Senior Global Payroll Analyst

Marqeta

Global Payroll Senior Analyst managing full cycle payroll at Marqeta. Collaborating with teams and ensuring compliance with payroll regulations in a flexible work environment.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $86,100 - $107,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Process payroll transactions, handle special calculations, update employee information, collaborate with partners, prepare journal entries, and manage time and labor systems while ensuring compliance with standards.
Retrieve reports, collaborate with HR, conduct audits, and communicate outcomes to Senior Management.
Ensure compliance with SOX regulations for payroll by implementing and maintaining secure procedures and adhering to internal controls consistently.
Manage all payroll-related issues for all external and internal stakeholders in a prompt and efficient manner.
Identify and produce process improvement initiatives and action plans of essential projects such as Benefit Compliance, Global Mobility Compliance and Payroll Tax Compliance.
Manage all vendor relationships and provide best practice process solutions that could be used to improve process performance from a Vendor and Process perspective.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Requires a minimum of 5 years of overall experience with full life cycle payroll with a global entity with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.
Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulations as they relate to payroll.
Experience working in a fast paced work environment, ideally in the tech industry.
Timeliness: Strong deadline management skills with the ability to lead cross-functional collaborators to an outcome on a set timeline.
Prioritization: Excellent project management skills with the ability to process a large number of competing requests from cross-functional partners.
Efficient with large dataset management; strong experience in Excel.
Must embrace tools and technology; familiarity with Paylocity, Workday, Intacct is ideal.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Multiple health insurance options
Flexible time off – take what you need
Retirement savings program with company contribution and after tax contributions
Equity in a publicly-traded company and an Employee Stock Purchase Program
Family-forming benefits, fertility support, and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave
Free therapy sessions, financial and professional coaching, and legal advice
Monthly stipend to support our remote work model
Annual “development dollars” to support our people growth and development
Through Flex First, the freedom to live and work wherever you and your family thrive

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Hard Skills & Tools

payroll processingspecial calculationsjournal entriescomplianceprocess improvementpayroll tax compliancebenefit complianceglobal mobility compliancedata managementproject management

Soft Skills

deadline managementcross-functional collaborationprioritizationcommunicationproblem-solvingleadershipefficiencyadaptabilityanalytical thinkinginterpersonal skills