Global Payroll Analyst

In this role youll coordinate and manage technical payroll accounting activities across Scales global footprint. Youll manage the preparation maintenance processing analysis and auditing of manual and automated payroll data information records and reports ensuring accuracy and completeness of payroll transactions. Youll also lead train and provide guidance to internal and external partners and serve as a clear point of contact for resolving payroll related inquiries.

English fluency is required.

You will:

• Support End-to-End Payroll Processing: Execute multi-frequency domestic and international payroll cycles accurately managing all compensation inputs deductions and employee lifecycle changes.
• Compliance & Audits: Perform rigorous pre- and post-payroll audits investigate and resolve discrepancies and ensure strict adherence to all multi-jurisdictional tax labor and company regulations.
• Accounting & Reporting: Support payroll accounting functions including month-end close reconciliations journal entries management reporting and year-end tax activities (e.g. W-2s).
• Employee Support & Vendor Management: Operate the payroll help desk as the primary resource for employee inquiries and coordinate daily with external vendors PEO/EOR partners and tax agencies.
• Systems & Process Optimization: Leverage HRIS and modern technologies (including AI tools) to maintain confidential records adapt to legislative changes and continuously improve workflow efficiency and accuracy.

Ideally youd have:

• Experience executing multi-frequency domestic and international payroll cycles managing compensation inputs deductions and employee lifecycle changes.
• Perform pre- and post-payroll audits resolve discrepancies and ensure compliance with multi-jurisdictional tax labor and company regulations.
• Manage payroll accounting: month-end close reconciliations journal entries management reporting and year-end tax activities (e.g. W-2s).
• Use HRIS and AI-enabled tools to maintain confidential records adapt to legislative changes and improve workflow efficiency.
• Strong problem-solving and technical aptitude including ability to learn AI-enabled tools and new systems.
• 2 years processing international payroll with working knowledge of PEO/EOR systems.

Nice to haves:

• Skilled in preparing verifying and auditing payroll records with strong attention to detail and compliance in using tools including ADP.
• Understanding of domestic and international payroll law retirement systems (401(k) IRC 125 HSA) tax withholding and benefits.
• Bring genuine enthusiasm for supporting global employee questions and resolving issues.

PLEASE NOTE:Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.

About Us:

At Scale our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the worlds most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the worlds leading models and help enterprises and governments build deploy and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta Ernst & Young Mayo Clinic Time Inc. the Government of Qatar and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.

We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability status gender identity or Veteran status.

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