Payroll Coordinator (Fintech)

Location: Chicago, IL; in-person office attendance required three days per week

Salary: $59,000–$75,000 per year, plus a discretionary performance bonus of 5–10% of base salary.

Company

IG North America operates the tastytrade, tastylive, and tastyfx brands as part of IG Group, a fintech business providing trading platforms, financial education content, and brokerage services.

What you will do

• Collect, review, and verify timekeeping records and timecards for accurate payroll processing.
• Assist with biweekly or semi-monthly payroll processing in Paylocity, including wages, overtime, bonuses, commissions, retroactive pay, and other adjustments.
• Process employee payroll changes, benefit deductions, tax withholding elections, direct deposits, garnishments, and other payroll transactions.
• Reconcile payroll registers, prepare reports and journal-entry support, and resolve discrepancies, overpayments, and underpayments.
• Support year-end processing, W-2 documentation, payroll tax notices, internal and external audits, and compliance activities.
• Respond to employee payroll questions and assist with system testing, process improvements, payroll calendars, and special projects.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent and an Associate’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field.
• One to three years of payroll, accounting, finance, or administrative experience.
• Experience with Paylocity or a similar payroll/HRIS system.
• Working knowledge of payroll processing, payroll taxes, wage and hour laws, and employee benefits deductions.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, sorting, filtering, and basic reporting.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, communication, analytical skills, and ability to maintain confidential employee information.

Nice to have

• Experience processing multi-state payroll.
• Familiarity with payroll tax reporting, year-end processing, wage garnishments, paid leave programs, payroll audits, and compliance initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, vision, dental, 401(k), paid vacation, paid sick leave, and commuter benefits.
• Performance bonuses, stock purchase options, pet insurance, wellness and mental health programs, and charitable donation matching.
• Gym membership reimbursement, an in-building gym, daily catered lunch, snacks and beverages, and a shuttle to and from Metra.
• Two paid volunteer days and an additional paid vacation day during the employee’s birthday month.
• Collaborative workplace emphasizing autonomy, pragmatism, initiative, experimentation, and impact.