Payroll Analyst
Pikemann
Payroll Analyst – Direct Hire, Full-Time Employee
Seattle, WA – hybrid work schedule
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Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- 401(k) with employer match and profit-sharing plan
- Paid time off and holidays
- Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance
- Family formation benefits, including adoption and IVF assistance
- 16 weeks paid parental leave
- Transgender inclusive benefits
- Commuter benefits
- Pet insurance
- Paid community service time
- Learning and career advancement opportunities
- Onsite gyms
Role Snapshot
Hands-on, analytics-driven payroll role where subject-matter expertise, data accuracy, and process improvement intersect. You'll blend technical precision with real payroll fluency to support a high-volume, multi-state workforce during a system overhaul. If you thrive in detail, love solving payroll puzzles, and want to grow with a modernized payroll function, this is your lane.
What You'll Do
- Payroll SME & Escalation Support Handle complex payroll questions involving garnishments, wage and hour rules, multi-state tax, and CBA-driven pay. Explain not just what the system calculated — but why.
- In-Cycle & Post-Cycle Analysis Review gross-to-net, deductions, exception reports, and headcount changes. Reconcile weekly results, prepare summary reports, and support off-cycle and retro pay adjustments.
- Data Integrity & Validation Run daily cross-system checks across integrated HR/payroll platforms. Identify and resolve dropped, duplicated, or misaligned records before each cycle.
- SOP Optimization & Workflow Improvement Document, refine, and streamline payroll SOPs. Identify manual steps that can be automated and partner with senior analysts to redesign workflows as systems evolve.
- Year-End & Tax Support Assist with W-2 prep, taxable wage reconciliation, payroll register balancing, and quarterly 941 reviews.
Why This Team
Payroll is treated as a true professional discipline — not an afterthought. Strong internal mobility, investment in development, and support for FPC/CPP certification. xhyhwjd If precision, process, and craftsmanship matter to you, you'll feel at home here.
What You Bring
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 2–6 years of payroll analyst experience; construction experience a plus
- Strong knowledge of payroll compliance, garnishments, wage/hour law, multi-state tax, and CBA pay rules
- Advanced Excel + Microsoft 365 skills
- Experience building checklists, logs, and SOPs; strong documentation habits
- Familiarity with union payroll and fringe reporting preferred
- Interest in AI-assisted tools and automation for payroll workflows
- FPC preferred (or required within 12 months); CPP encouraged
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