Senior Payroll Analyst, North America

Mozilla Corporation; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 82,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

Mozilla Corporation seeks a Senior Payroll Analyst to lead payroll operations for North America, ensuring compliance and accuracy for around 800 employees. This role involves managing payroll cycles, improving processes, and acting as a key resource for payroll best practices. Candidates should bring at least 7 years of payroll experience and a background in business or accounting to contribute effectively in a diverse work environment that values equity and inclusion.

Benefits

Generous performance-based bonus plans

Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage

Generous retirement contributions

Quarterly wellness days

Country specific holidays and birthday off

Home office stipend

Quarterly well-being stipend

Paid parental leave

Employee referral bonus program

Varied life/AD&D, disability benefits

Qualifications

• 7+ years payroll processing experience preferred across U.S. and Canadian payrolls.
• Strong knowledge of payroll tax regulations.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing for 800 U.S. and Canadian employees.
• Ensure compliance with payroll tax regulations.
• Mentor Payroll Administrator.

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer service

Analytical skills

Education

BA/BS in Business Administration, Accounting Finance or related field

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

Job description

The Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the non-profit 501(c) Mozilla Foundation. This means we aren’t beholden to any shareholders — only to our mission. Along with thousands of volunteer contributors and collaborators all over the world, Mozillians design, build and distribute open-source software that enables people to enjoy the internet on their terms.

About this team and role:

Responsible for leading the North America payroll operations, processing semi-monthly payroll for around 800 U.S. and Canadian employees while ensuring compliance with federal, state/provincial, and local regulations. This role will ensure accurate and timely payroll cycles, compliance with tax laws and company policies, and provide reporting and analysis to support business needs. The Senior Payroll Analyst will also play a key role in process improvements and cross-functional initiatives.

What you’ll do:

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing for U.S. and Canadian employees (~800 employees), ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll on a semi-monthly basis.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state/provincial, and local payroll tax regulations and reporting requirements.
• Own payroll issue resolution, effectively collaborating and communicating with internal and external partners.
• Partner with the People Operations, Benefits and external vendors to ensure accurate benefit deductions and payroll-related transactions.
• Act as a subject matter expert and resource for payroll best practices, laws, and system capabilities continually looking for opportunities to standardize and scale payroll processes and procedures.
• Assist with year-end activities, including W-2s, T4s, tax filings, and audits.
• Mentor and guide Payroll Administrator.

What you’ll bring:

• BA/BS in Business Administration, Accounting Finance or related field
• AND 7+ years of payroll processing experience, preferably across U.S. and Canadian payrolls.
• OR equivalent combination of education
• Strong knowledge of federal and state/provincial payroll tax regulations.
• Experience with payroll systems. ADP Workforce Now experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong customer service focus with an ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and partner with key stakeholders.
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with integrity.
• Experience working in cross-functional environments.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or equivalent designation is a plus.
• Commitment to our values:
• Being relationship-minded
• Having grit

What you’ll get:

• Generous performance-based bonus plans to all eligible employees - we share in our success as one team
• Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting (regardless of whether you contribute)
• Quarterly all-company wellness days where everyone takes a pause together
• Country specific holidays plus a day off for your birthday
• One-time home office stipend
• Quarterly well-being stipend
• Considerable paid parental leave
• Employee referral bonus program
• Other benefits (life/AD&D, disability, EAP, etc. - varies by country)

About Mozilla

Mozilla exists to build the Internet as a public resource accessible to all because we believe that open and free is better than closed and controlled. When you work at Mozilla, you give yourself a chance to make a difference in the lives of Web users everywhere. And you give us a chance to make a difference in your life every single day. Join us to work on the Web as the platform and help create more opportunity and innovation for everyone online.

Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

Mozilla understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are crucial to and enrich the company’s core mission. We encourage applications from everyone, including members of all equity-seeking communities, such as (but certainly not limited to) women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientation s, gender identities, and expressions.

We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, as appropriate. Please contact us at [e-mail] to request accommodation.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (including hairstyle and texture), religion (including religious grooming and dress practices), gender, gender identity, gender expression, color, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, domestic partner status, disability, sexual orientation, age, genetic predisposition, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable laws. Mozilla will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics or any other unlawful behavior, conduct, or purpose.

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Hiring Ranges:

$82,000 - $109,000 CAD

$74,000 - $99,000 CAD

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