Senior Payroll Analyst

Summary

Join Mozilla Corporation as a Senior Payroll Analyst and lead North America payroll operations, processing semi-monthly payroll for approximately 800 U.S. and Canadian employees. Ensure accurate and timely payroll cycles, compliance with tax laws and company policies, and provide reporting and analysis to support business needs. You will play a key role in process improvements and cross-functional initiatives. Manage end-to-end payroll processing, ensuring compliance with federal, state/provincial, and local payroll tax regulations. Resolve payroll issues, collaborate with internal and external partners, and act as a subject matter expert on payroll best practices. Assist with year-end activities and mentor the Payroll Administrator. Mozilla offers a variety of benefits, including generous performance-based bonuses, rich medical coverage, generous retirement contributions, wellness days, paid time off, a home office stipend, a professional development budget, a well-being stipend, and considerable paid parental leave.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Business Administration, Accounting Finance or related field
• AND 7+ years of payroll processing experience, preferably across U.S. and Canadian payrolls
• OR equivalent combination of education
• Strong knowledge of federal and state/provincial payroll tax regulations
• Experience with payroll systems
• Strong customer service focus with an ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and partner with key stakeholders
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational, and analytical skills
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with integrity
• Experience working in cross-functional environments

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing for U.S. and Canadian employees (~800 employees), ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll on a semi-monthly basis
• Ensure compliance with federal, state/provincial, and local payroll tax regulations and reporting requirements
• Own payroll issue resolution, effectively collaborating and communicating with internal and external partners
• Partner with the People Operations, Benefits and external vendors to ensure accurate benefit deductions and payroll-related transactions
• Act as a subject matter expert and resource for payroll best practices, laws, and system capabilities continually looking for opportunities to standardize and scale payroll processes and procedures
• Assist with year-end activities, including W-2s, T4s, tax filings, and audits
• Mentor and guide Payroll Administrator

Preferred Qualifications

Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or equivalent designation

Benefits

• Generous performance-based bonus plans to all eligible employees - we share in our success as one team
• Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting (regardless of whether you contribute)
• Quarterly all-company wellness days where everyone takes a pause together
• Country specific holidays plus a day off for your birthday
• One-time home office stipend
• Annual professional development budget
• Quarterly well-being stipend
• Considerable paid parental leave
• Employee referral bonus program
• Other benefits (life/AD&D, disability, EAP, etc. - varies by country)