Senior Payroll Analyst

Location: Chicago, Illinois; hybrid work with in-person attendance at an assigned hirify.global office at least two days per week. Applicants must be authorized to work full-time in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.

Salary: $62,000–$90,000 annually, with potential eligibility for an annual bonus plan and, for certain positions, long-term incentives.

Company

hirify.global is a data and information services company providing credit, risk, and related business solutions.

What you will do

• Provide internal oversight of payroll tax compliance and maintain payroll control activities.
• Own federal, state, and local payroll tax reconciliations and resolve discrepancies across multi-state payroll.
• Manage payroll tax notices, agency inquiries, filing and payment discrepancies, escalations, and account issues through resolution.
• Coordinate with third-party payroll tax providers on filings, payments, registrations, and account issues while retaining internal oversight.
• Support quarter-end and year-end payroll tax administration, documentation, audits, and internal controls.
• Partner with Payroll, HR, Finance, service providers, and other stakeholders to improve processes and reduce compliance and financial risk.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of payroll tax experience with strong knowledge of U.S. federal, state, and local payroll tax requirements.
• Experience supporting multi-state payroll, including tax reconciliations, tax notices, agency inquiries, and filing and payment discrepancies.
• Experience working with third-party payroll tax providers on filings, payments, registrations, account issues, and issue resolution.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to build effective cross-functional relationships with Payroll, HR, Finance, service providers, and business partners.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for payroll tax analysis and reconciliation.
• Full-time U.S. work authorization without employer immigration sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• CPP or FPC certification.
• Experience in a large, complex payroll environment.
• Experience with quarter-end and year-end payroll tax processes, account registrations and POAs, audit support, and internal controls.
• Experience with dashboards and payroll tax process improvements.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid collaboration combining virtual work with regular in-person office attendance.
• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life and disability coverage, and wellness support.
• 401(k) with employer match, ESPP, financial wellness resources, and career coaching.
• Paid parental leave, adoption and fertility support, caregiver resources, paid holidays, and paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement, commuter benefits, employee discounts, charitable gift matching, and paid volunteer time.
• Equal opportunity workplace with support for diversity, accessibility, and protected veterans.