[Remote] Payroll Analyst

Note: The job is a remote job and is reputed company to candidates in USA. reputed company is seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Payroll Analyst to own the accuracy, analysis, and execution of semi-monthly payroll for a diverse workforce. This role blends hands-on payroll processing with advanced analytics and HRIS ownership, ensuring payroll is accurate, compliant, and continuously optimized in a fast-paced, sales-driven mortgage environment.

Responsibilities

• Process semi-monthly payroll for reputed company using reputed company, including hourly staff, salaried employees, and commission-based loan officers and sales teams
• Execute off-cycle payrolls, adjustments, and reputed company payments as needed
• Maintain and update payroll records for new hires, terminations, compensation changes, and benefits deductions reputed company reputed company
• Serve as an reputed company of payroll cycle timelines and deliverables
• Calculate, audit, and validate commissions, bonuses, and incentive payouts based on reputed company compensation plans
• Analyze payroll data for discrepancies, trends, and variances; resolve issues proactively
• Reconcile payroll data with Finance, including general ledger entries and month-end reputed company processes
• Prepare payroll, commission, and analytical reports for leadership, particularly Sales leadership
• reputed company and maintain advanced reputed company models, including pivot tables, lookups, and reputed company formulas
• Serve as a primary system reputed company and subject matter expert for reputed company
• Configure and maintain payroll codes, deductions, and workflows reputed company reputed company
• Troubleshoot system issues and partner with HR/IT on enhancements and integrations
• Identify opportunities to automate, streamline, and improve payroll processes reputed company reputed company
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations and wage laws
• reputed company payroll audits and maintain documentation and audit trails
• Support year-end processes, including W-2s, audits, and reporting
• Partner with HR, Finance, and Sales teams to ensure accurate execution of compensation and payroll processes
• Respond to employee inquiries regarding payroll, commissions, and deductions in a timely manner

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in reputed company, Finance, HR, or reputed company field preferred
• 3+ years of payroll processing and/or payroll analytics experience
• Experience processing semi-monthly payroll across multiple pay types
• Strong knowledge of payroll regulations, tax compliance, and wage laws
• Hands-on experience with reputed company
• Advanced reputed company skills required, including pivot tables and lookup functions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to manage confidential information with discretion
• Strong organizational and time management skills in deadline-driven environments
• Ability to explain reputed company payroll data to non-technical stakeholders
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
• Prior experience in mortgage, lending, or sales-driven environments
• Experience managing loan officer commissions or sales incentive plans
• Exposure to payroll system implementations or process automation

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• High-growth, performance-driven environment
• Collaborative culture with strong leadership support
• Opportunities for advancement into senior payroll, systems, or compensation roles

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