One of our most exciting clients has an opportunity to join their team in Seattle as a Payroll Analyst. Their business is a pioneer within the technology sector and the software they have developed is the foundation of major scientific breakthroughs and research.

The ideal candidate will need to have excellent communication skills, a keen eye for detail and continuously take the initiative within a fast-paced environment. 

Responsibilities:

• Support the review and resolution of all local, state, and federal taxes and ensure complete compliance with all regulations.
• Take part in yearly audits including 401k, workers’ comp, and W2’s.
• Correctly submit semi-monthly US Payroll and monthly Canada payroll across multiple states.
• Investigating, dissecting, and settling any payroll discrepancies.
• Continuously keep precise payroll records to ensure compliance.
• Research and apply improvements to payroll processes.
• Operate as a point of contact for any inquiries from US employees and continually provide swift responses to questions or requests.

Skills:

• 3+ years’ experience in processing in-house US payroll, multi-state payroll expertise is a bonus.
• Solid understanding of tax and wage laws.
• Previous work with multi-jurisdictional sourcing of complicated, high-volume equity transactions (NSO, RSU, ISO, ESPP).
• Able to work sufficiently both within a team and individually.
• Acute attention to detail with excellent organisational skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to priories to workloads and multi-task within a fast-paced environment.
• Previous experience using Workday, ADP, WorkforceNow and Safeguard is a plus.