Senior US Payroll & Tax Analyst — Multi-State Expert

Assurant; Argentina; On-site; ARS 139,364,000 - 185,819,000; Full time

Job summary

Assurant is seeking a Senior US Payroll & Tax Analyst to ensure accurate payroll processing and tax compliance across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. You will analyze complex payroll data, support audits, and drive automation initiatives while collaborating with HR, Finance, Legal, and vendors.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in US payroll and 3+ years in payroll tax, with advanced Excel skills and experience with major payroll systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years supporting US payroll operations within a large, multi‑state organization.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in payroll tax compliance (federal, state, and local).
• Advanced English proficiency (written and verbal).
• Experience performing payroll reconciliations, audits, compliance testing, and resolving payroll tax notices.
• Strong Excel skills (advanced formulas, pivot tables, reporting).
• Experience with payroll platforms such as Workday, ADP, UKG, SAP, Oracle.
• Knowledge of payroll accounting, wage and hour laws, SOX compliance, and internal controls.
• Experience supporting payroll system implementations, testing, and change management initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate and timely payroll processing for multi‑state and multi‑entity operations while maintaining compliance with policies and regulatory requirements.
• Investigate 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.
• Support payroll tax activities including tax filings, reconciliations, notices, and year‑end reporting.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, vendors, auditors, and government agencies on payroll and tax matters.
• Participate in system implementations, upgrades, testing, and automation initiatives including AI enhancements.
• Develop and maintain payroll reports, analytics, policies, procedures, and controls.

Skills

US Payroll

Payroll Taxes

Excel

Payroll Systems

SOX & Internal Controls

English Proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday

ADP

UKG

SAP

Oracle

Power BI

Power Automate

SQL

Job description

Assurant is seeking a Senior US Payroll & Tax Analyst to ensure accurate payroll processing and tax compliance across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. You will analyze complex payroll data, support audits, and drive automation initiatives while collaborating with HR, Finance, Legal, and vendors.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in US payroll and 3+ years in payroll tax, with advanced Excel skills and experience with major payroll systems.