Senior Payroll Analyst

About FloQast

FloQast is the leading Accounting Transformation Platform in accounting workflow automation created by actual former accountants for accountants. By streamlining and modernizing daily accounting tasks, FloQast helps teams collaborate more effectively and complete their work with greater efficiency and precision. This cloud-based, AI-powered software is trusted by over 3,000 accounting teams, including those at Snowflake, Twilio, Instacart, and The Golden State Warriors—and continues to grow. Our mission is to continuously elevate the accounting profession, enhancing both its practice and perception.
What You’ll Do
- Process multi-state US and Canada payroll accurately and on time, including bi-weekly payrolls, off-cycle payments, and manual checks.

- Serve as the in-house expert for UKG Pro payroll and Workforce Management Dimensions, including configuration, troubleshooting, and working with UKG support.
- Review and simplify our current UKG setup, and replace manual workarounds with sustainable, well-controlled processes.
- Write and maintain clear payroll procedures and process documentation so that payroll can be run by someone else when needed.
- Act as primary point of contact for our international payroll providers (UK, Australia, Germany, India): review inputs and outputs, reconcile results, and make sure employees are paid correctly and on time.
- Perform and or support the reconciliation of payroll to the general ledger with Accounting each cycle, and support audit and compliance requests.
- Maintain strong payroll controls, including approvals, access, and separation of duties.

- Record and process employee changes, including leaves of absence, salary changes, and reporting changes.
- Make sure new hire and termination data flows correctly from HRIS into payroll.
- Manage state tax registrations and ongoing tax filings, and keep employee tax profiles accurate.
- Work with Benefits and HR Business Partners on deductions, open enrollment, and other payroll-related processes.
- Work with the HRIS Manager to get the most out of UKG.
- Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
- Help train and back up team members as the payroll function grows.
- Perform other duties and special projects as needed.

What You’ll Bring
- 5 to 7+ years of hands-on payroll experience, with at least 3 years processing payroll in UKG Pro (UltiPro).
- Experience processing multi-state US payroll and Canadian payroll.
- Experience supporting or coordinating international payrolls with outside providers.
- Experience in a growing company with 700+ employees across multiple countries.
- Comfort running payroll independently, including when something goes wrong mid-cycle.
- Experience documenting processes and improving or cleaning up existing payroll setups.
- Strong understanding of payroll tax, compliance, and internal controls.
- BS/BA in Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
- CPP preferred.
- Strong Excel skills; proficient with Microsoft Office and G-Suite.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to work under tight, recurring deadlines.

- Clear written and verbal communication, with a collaborative, helpful attitude.
- High integrity and a track record of protecting confidential information.
- A sense of ownership and pride in getting it right.

Our Values

Our values act as a guiding compass, shaping every decision we make, and are non-negotiable, particularly in our hiring process. Alongside our employees, partners, and customers, we embody these values every day:
- Unwaveringly Authentic
- Ambitious with Integrity
- Empowered to Grow
- Committed to Collaboration
- Customer Obsessed in All Ways

Why Join Us?

FloQast is regularly rated as a Best Place to Work!

- Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces in 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021.

- Best Places to Work by LA Business Journal since 2017 (that’s 8 years!).

- Built In’s Best Place to Work in Los Angeles 6 years in a row!

If this aligns closely with what you are looking for, hit “Apply” and come join our growing team!