Senior US Payroll & Tax Analyst - Automation & Compliance

Assurant, Inc.; Argentina; Remote; ARS 139,086,000 - 200,903,000; Full time

Job summary

Assurant, Inc. seeks a Senior US Payroll & Tax Analyst to ensure accurate payroll processing and compliance across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

You will partner with HR, Finance, Legal, vendors, and government agencies to deliver a seamless employee experience. The role requires 5+ years in US payroll and 3+ years in payroll tax compliance, with advanced Excel skills and experience with major payroll platforms.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of US payroll operations experience in a large multi-state organization.
• Minimum 3 years of payroll tax compliance experience (federal, state, local).
• Advanced English proficiency (written and verbal).
• Experience with payroll reconciliations, audits, compliance testing, and resolving tax notices.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate and timely payroll processing for multi-state and multi-entity operations while complying with policies and regulations.
• Research, analyze, and resolve complex payroll, payroll tax, and employee inquiries for employees, managers, and retirees.
• Perform payroll audits, reconciliations, variance analyses, and compliance reviews to ensure data integrity and accuracy.
• Support payroll tax activities including filings, reconciliations, notices, and year-end reporting across federal, state, and local levels.
• Partner with internal stakeholders, vendors, auditors, and government agencies on payroll and tax matters.
• Participate in payroll system implementations, upgrades, testing, and process-improvement initiatives, including automation and AI-enabled solutions.
• Develop and maintain payroll reporting, analytics, policies, procedures, and controls.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Payroll analysis

Regulatory compliance

Process improvement

Data reporting

Communication skills

AI solutions

SOX compliance

Power BI

Power Automate

SQL

Vendor coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business Administration/HR

Tools

Workday

ADP

UKG

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Assurant, Inc. seeks a Senior US Payroll & Tax Analyst to ensure accurate payroll processing and compliance across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

You will partner with HR, Finance, Legal, vendors, and government agencies to deliver a seamless employee experience. The role requires 5+ years in US payroll and 3+ years in payroll tax compliance, with advanced Excel skills and experience with major payroll platforms.