Lead Payroll Specialist (U.S. Payroll)

Location: Remote in Oregon with in-office attendance in Beaverton one day a week for two weeks each month. The role supports multi-state U.S. payroll. Remote-eligible employees cannot be located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wisconsin, or Wyoming.

Salary: $21.90–$28.77 per hour in Portland, Oregon.

Company

Semiconductor test and measurement technology provider serving customers across Asia, Europe, and North America.

What you will do

• Process accurate biweekly payroll for U.S. employees using ADP Workforce Now and UKG Pro.
• Maintain payroll transactions for hires, terminations, compensation changes, bonuses, commissions, deductions, garnishments, and leave.
• Perform pre- and post-payroll audits, reconcile payroll registers and deductions, and resolve discrepancies.
• Administer expatriate payroll activities, including tax equalization, hypothetical tax, shadow payroll, and provider adjustments.
• Process and validate RSU and ESPP transactions, including taxation, withholding, reporting, and payroll integration.
• Support tax compliance, year-end processing, reporting, system testing, upgrades, special projects, and employee payroll inquiries.

Requirements

• 2–5 years of payroll processing experience, including multi-state payroll administration.
• Required experience with U.S. payroll practices, payroll compliance, and ADP Workforce Now.
• Experience with expatriate payroll administration and external tax or payroll providers.
• Working knowledge of RSU and ESPP taxation, withholding, and reporting.
• Strong Microsoft Excel, analytical problem-solving, reconciliation, communication, organizational, and recordkeeping skills.
• Ability to manage confidential payroll information, multiple deadlines, changing priorities, and overtime during payroll or year-end periods.

Nice to have

• UKG Pro or UKG Workforce Management experience.
• Experience supporting expatriate payroll administration and RSU or ESPP transactions.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability coverage.
• 401(k) with company match and employee stock purchase plan.
• Paid time off and flexible spending or savings accounts.
• Quarterly profit-sharing bonuses.
• Work is primarily remote with a regular Beaverton office schedule.