Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Chainguard is a trusted source for open source software, helping organizations build faster and stay compliant. They are seeking a Payroll Analyst, Global Payroll to manage payroll operations, analytics, and compliance as the company expands globally.
Responsibilities
- Build and own pre-payroll analytics and audit reporting for US payroll, designing cycle-level reports and analytics from the ground up to identify and resolve discrepancies before submission
- Design and produce payroll reporting and analytics for Finance and leadership to improve visibility into payroll data rather than maintaining existing outputs
- Enter and manage payroll inputs including commissions, bonuses, and adjustments across all applicable pay cycles
- Partner with cross-functional teams to analyze commission reports and manage EIB templates to upload into Workday
- Conduct regular payroll audits and investigate discrepancies or unusual variances
- Run end-to-end US payroll cycles independently, with hands-on involvement in payroll entries, adjustments, and off-cycle payments
- Assist with employee payroll inquiries and help troubleshoot payroll-related questions
- Partner with global payroll vendors on payroll compliance coordination and vendor case management, supporting the Global Payroll Manager as needed on registrations and jurisdiction activity
- Assist with tracking and organizing payroll tax cases in OSV, including documentation management and case follow-up, escalating to the Global Payroll Manager for tax decisions and resolutions
- Maintain accurate payroll data across payroll systems and global payroll vendor platforms
- Identify opportunities to improve payroll workflows, reporting, and automation
- Collaborate with Finance and HRIS teams to strengthen payroll-related integrations and reporting
- Support payroll-related reporting, reconciliations, and ad-hoc projects as the company continues to scale globally
Skills
- 4+ years of payroll experience in a high-growth or global organization; startup experience strongly preferred
- Strong analytical skills with demonstrated experience building payroll reporting and audit processes
- Experience running end-to-end US payroll operations, with exposure to international payroll environments
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with Workday Payroll
- Experience working with OneSource Virtual (OSV)
- Experience supporting global payroll vendors (Remote)
- Experience creating and managing payroll imports and EIB uploads in Workday, including building templates from scratch
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage payroll data across multiple systems
- Comfort partnering with Finance, People, and other cross-functional teams
- A self-starter mindset with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving, evolving environment
- Interest in improving payroll processes, reporting, and automation as payroll operations scale
Benefits
- Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
- Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).
- 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.
- ∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.
- 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.
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