Remote Payroll & Accounting Analyst: Compliance & Insights

The Standard; Portland (OR); Remote; USD 66,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Annual incentive bonus

PTO + holidays

Paid parental leave

Employee giving matches

Job summary

The Standard, a trusted Portland-based benefits and insurance provider, seeks a Payroll and Accounting Analyst who will ensure accurate, compliant payroll processing and tax administration. You will audit data, perform reconciliations, resolve complex issues, and collaborate with HR, Benefits, Finance, HRIS, and vendors to maintain data integrity and drive automation.

This remote-friendly role requires strong Excel skills, multi-state payroll experience, and a proactive approach to internal

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; Associate degree or higher preferred.
• 6 years of payroll experience, preferably supporting a multi-state workforce of 1,000+ employees across multiple legal entities.
• Experience with multi-state payroll processing and payroll tax compliance, including federal, state, and local tax requirements.
• Experience performing payroll reconciliations, variance analysis, balancing activities, and payroll-related accounting support.
• Experience researching and resolving complex payroll issues, payroll tax discrepancies, and tax notices.
• Strong understanding of federal and state wage and hour laws, payroll regulations, and compliance requirements.
• Experience using large ERP and payroll systems to process payroll, conduct analysis, support testing activities, and resolve payroll issues; Workday Payroll experience preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including data analysis, reconciliations, formulas, reporting, and data validation.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage technology, automation, analytics, and AI-enabled tools to improve payroll processes, strengthen controls, increase efficiency, and support data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and audit payroll data to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing.
• Perform payroll reconciliations, variance analysis, and balancing activities for earnings, deductions, taxes, and payroll-related accounts.
• Research and resolve complex payroll and payroll tax issues, including supporting payroll tax compliance, tax notices, and year‑end activities.
• Partner with employees, managers, HR, Benefits, Finance, HRIS, and vendors to resolve payroll inquiries and ensure payroll data integrity.
• Identify and implement process improvements, strengthen payroll controls, support audits, and participate in testing and validation of payroll system enhancements.

Skills

Payroll processing

Payroll tax compliance

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Customer service

Education

Associate degree or higher preferred

Tools

Workday Payroll

ERP systems

Job description

The Standard, a trusted Portland-based benefits and insurance provider, seeks a Payroll and Accounting Analyst who will ensure accurate, compliant payroll processing and tax administration. You will audit data, perform reconciliations, resolve complex issues, and collaborate with HR, Benefits, Finance, HRIS, and vendors to maintain data integrity and drive automation.

This remote-friendly role requires strong Excel skills, multi-state payroll experience, and a proactive approach to internal