[Hiring] Payroll Analyst II @TekWissen

Role Description

Our Global Payroll team is seeking an experienced, self-motivated Payroll Analyst for a temporary four- to six-month assignment supporting the AMER region. Reporting to the Manager of AMER Payroll, this individual will independently own and execute recurring payrolls with minimal oversight, partnering with Accounting, People Ops, and Benefits to resolve issues, maintain strong controls, and meet every pay-cycle deadline.

• Independently own and execute end-to-end payroll cycles, from collecting and validating inputs through payroll submission and final review.
• Process employee changes, time and leave data, earnings, deductions, new hires, terminations, retroactive adjustments, and one-time payments; resolve data exceptions; and deliver accurate payrolls on schedule.
• Manage payroll calendars and deadlines across multiple provinces.
• Prepare, review, and submit payrolls; reconcile registers to source data and prior periods; investigate and resolve variances; validate gross-to-net results, deductions, taxes, and funding; and document completion of required controls.
• Serve as a knowledgeable point of contact for employee payroll questions.
• Independently research and resolve pay, deduction, and payroll-process issues, communicate outcomes clearly, and escalate complex matters with a concise summary and recommended next steps.
• Independently calculate, validate, and process vacation/PTO payouts, including annual and off-cycle calculations, using applicable provincial rules, employee balances, and established approval controls.
• Calculate, validate, and process federal, state, and local tax withholdings and payroll reporting.
• Process statutory deductions and employer contributions, including applicable CPP, QPP, EI, and provincial requirements, and investigate and correct payroll discrepancies.
• Independently manage tax notices, wage orders, garnishments, and other payroll orders from receipt through resolution.
• Record and reconcile tax payments, research agency or employee discrepancies, coordinate timely corrections, and complete quarterly payroll tax reconciliations by required deadlines.
• Own payroll audit readiness and execute assigned SOX controls consistently.
• Maintain complete, current process documentation and audit evidence; respond to internal and external audit requests; investigate control exceptions; and recommend practical improvements.
• Assist with year-end payroll activities, including balancing payroll registers, validating employee and tax data, preparing year-end statements and filings, and completing required remittances and returns by statutory deadlines.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

• At least three years of hands-on experience processing full-cycle payroll across multiple provinces.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting or Finance preferred but not required.
• Proficient in payroll systems and reporting tools, with the ability to learn new platforms quickly; experience with ADP or CloudPay is strongly preferred, and Workday experience is an advantage.
• Payroll qualification/certification preferred (i.e. CPP, PCP, etc.).
• Ability to provide excellent customer service and work well in teams to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Requirements

• Proficient in hands-on multi-state and multi-province payroll processing, including applicable tax rules, statutory deductions, remittances, and provincial requirements such as CNESST, Revenu Québec, and Ontario EHT.
• Able to interpret payroll instructions, apply established procedures, identify risk or discrepancies, and execute work accurately with minimal oversight.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including lookups, pivot tables, data validation, and reconciliations; comfortable using Google Workspace and payroll reporting tools.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, in addition to strong problem-solving skills in a growing and dynamic environment.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-growing environment where change is the norm; strong multi-tasking skills, and flexibility to switch from one task to the next quickly.
• Demonstrated ability to hold information confidential with use of appropriate judgment when handling sensitive data.
• Strong organization skills.
• Energetic and dedicated.
• Attention to detail and accuracy a must.

Company Description

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. The below client is the champion of great services, connecting more than 100,000 brands with customers over telephony, chat, email, messaging, social channels, communities, review sites and help centers.