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Payroll Analyst

Prairie Consulting Services

Hiring: US Payroll Analyst | potential Contract to Hire | Chicago, IL

Location: Chicago Downtown

Hybrid: 3 days/week onsite

We’re looking for a US Payroll Analyst to join our client's payroll team supporting accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing.

What we’re looking for:

  • 3–5 years of hands-on US payroll experience
  • 1+ year of Workday Payroll experience - MUST HAVE
  • Strong knowledge of payroll processing, adjustments, reconciliations, and payroll taxes
  • Experience supporting multi-state payroll is a plus
  • Strong Excel skills — Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, data analysis - MUST HAVE
  • Experience with quarterly/year-end payroll activities and W-2s
  • Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating with a payroll team

Vacancy posted 2 hours ago
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