Global Payroll Analyst

Ideally you'd have:

• Experience executing multi-frequency domestic and international payroll cycles, managing compensation inputs, deductions, and employee lifecycle changes.
• Perform pre- and post-payroll audits, resolve discrepancies, and ensure compliance with multi-jurisdictional tax, labor, and company regulations.
• Manage payroll accounting: month-end close, reconciliations, journal entries, management reporting, and year-end tax activities (e.g., W-2s).
• Use HRIS and AI-enabled tools to maintain confidential records, adapt to legislative changes, and improve workflow efficiency.
• Strong problem-solving and technical aptitude, including ability to learn AI-enabled tools and new systems.
• 2+ years processing international payroll, with working knowledge of PEO/EOR systems.

Nice to haves:

• Skilled in preparing, verifying, and auditing payroll records with strong attention to detail and compliance in using tools including ADP.
• Understanding of domestic and international payroll law, retirement systems (401(k), IRC 125, HSA), tax withholding, and benefits.
• Bring genuine enthusiasm for supporting global employee questions and resolving issues.

PLEASE NOTE: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.

About Us:

At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Ernst& Young, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.

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