Payroll Analyst

This role will support the Payroll Manager and Director, Payroll & Equity Administration, in end-to-end payroll processing, including regular and off-cycle payrolls, resolving tax notices, and processing new hires, terminations, and employee data changes. The Payroll Specialist will ensure payroll accuracy, compliance, and support audits, reconciliations, while delivering high-quality and timely customer service to employees.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the payroll team with end-to-end payroll processing, including regular and off-cycle payrolls in accordance with SOX internal controls and company policies
• Work closely with the payroll and people team to ensure accurate and timely processing of new hires, terminations, and employee data changes
• Respond to employee payroll inquiries and provide timely issue resolution and service
• Perform payroll reconciliations and ad hoc reporting to support audits, management requests, and payroll-related projects
• Assist with year-end and month-end payroll activities, including W-2 preparation and reconciliation
• Maintain payroll documentation and ensure confidentiality and data integrity
• Assist with and reconcile equity compensation transactions into payroll and perform YTD wage reconciliations
• Help resolve payroll tax notices by researching discrepancies and coordinating any amendments and responses
• Other ad-hoc duties as assigned

Ideal Candidate

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or related field preferred
• CPP certification is a plus
• 3+ years of payroll processing experience; public company and/or biotechnology or life sciences industry experience preferred
• ADP, Workday, or similar payroll system experience preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Hands-on experience processing multi-state payroll
• Strong working knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations
• Experience researching and resolving payroll tax notices
• Strong Excel skills, including data review and basic reconciliations
• High attention to detail with a strong focus on accuracy
• Successfully exhibit Apogee’s C.O.R.E. values: Caring, Original, Resilient and Egoless
• Position requires up to 20% travel including mandatory in-person attendance at All Hands meetings typically held twice per year

The anticipated salary range for candidates for this role will be $95,000-$110,000. The final salary offered will depend on several factors, which may include, but is not limited to relevant years of experience, educational background, and geography.