Payroll Analyst

Green Key Resources; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Key Resources is seeking a Payroll Analyst to join its U.S. payroll team. The role supports accurate, compliant, and timely payroll across multiple states, with an onsite four days per week schedule and remote Fridays.

You will manage records, timesheets, equity-related payroll, bonuses, year-end processing, and audits, using Oracle Fusion Payroll and advanced Excel to analyze pay scenarios while maintaining confidentiality and collaborating across HR, Finance, and external providers.

Qualifications

• CPP or FPC certification preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of multi-state payroll experience.
• Experience with equity-related payroll transactions is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of payroll tax compliance.
• Experience with Oracle Fusion Payroll.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, data analysis).
• Excellent communication and cross-team collaboration.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• Experience with global payroll considerations is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Process weekly or bi-weekly payrolls for exempt and non-exempt employees across multiple states.
• Maintain employee payroll records (new hires, terminations, tax updates, deductions, direct deposits, status changes).
• Review timesheets, adjustments, retroactive payments, and special payroll transactions.
• Generate and distribute employee payments.
• Support payroll reconciliations and reporting for internal teams.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations.
• Assist with payroll activities related to equity compensation (RSU vesting, stock option exercises).
• Partner with internal teams to ensure accurate taxation and reporting of equity-related payroll impacts.
• Support bonus cycles, annual salary adjustments, and year-end payroll processing.
• Analyze complex pay scenarios, investigate issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Process garnishments and other legally required deductions.
• Utilize Oracle Fusion Payroll and participate in testing, enhancements, and documentation.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and audits.
• Build relationships across HR, Finance, Accounting, Payroll Tax, and external vendors.
• Assist with special projects and additional duties as assigned.

Skills

CPP/FPC

Multi-state payroll

Equity payroll

Payroll tax compliance

Advanced Excel

Pivot tables

Data analysis

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Global payroll

Tools

Oracle Fusion Payroll

Job description

A rapidly expanding organization in the consumer sector is seeking a Payroll Analyst to join its U.S. payroll team. This position plays a key role in ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll operations across a multi‑state employee population. The role is based onsite four days per week, with remote work on Fridays.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll Operations

• Process weekly or bi‑weekly payrolls for exempt and non‑exempt employees across multiple states
• Maintain employee payroll records, including new hires, terminations, tax updates, benefit deductions, direct deposits, and status changes
• Review and process timesheets, adjustments, retroactive payments, and special payroll transactions
• Generate and distribute employee payments
• Support payroll reconciliations and reporting for internal teams
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations

Equity and Special Payroll Transactions

• Assist with payroll activities related to equity compensation, including RSU vesting and stock option exercises
• Partner with internal teams to ensure accurate taxation and reporting of equity‑related payroll impacts
• Support bonus cycles, annual salary adjustments, and year‑end payroll processing

Compliance and Analysis

• Analyze complex pay scenarios and identify discrepancies
• Investigate payroll issues and collaborate with internal teams to determine root causes
• Implement corrective actions and process improvements to reduce future errors
• Process garnishments and other legally required deductions

Systems and Process Improvement

• Utilize enterprise payroll systems, with a strong preference for experience in Oracle Fusion Payroll
• Participate in system testing, enhancements, and documentation
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to streamline payroll workflows
• Support internal and external audits
• Build effective working relationships across HR, Finance, Accounting, Payroll Tax, and external vendors
• Assist with special projects and additional duties as assigned

Qualifications

• APA certification (CPP or FPC) preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of multi‑state payroll experience in a high‑volume environment
• Experience with equity‑related payroll transactions is a plus
• Strong knowledge of payroll tax compliance
• Experience with enterprise payroll systems, ideally Oracle Fusion
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams
• High level of professionalism and ability to maintain confidentiality
• Experience with global payroll considerations is beneficial