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The Standard
The Standard
1,001 – 5,000 Employees
ConsultingHealthcareLegal
The Standard provides insurance, retirement, and investment solutions for individuals, families, employers, and organizations. Founded in 1906 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, the company offers life and disability insurance, annuities, dental and vision coverage, and retirement plans. Its work combines financial protection with benefits administration and financial wellness services, supporting customers and organizations across healthcare, legal, consulting, and other sectors.
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Payroll and Accounting Analyst — Oregon Remote

The Standard is seeking a payroll and accounting analyst to maintain accurate, compliant payroll for a multi-state workforce. The role focuses on audits, reconciliations, payroll tax compliance, and resolving complex payroll issues.

USUnited StatesOROregon
$66,000 – $96,250 / year
RemoteFull-timeMiddleSeniorEnglish RequiredPayroll
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Description

  • Review and audit payroll data to support accurate, timely, and compliant processing
  • Reconcile earnings, deductions, taxes, and payroll-related accounts, including variance analysis and balancing
  • Investigate and resolve complex payroll and payroll tax matters, notices, compliance activities, and year-end requirements
  • Work with employees, managers, HR, Benefits, Finance, HRIS, and vendors to resolve inquiries and maintain data integrity
  • Develop and implement improvements to payroll processes
  • Enhance payroll controls and assist with audit activities
  • Test and validate enhancements to payroll systems
  • Handle payroll accounting, reporting, tax administration, payroll data management, and employee deductions
  • Provide support for complex payroll questions from employees and business partners

Requirements

  • High school diploma required
  • Six years of payroll experience, preferably supporting a multi-state workforce of more than 1,000 employees across multiple legal entities
  • Experience processing multi-state payroll and managing federal, state, and local payroll tax compliance
  • Experience with payroll reconciliations, variance analysis, balancing, and payroll accounting support
  • Experience investigating and resolving complex payroll issues, tax discrepancies, and tax notices
  • Strong knowledge of federal and state wage-and-hour laws, payroll regulations, and compliance obligations
  • Experience with enterprise resource planning and payroll systems for processing, analysis, testing, and issue resolution
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for data analysis, reconciliations, formulas, reporting, and validation
  • Ability to use technology, automation, analytics, and AI-enabled tools to improve payroll processes, controls, efficiency, and decision-making
  • Ability to travel once annually
  • Successful completion of criminal background, employment, education, and licensing verification
  • Must be bondable

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan with company matching contributions
  • Annual incentive bonus plan
  • Paid time off that includes 11 holidays, 2 wellness days, and 8 volunteer hours each year
  • Additional PTO based on tenure
  • Supportive and responsive management
  • Career development and advancement opportunities
  • Paid parental leave
  • Adoption and surrogacy assistance
  • Employee giving program with a double match for donations to eligible nonprofits and schools
  • Resources supporting work-life balance
  • Drug- and alcohol-free workplace

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