US & Canada Payroll Tax Analyst – Flexible

Fortra; United States; Remote; USD 50,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortra is seeking a Payroll Analyst to ensure accurate US and Canadian payroll tax processing and compliance. The role partners with Sr. Payroll Analyst and Payroll Manager to maintain tax filings, registrations, and year-end activities, utilizing Workday and external providers.

You will handle payroll inputs, audits, reconciliations, and ad hoc reports, while driving process improvements and ensuring data integrity across multiple locations in the US and Canada.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent combination of education and payroll experience.
• 3+ years of US payroll experience with payroll tax or compliance responsibilities.
• Experience supporting multi-state payroll taxation (federal, state, local).
• Experience performing payroll and payroll tax reconciliations and researching discrepancies.
• Experience with third-party payroll, tax filing, unemployment, or compliance providers.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to work with payroll data and reconciliations.
• Strong analytical, organizational, documentation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines and escalate risks appropriately.
• High integrity and discretion handling confidential employee/payroll information.

Responsibilities

• Assist administration and reconciliation of US federal, state, local taxes and Canadian deductions and employer contributions.
• Review tax liabilities and reconcile payroll results with provider records and GL data.
• Monitor tax filings, payments, and items with third-party providers; pursue resolutions.
• Research and coordinate responses to payroll tax notices and agency inquiries.
• Support employer tax registrations and jurisdiction changes as locations change.
• Review employee tax setup and investigate withholding discrepancies for US/Canada.

Skills

US payroll experience

Payroll tax reconciliation

Excel skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Deadline management

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Tools

Workday Payroll

ADP Workforce Now

Job description

Fortra is seeking a Payroll Analyst to ensure accurate US and Canadian payroll tax processing and compliance. The role partners with Sr. Payroll Analyst and Payroll Manager to maintain tax filings, registrations, and year-end activities, utilizing Workday and external providers.

You will handle payroll inputs, audits, reconciliations, and ad hoc reports, while driving process improvements and ensuring data integrity across multiple locations in the US and Canada.