Remote Senior Global Payroll Specialist

Summary

Join Oyster, a global employment platform, as a Senior Payroll Specialist to handle end-to-end payroll processing for U.S.-based clients, ensuring accurate and compliant payroll processing in line with federal, state, and local regulations.

Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years of US payroll experience processing within a PEO or similar environment
• Technical Skills: Knowledge of PrismHR (or equivalent), advanced Excel/Gsheet skills, experience of data transformation tooling
• Organizational skills: Strong organizational skills and the ability to develop and maintain an organized structure
• Regulatory Knowledge: Strong understanding of payroll tax laws, and other payroll-related compliance requirements
• Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze large datasets, identify trends, and provide actionable insights
• Detail-oriented: High attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in payroll data, reports, and reconciliations
• Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present findings and collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Problem-Solving: Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on resolving payroll discrepancies and improving processes

Responsibilities

• Payroll Processing: Process payroll accurately and on time for multiple PEO US clients, adhering to all relevant statutory requirements
• Tax Reporting: Collaborate with the tax and legal teams to ensure accurate payroll tax deductions, filings, and compliance with tax regulations
• Data transformation and analytics: Experienced in data transformation, skilled in rapid data manipulation, Excel, Google Sheets, and advanced formulas. Proficient in standardizing software outputs
• Reporting: Generate payroll reports as needed for clients, internal teams, and compliance purposes, ensuring data accuracy
• Compliance: Ensure payroll processes adhere to country tax and compliance regulations
• Collaboration: Work closely with external vendors, Payroll Operations and Finance teams to coordinate payroll activities and ensure the correct processing of taxes, benefits, and deductions
• Knowledge: Stay up to date with federal, state, and local payroll laws, proactively advising clients on relevant updates
• Query Resolution: Respond to and resolve payroll inquiries, providing expert support and guidance on USA payroll legislation
• Process Improvement: Continuously review and refine payroll processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and compliance

Benefits

• Paid time off: We’re all about taking breaks—we all need it. Oyster provides employees with 40 days off each year, which includes public/bank holidays and vacation/holiday leave (unless your country mandates more)
• Mental health support: We consider your mental health a top priority. We offer access to Plumm , a mental well-being service, to support your mental health
• Wellbeing allowance: Each month, Oyster will top up your ThanksBen wallet with a wellbeing allowance. You can get pretty much anything that your heart desires! ThanksBen offers a wide array of options for spending your wellbeing allowance
• Flexible parental leave: Families are created in lots of different ways. Our parental leave policy applies to all employees who are becoming parents, regardless of how they become a parent. Oysters are eligible for a minimum of three months of paid parental leave and your job will be held for 12 months (or longer if required by local jurisdiction)
• WFH stipend: Stipend to spend on your laptop and any other equipment you need for your home office; we'll get you up and running in no time!