Since 1998, Businessolver has delivered market-changing benefits technology and services supported by an intrinsic responsiveness to client needs. The company creates client programs that maximize benefits program investment, minimize risk exposure, and engage employees with easy-to-use solutions and communication tools to assist them in making wise and cost-efficient benefits selections. Founded by HR professionals, Businessolver's unwavering service-oriented culture and secure SaaS platform provide measurable success in its mission to provide complete client delight.

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Job Summary:

The Payroll Analyst supports accurate, timely, and compliant US payroll processing by reviewing payroll data, validating timekeeping and employee changes, resolving routine discrepancies, supporting payroll tax, audit, and multi-state termination pay requirements, and serving as backup support during absences or high-volume periods.

The Gig:

Assist with and/or process biweekly payroll accurately and on time in accordance with company policies and all applicable US federal, state, and local requirements.

Review timekeeping, earnings, deductions, direct deposit changes, employee updates, and tax elections.

Review terminations for applicable US state final pay timing, deduction, and documentation requirements.

Support payroll tax withholding, deduction, filing, and reporting activities, including US federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, FUTA, SUTA, state income tax, local tax, and other statutory payroll requirements.

Research payroll discrepancies, tax variances, missing information, and timecard issues; resolve routine items and escalate as needed.

Respond to employee payroll inquiries related to pay, taxes, deductions, direct deposit, garnishments, and pay statements.

Maintain payroll records and support reporting, reconciliations, audit requests, compliance documentation, and internal controls.

Assist with monthly, quarterly and year-end payroll activities, including payroll reconciliations, taxable wage review, W-2 support, tax notice research, and audit documentation.

Review and prepare escalated off-cycle payroll runs, in a prompt manner as needed.

Serve as backup support for all things payroll during absences or high-volume periods.

What you need to make the cut:

2-4 years of US payroll processing, payroll support required.

Associate’s Degree or higher-level degreed achievement in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field preferred.

Working knowledge of US payroll concepts, including gross-to-net calculations, tax withholdings (including federal, state, local, Social Security, Medicare, FUTA, and SUTA), taxable wages, pre- and post-tax deductions, FLSA wage and hour requirements, terminations, garnishments, year-end reporting, and compliance requirements in a multi-state environment.

Familiarity with US multi-state payroll compliance, state and local tax withholding, unemployment tax, reciprocity rules, paid leave programs, and jurisdiction-specific payroll requirements.

Experience supporting monthly, quarterly, and year-end payroll processes, including US Federal W-2 preparation, Federal and State payroll tax reconciliations, taxable wage balancing, and audit documentation.

Strong analytical, reconciliation, reporting, and problem-solving skills.

Experience with payroll, HRIS, or timekeeping systems (Ceridian Dayforce, ADP, or Workday experience preferred).

Ability to handle confidential payroll information with professionalism, accuracy, and discretion.

Strong attention to detail with a high level of accuracy, accountability, and data integrity.

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Excellent communication and customer service skills, with the ability to explain payroll information clearly and professionally.

Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet strict payroll deadlines, and work effectively in a fast-paced environment, and align working hours schedule with Payroll Manager (8am-5pm US CT hours).

The pay range for this position is $20 to $31 per hour(pay to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, balanced against internal equity and competitive market based geographic ranges).

At Businessolver, we take our responsibility to protect our clients, employees, and company seriously and that begins with the hiring process.

Our approach is thoughtful and thorough. We’ve built a multi-layered screening process designed to identify top talent and ensure the integrity of every hire. This includes quickly filtering out individuals who may attempt to misrepresent themselves or act in bad faith.

We also partner with trusted, best-in-class providers to conduct background checks, verify identities, and confirm references. These steps aren’t just about compliance, they’re about ensuring fairness, safety, and trust for everyone involved.

Put simply: we will always confirm that you are who you say you are. It's just one of the many ways we uphold the standards that matter most, to you, to us, and to the people we serve.

With heart,
The Businessolver Recruiting Team

Businessolver is committed to maintaining an environment that protects client data. We train our employees to maintain leading class security practices and expect all employees to adhere to policy, procedures and controls.

(Applicable to all roles at an AVP, DIR, VP, Head Of or SVP and above level):

Serve as a security contact for the business unit. Responsible for driving adoption and compliance with information security and privacy practices. Serve as a liaison with the information security team on security and privacy matters.

Equal Opportunity at Businessolver:

Businessolver is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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