgency around deadlines
  • Highly organized, self-motivated, and able to work independently in a fast-changing environment
  • Communicates payroll and accounting concepts clearly across technical and non-technical teams
  • A team player who values collaboration, continuous improvement, and confidentiality in handling sensitive data