OpenX

Payroll Analyst

OpenX

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • California • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $30 - $35 per hour

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

C++

About the role

  • Collaborate with our payroll vendor partners to process semi-monthly, and monthly payroll, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies and government regulations.
  • Ensure tax rates are up to date as communicated by US tax authorities.
  • Respond to state notices and/or work with our payroll partners to secure a timely resolution.
  • Provide timely response and resolution to inquiries from our global payroll partners.
  • Generate and analyze reports from payroll systems, ensuring timely submission to management and accounting.
  • Utilize advanced Excel functions (e.g., VLOOKUP, pivot tables, macros) to streamline payroll data analysis, reconcile payroll discrepancies, and assist in month-end close processes.
  • Ensure compliance with all applicable payroll-related laws, tax regulations, and company policies.
  • Assist with internal and external audits.
  • Troubleshoot payroll-related issues, assist with system upgrades, and work closely with the People team to ensure payroll systems are functioning correctly.
  • Address and resolve employee payroll questions related to paychecks, deductions, benefits, and tax filings.
  • Suggest and implement improvements to payroll processes and procedures for greater efficiency and accuracy.
  • Review and approve vendor invoices.
  • Coordinate with the benefits manager and accounting department to reconcile monthly billing discrepancies.
  • Perform other duties as needed.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in payroll processing, with a strong understanding of payroll systems and regulations.
  • Proficiency with ADP Workforce Now and ADP SmartCompliance
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the use of formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and macros.
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot payroll-related issues effectively.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field (preferred, not required).
  • CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) certification preferred but not required.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with employees at all levels.
  • Remote work environment, with occasional in office meetings and domestic travel.
  • Occasional overtime may be required during special projects.
  • MUST BE LOCATED IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA
Benefits
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • 401k
  • equity
  • more

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
payroll processingpayroll systemstax regulationsdata analysisExcelVLOOKUPpivot tablesmacrosauditingreconciliation
Soft skills
organizational skillsattention to detailproblem-solvingcommunication skills
Certifications
Certified Payroll ProfessionalBachelor’s degree in AccountingBachelor’s degree in FinanceBachelor’s degree in Business Administration