Payroll Analyst

The role

The Payroll Analyst supports accurate and compliant payroll administration for a multi-state organization. The role includes payroll audits, reconciliations, discrepancy research, and support for system changes, including the move to Workday.

What you will do

• Support processing and review of multiple payrolls with different pay groups and deadlines.
• Validate payroll inputs such as new hires, terminations, compensation changes, bonuses, and deductions.
• Perform pre-payroll and post-payroll audits of gross-to-net calculations, taxes, and net pay.
• Prepare and reconcile payroll reports and payroll journal entries.
• Analyze payroll discrepancies, find root causes, and coordinate corrections.
• Reconcile retirement plan and health savings account contributions to payroll records.
• Review multi-state and local tax withholding.
• Support quarterly and year-end payroll activities, including W-2 validation.
• Support payroll system implementations, testing, and the transition to Workday.
• Respond to employee and stakeholder payroll inquiries.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field, or equivalent education and relevant experience.
• Experience with Workday Payroll.
• Three or more years of progressive payroll experience.
• Knowledge of payroll practices for law firms, including partner compensation and multi-state payroll.
• Working knowledge of gross-to-net calculations, payroll taxes, deductions, and year-end reporting.
• Experience with payroll audits, reconciliations, variance analysis, and discrepancy research.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including lookup functions, pivot tables, and data validation.
• Ability to manage confidential information and competing deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

• 401(k) retirement savings plan with match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Disability and life insurance
• Generous PTO plan
• Ample opportunities for professional development and advancement
• Access to corporate discount plans

Before you apply

• Candidates from recruitment agencies are considered only with an active signed fee agreement and access through the agency portal.

About the company

Wilson Elser is a national law firm with more than 1,400 attorneys across 46 offices. The firm is recognized among the top 100 law firms by The American Lawyer.