Global Payroll Analyst

Role Description: Global Payroll Analyst

Role Purpose:

The Global Payroll Analyst is a key member of the People Team. This position reports to the Sr. Manager of People Operations. The Global Payroll Analyst will own all aspects of global payroll operations including coordination with our international payroll providers for our rapidly growing company and must be a strategic and tactical leader, with a track record of success. They will drive timely, accurate, and compliant payroll, improving end-to-end processes, setting up new country payrolls, setting up new state jurisdictions, and have the responsibility for payroll accounting. The Global Payroll Analyst should thrive in a fast-paced, growth environment, and be a hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves contributor.

*Principals Only. No Recruiters.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for accurate and timely end-to-end processing of monthly, semi-monthly, and biweekly payroll cycles for all countries.
• Compliance with local tax and labor regulations, including variable pay, stock, or other supplemental or non-recurring pay runs, and ensuring timely tax deposits.
• Maintain payroll information by collecting, calculating, analyzing and entering data using UKG.
• Review and audit payroll data, ensuring accurate wages, tax withholdings, deductions, and garnishments.
• Support the Accounting team with journal entry, month-end reconciliation activities and payroll analytics.
• Drive cross functional collaboration with our People function and other departments.
• Drive smooth integration with ancillary systems, including UKG HCM and NetSuite ERP.
• Manage relationships with external payroll providers in all locations.
• Document and enforce internal controls in compliance with company’s SOX procedures.
• Drive special projects, including process documentation and improvements, system updates, integrations, upgrades or implementations.
• Support management on ad hoc and growth-oriented projects such as scalability initiatives and acquisitions.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in a global payroll function in a growth high-tech company.
• Demonstrated organizational and leadership skills.
• Strong analytical skills and flux analysis on PL and BS.
• Degree in Business, Accounting or Finance.
• Experience with major payroll software such as UKG (strongly preferred), Workday, ADP Workforce Now, or Ceridian, and related report writers.
• Experience implementing of a large-scale payroll system or major upgrade a strong plus.
• Versed in current payroll procedures and related laws.
• Proficient with MS PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal, in addition to strong problem-solving skills.
• Resourceful, innovative, with a can-do attitude and attention to detail.
• Sense of humor a must!