Senior Payroll Analyst
Senior Payroll Analyst
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19-09-2025
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Job Description
A World-Changing Company
Palantir builds the worlds leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs forecast supply chain disruptions locate missing children and more.
The Role
The Finance Team supports and empowers Palantirians through day-to-day operations and creative problem-solving. The U.S. Senior Payroll Analyst is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and compliance of all payroll-related matters including but not limited to the reconciliation filing and reporting of U.S. and non-U.S. taxes on a monthly quarterly and annual this role youll work cross-functionally - designing driving and implementing continuous workflow and compliance improvements. If youre constantly looking for ways to challenge yourself and are outcome-driven and passionate about tax compliance this role is for you.
Core Responsibilities
- Leverage your deep understanding of in-house U.S. payroll to ensure accurate and timely preparation of semi-monthly payroll for U.S. based employees.
- Review and verify payroll transactions such as adjustments retroactive changes terminations bonuses and final paychecks.
- Reconcile payroll tax reporting to ensure deposits and filings are complete and accurate - including daily semi-monthly quarterly and annual tax filings.
- Conduct regular audits of payroll data for accuracy and identify and resolve issues as necessary.
- Process and reconcile payroll transactions related to employee equity compensation such as stock options and restricted stock units.
- Act as the primary contact for resolving complex payroll inquiries from employees stakeholders and management.
What We Value
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong project management and leadership skills with a track record of handling multiple complicated and cross-functional projects
- Ability to solve problems including non-traditional or undefined problems creatively and analytically
- Sound judgment with an ability to ground decisions in data to ask and answer questions that move the business forward; demonstrate discretion and integrity in all interactions
- Experience with Workday ADP SmartCompliance Safeguard and/or other external payroll service providers is a plus
What We Require
- 5 years in-house U.S. payroll and tax experience including multi-state multi-jurisdiction complex sourcing and high volume of transactions. Canada/other international experience is a plus
- Deep knowledge of full-cycle payroll processing as well as an understanding of payroll-related accounting reporting
- Experience with payroll audits and year-end reporting processes
- In-depth understanding of equity-related tax reporting (NSO ISO RSU ESPP) and related mobile employee requirements
- Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills
Salary
The estimated salary range for this position is estimated to be $85000 - $110000/year. Total compensation for this position may also include Restricted Stock units sign-on bonus and other potential future incentives. Further note that total compensation for this position will be determined by each individuals relevant qualifications work experience skills and other factors. This estimate excludes the value of any potential sign-on bonus; the value of any benefits offered; and the potential future value of any long-term incentives.
Our benefits aim to promote health and wellbeing across all areas of Palantirians lives. We work to continuously improve our offerings and listen to our community as we design and update them. The list below details our available benefits and some of the perks that can be enjoyed as an employee of Palantir Technologies.
Benefits
Employees (and their eligible dependents) can enroll in medical dental and vision insurance as well as voluntary life insurance
Employees are automatically covered by Palantirs basic life AD&D and disability insurance
Commuter benefits
Take what you need paid time off not accrual based
2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs)
10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
Supportive leave of absence program including time off for military service and medical events
Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care for all parents
Fertility and family building benefits including but not limited to adoption surrogacy and preservation
Stipend to help with expenses that come with a new child
Employees can enroll in Palantirs 401k plan
Life at Palantir
We want every Palantirian to achieve their best outcomes thats why we celebrate individuals strengths skills and interests from your first interview to your longterm growth rather than rely on traditional career ladders. Paying attention to the needs of our community enables us to optimize our opportunities to grow and helps ensure many pathways to success at Palantir. Promoting health and well-being across all areas of Palantirians lives is just one of the ways were investing in our community. Learn more at Life at Palantir and note that our offerings may vary by region.
In keeping consistent with Palantirs values and culture we believe employees are better together and in-person work affords the opportunity for more creative outcomes. Therefore we encourage employees to work from our offices to foster connectivity and innovation. Many teams do offer hybrid options (WFH a day or two a week) allowing our employees to strike the right trade-off for their personal productivity. Based on business need there are a few roles that allow for Remote work on an exceptional basis. If you are applying for one of these roles you must work from the state in which you are employed. If the posting is specified as Onsite you are required to work from an office.
If you want to empower the worlds most important institutions you belong here. Palantir values excellence regardless of background. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all including but not limited to Veterans and those with disabilities. Palantir is committed to making the application and hiring process accessible to everyone and will provide a reasonable accommodation for those living with a disability. If you need an accommodation for the application or hiring process please reach out and let us know how we can help.
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