Senior Payroll Analyst
Kasa
Senior Payroll Specialist
Lambda
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California
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💰 $146,000 - $220,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
Cloud
About the role
- Process bi-weekly and semi-monthly payroll for U.S.-based employees across multiple locations
- Manage payroll operations with global EOR providers like Rippling and Remote to support international employees
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local wage, hour, and payroll laws and best practices
- Maintain and update employee payroll records, including tax information, direct deposit, and garnishments
- Process and submit employee equity transactions and ensure proper tax withholding
- Perform benefits reconciliation and ensure accurate deduction processing and enrollments
- Coordinate with HR and Finance teams to support compensation updates, bonuses, and benefit deductions
- Prepare and file payroll-related reports, including tax filings, W-2s, and year-end documentation
- Conduct audits and ensure payroll processes align with SOX compliance and company policy
- Manage time and attendance workflows, ensuring timely, accurate data collection
- Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies quickly and professionally
- Identify opportunities to streamline and improve payroll processes for efficiency and accuracy
- Stay current on payroll-related laws, tax updates, and compliance requirements
- Assist with new state payroll tax registrations and ensure Payroll is in compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations
- Resolve payroll employee service request cases in JIRA and work on payroll projects as needed
Requirements
- 3–4 years of experience managing end-to-end payroll, including multi-state and international payroll
- Proven background as a Payroll Specialist, Payroll Administrator, or similar role
- Hands-on experience with salaried, salaried non-exempt, and hourly payroll
- Familiarity with equity processing, tax withholding and W-2 generation
- Strong knowledge of payroll compliance requirements
- Experience processing payroll for 300+ employees
- Excellent attention to detail, data accuracy, and handling of sensitive information
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a deadline-driven environment
- Willingness and ability to work onsite at the San Francisco office 4 days per week
- Experience working with EOR providers (e.g., Rippling, Remote) and payroll platforms (Rippling, Workday, ADP, Gusto) is a plus
- Prior experience with payroll-related audits and SOX compliance is a plus
- Experience resolving payroll employee service request cases in JIRA
