Payroll and Accounting Analyst

Overview

The Payroll and Accounting Analyst ensures the accuracy, integrity, compliance, and timely delivery of payroll processing. This role performs payroll accounting, reporting, payroll tax administration, payroll-related data management, and employee deduction administration. The analyst supports employees and business partners with complex payroll inquiries and serves as a key resource for payroll compliance, payroll tax research, payroll reconciliations, and issue resolution.

This role partners closely with Human Resources, Benefits, Compensation, Finance, Accounting, HRIS, and third-party vendors to maintain payroll accuracy, strengthen internal controls, support audits, and drive continuous process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and audit payroll data to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing.
• Perform payroll reconciliations, variance analysis, and balancing activities for earnings, deductions, taxes, and payroll-related accounts.
• Research and resolve complex payroll and payroll tax issues, including supporting payroll tax compliance, tax notices, and year-end activities.
• Partner with employees, managers, HR, Benefits, Finance, HRIS, and vendors to resolve payroll inquiries and ensure payroll data integrity.
• Identify and implement process improvements, strengthen payroll controls, support audits, and participate in testing and validation of payroll system enhancements.

Requirements

• High School Diploma required.
• Associate degree or higher preferred.
• 6 years of payroll experience, preferably supporting a multi-state workforce of 1,000+ employees across multiple legal entities.
• Demonstrated experience with multi-state payroll processing and payroll tax compliance, including federal, state, and local tax requirements.
• Experience performing payroll reconciliations, variance analysis, balancing activities, and payroll-related accounting support.
• Experience researching and resolving complex payroll issues, payroll tax discrepancies, and tax notices.
• Strong understanding of federal and state wage and hour laws, payroll regulations, and compliance requirements.
• Experience using large ERP and payroll systems to process payroll, conduct analysis, support testing activities, and resolve payroll issues; Workday Payroll experience preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including data analysis, reconciliations, formulas, reporting, and data validation.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage technology, automation, analytics, and AI-enabled tools to improve payroll processes, strengthen controls, increase efficiency, and support data-driven decision making.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher.
• Workday Payroll experience.

Travel

• This role requires the ability to travel once per year.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary Range: $66,000.00 - $96,250.00
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with matching company contributions
• Annual incentive bonus plan
• Paid time off including 11 holidays, 2 wellness days, and 8 volunteer hours annually (PTO increases with tenure)
• Paid parental leave and adoption/surrogacy assistance
• Employee giving program that double matches donations to eligible nonprofits and schools

The actual compensation for this role will be based on a combination of education and experience, knowledge and skills, position budget, internal equity, and market data.

Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on a variety of factors including individual and organizational performance.

Additional Information

• Positions will be posted for at least 5 days from original posting date.
• Drug- and alcohol-free work environment.
• Criminal background investigation and employment, education, and licensing verification required as a condition of employment.
• All employees must be bondable.
• Equal opportunity statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law.
• Except where precluded by state or federal law, the employer will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.