Payroll Specialist, 37613949

Cypress HCM; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Cypress HCM is seeking a Payroll Specialist to manage US and Canada payroll, time and attendance, and related tasks under the guidance of the Sr Payroll Manager. The role requires experience with multi-state payroll, SOX controls, and collaboration with vendors and internal teams.

The candidate should be proficient with ADP and Workday, comfortable handling confidential information, and able to adapt to fast-paced environments while ensuring regulatory compliance and accurate reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience with US and Canada payroll processing.
• Experience with SOX controls and audits.
• Ability to reconcile payroll data and generate reports.
• Proficiency with ADP and Workday platforms.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll for US and Canada accurately.
• Manage time & attendance and benefits inputs.
• Respond to payroll inquiries via ticketing system.
• Support SOX compliance and audits.
• Coordinate with external vendors.

Skills

US payroll

CAD payroll

SOX controls

Tax compliance

Payroll vendor liaison

Multi-state taxation

Internal audit support

Tools

ADP

Workday

Fidelity

Excel

JPMorgan

Citibank

In-house payroll system

Job description

Payroll Specialist, 37613949

• Perform payroll duties including but not limited to; Time & Attendance, Payroll US, Canada, Fidelity management of Deferred Comp and ESPP, Customer Service and Support using our ticketing system, back-up and support as necessary, to the Sr Payroll Manager

Duties

• Perform payroll duties including but not limited to; Time & Attendance, Payroll US, Canada, Fidelity management of Deferred Comp and ESPP, Customer Service and Support using our ticketing system, back-up and support as necessary, to the Sr Payroll Manager

Skills

• Solid knowledge of local taxation and regulations in US and CAD
• Demonstrated senior level payroll technical skills in a variety of areas including, payroll processing, reporting, account reconciliations, stock reporting, and performance of SOX controls
• Experience with preparing input to provide to payroll vendor
• Knowledge or experience in the following platforms; ADP, Workday, Fidelity, ticketing platforms, EY, Excel, JPMorgan, Citibank and proficiency in learning new systems as required
• Process timely payroll for the Americas accurately and in compliance with USGAAP, government regulations and SOX requirements
• Experience with ADP Vantage US, ADP WFN Canada, 401k, ESPP, Equity, are strongly preferred
• Perform file uploads/interfaces between ADP/Workday/Fidelity/In Country Provider
• Support internal and external payroll inquiries as necessary by performing the necessary research and responding appropriately via Ticketing platform
• Knowledge and ability to support multi-state taxation, various required payroll tax filings
• Assist with the audit requests from the SOX and Internal Audit Team
• Effectively support external departments to ensure proper payroll processing of external items such as, but not limited to, Onboard/Offboarding, Benefits, Commissions, Compensation, Stock

Pay Range

$45–55/hr.