Senior Global Payroll Analyst — Remote & Automation

Workiva Inc.; United States; À distance; USD 86 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Discretionary annual bonus

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

401(k) match

Benefits package

Résumé du poste

Workiva is seeking a Senior Payroll Analyst to manage payroll processing and reconciliation for the United States and Canada, with cross-training backup for EMEA, APAC, and South America. You will partner with Accounting, Benefits, Equity, and People & Culture to drive automation, reporting, and compliance across global payroll processes.

The role emphasizes working with Workday and CloudPay, ensuring accurate payments, audits, and tax handling, while contributing to process improvements and

Qualifications

• Undergraduate Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in payroll operations; public company preferred.
• Demonstrated experience using modern data tools, automated reporting, or AI-assisted technologies to improve workflow efficiency and data integrity.
• Experience with Workday Payroll is strongly preferred.
• Multinational payroll experience preferred.
• Self-motivated with a propensity for action, results, and continuous improvement.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to multitask and manage multiple processes, programs, and procedures simultaneously while working under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent verbal and written command of English; other languages desirable.
• Adapts to the needs and styles of people from different cultures.
• Identifies and resolves issues methodically with close attention to detail and critical thinking.
• Ability to provide support within the team, always adopting a proactive mindset.

Responsabilités

• Process and review automated and manual payroll inputs for the United States, Canada, and Brazil using Workday and CloudPay.
• Process and review automated and manual payroll inputs for the United States and Canada using Workday and CloudPay.
• Review payroll reports for each pay period, monthly, quarterly, and at year-end to ensure payments to employees, EOR Employees, vendors, and statutory jurisdictions are accurate.
• Create and maintain review documents to show the accuracy of payroll results, and maintain payroll metrics at the end of each period.
• Partner cross-functionally with Accounting & Finance, Benefits, Equity, and Human Resources teams in administering payroll activities.
• Identify areas of improvement and opportunities for positive change.
• Maintain payroll checklists and audits for accuracy and SOX compliance.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local statutory regulations and company policies.
• Work with accounting and finance on reconciliations and payroll reporting needs.
• Research tax deduction and filing discrepancies and use your Workday knowledge to resolve tax entries internally and with third‑party providers.
• Provide project support and participate in projects to assist with implementations, automation, payroll interfaces, and process improvement.
• Address payroll inquiries from employees and third parties in a supportive and timely manner.
• Create and maintain payroll guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures as processes change and evolve.
• Process and reconcile statutory tax and third‑party payroll payments.
• Serve as the day‑to‑day point of contact for payroll tax partner inquiries; manage, monitor, and resolve tax cases, agency notices, and support tickets via the OneSource Virtual (OSV) portal

Connaissances

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Self-motivation

Problem solving

Formation

Undergraduate Degree or equivalent

Outils

Workday Payroll

CloudPay

Description du poste

Workiva is seeking a Senior Payroll Analyst to manage payroll processing and reconciliation for the United States and Canada, with cross-training backup for EMEA, APAC, and South America. You will partner with Accounting, Benefits, Equity, and People & Culture to drive automation, reporting, and compliance across global payroll processes.

The role emphasizes working with Workday and CloudPay, ensuring accurate payments, audits, and tax handling, while contributing to process improvements and