The Role
The Payroll Analyst processes U.S. payroll, ensures compliance, handles discrepancies, and collaborates with HR and Accounting. They leverage technology for efficiency and data-driven solutions.
Summary Generated by Built In
Are you obsessed with data, partner success, taking action, and changing the game? If you have a whole lot of hustle and a touch of nerd, come work with Pattern! We want you to use your skills to push one of the fastest-growing companies headquartered in the US to the top of the list.
Pattern accelerates brands on global ecommerce marketplaces leveraging proprietary technology and AI. Utilizing more than 46 trillion data points, sophisticated machine learning and AI models, Pattern optimizes and automates all levers of ecommerce growth for global brands, including advertising, content management, logistics and fulfillment, pricing, forecasting and customer service. Hundreds of global brands depend on Pattern’s ecommerce acceleration platform every day to drive profitable revenue growth across 60+ global marketplaces—including Amazon, Walmart.com, Target.com, eBay, Tmall, TikTok Shop, JD, and Mercado Libre. To learn more, visit pattern.com or email [email protected].
Pattern has been named one of the fastest growing tech companies headquartered in North America by Deloitte and one of best-led companies by Inc. We place employee experience at the center of our business model and have been recognized as one of Newsweek’s Global Most Loved Workplaces®.
We need a Payroll Analyst to take ownership of high-impact U.S. payroll operations (with Canada exposure), trusted with sensitive data and millions in payroll while ensuring employees are paid accurately, compliantly, and on time. This is a full-time role and will work a hybrid schedule based in Lehi, Utah, offering hands-on experience with public-company payroll, equity processing, and complex compliance in a fast-growing environment.
What is a day in the life of a Payroll Analyst?
- Process bi-weekly U.S. payroll and support Canada payroll processing
- Process commissions, severance payments, and off-cycle payrolls as needed
- Validate payroll registers, ensuring accuracy from gross-to-net calculations
- Process and reconcile 401(k) and HSA contributions against payroll registers
- Respond to payroll tickets and employee payroll inquiries
- Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies (e.g., incorrect bank details)
- Support state tax compliance and respond to notices using ADP Smart Compliance
- Process monthly RSU payroll activity and ongoing ESPP transactions
What will I need to thrive in this role?
- 3+ years of payroll processing experience (U.S. required; Canada a plus)
- Hands-on experience with Workday HCM
- Hands-on experience with ADP and ADP Smart Compliance
- Intermediate Excel skills (pivot tables and VLOOKUPs required)
- Strong understanding of payroll registers, deductions, and reconciliations
- Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
- High level of integrity, discretion, and confidentiality
What does high performance look like?
- Payroll is processed accurately and on time with minimal to no errors
- Off-cycle payrolls are rare and not driven by processing mistakes
- Payroll issues are resolved independently and efficiently
- Strong partnership with Accounting, Finance, and HR
- Consistent compliance with state and federal payroll regulations
- You follow through with all assignments in a timely manner
- You give 100% to all tasks and projects you are given
- You will take full ownership of your projects and follow through to completion
What does success look like in the first 30, 60, 90 days?
- 30 Days; Become familiar with Pattern’s payroll systems, processes, and stakeholders. Understand payroll cycles, escalation paths, and compliance requirements
- 60 Days; Independently support payroll processing with guidance. Confidently resolve common payroll issues and inquiries
- 90 Days; Fully own payroll processing with near‑zero errors; Minimize off‑cycle payrolls caused by processing issues' Serve as a trusted payroll partner across the organization
What is the team like?
- You will work with the other Human Resource team members and be supervised by the Global Payroll Manager. You will also be mentored by the Director of Human Resources and meet with them on a regular basis to discuss your performance. This team is data driven and results oriented. You will collaborate regularly with members of your team to implement actionable solutions. Ideas and input are encouraged from all members.
Sounds great! What's company culture?
- We are looking for individuals who are:
- Game Changers- A game changer is someone who looks at problems with an open mind and shares new ideas with team members, regularly reassesses existing plans and attaches a realistic timeline to goals, makes profitable, productive, and innovative contributions, and actively pursues improvements to Pattern’s processes and outcomes.
- Data Fanatics- A data fanatic is someone who recognizes problems and seeks to understand them through data, draws unbiased conclusions based on data that lead to actionable solutions, and continues to track the effects of the solutions using data.
- Partner Obsessed- An individual who is partner obsessed clearly explains the status of projects to partners and relies on constructive feedback, actively listens to partner’s expectations, and delivers results that exceed them, prioritizes the needs of your partners, and takes the time to create a personable experience for those interacting with Pattern.
- Team of Doers- Someone who is a part of a team of doers uplifts team members and recognizes their specific contributions, takes initiative to help in any circumstance, actively contributes to supporting improvements, and holds themselves accountable to the team as well as to partners.
What is the hiring process?
- Initial phone interview with Pattern’s talent acquisition team
- Video interview with a hiring manager
- Onsite interview with a panel of department leaders
- Professional reference checks
- Executive review
- Offer
How can I stand out as an applicant?
- Discuss professional accomplishments with specific data to quantify examples
- Provide insights on how you can add value and be the best addition to the team
- Focus on mentioning how you would be partner obsessed at Pattern
- Share experience on any side projects related to data and analytics
Why should I work at Pattern?
Pattern offers big opportunities to make a difference in the ecommerce industry! We are a company full of talented people that evolves quickly and often. We set big goals, work tirelessly to achieve them, and we love our Pattern community. We also believe in having fun and balancing our lives, so we offer awesome benefits that include:
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid Holidays
- Onsite Fitness Center
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Casual Dress Code
- Competitive Pay
- Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
- 401(k) match. Pattern matches 100% of the first 3% in eligible compensation deferred and 50% of the next 2% in eligible compensation deferred.
Pattern provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Top Skills
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What We Do
Pattern operates as a worldwide e-commerce growth, protection, control, and distribution platform for brands.
Pattern® provides a proven blend of marketplace analytics, product distribution, MAP compliance, and brand management to drive ecommerce acceleration for premium brands. We thrive on high energy, professional excellence, and disciplined creativity.
