Senior Payroll Analyst

About the role

The Senior Payroll Analyst will own end-to-end execution of US and Canadian payroll cycles while driving scalable, tech-forward payroll solutions. This role involves partnering with cross-functional teams including HRIS, Equity, Accounting, and Tax to reimagine payroll operations at scale. The successful candidate will act as a process owner, diagnosing root causes of issues and helping to shape the long-term vision of the payroll function.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end execution of recurring US and Canadian payroll cycles with precision, including audits, reconciliations, variance analysis, and reporting.
• Lead payroll initiatives of moderate-to-high complexity from scoping through delivery by partnering with People Ops, People Tech, Equity, Benefits, Accounting, Tax, Legal, and external vendors.
• Act as a process owner to diagnose root causes of recurring issues, design scalable solutions, and partner with People technology teams to define requirements and improvements.
• Support equity-to-payroll workflows including RSU vests, mobility and shadow payroll considerations, and cross-functional reconciliation.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for ADP and Workday HCM while staying adaptable to evolving systems.
• Drive compliance, audit readiness, and controls, supporting SOX, internal audit, year-end filings, and statutory filings across jurisdictions.
• Identify gaps in workflows, processes, and documentation, and elevate the team through knowledge-sharing and mentorship.

Required skills

• Payroll processing
• Multi-state payroll
• ADP
• Workday HCM
• Excel
• Google Sheets
• Reconciliation
• Variance analysis
• SOX compliance

Nice to have

• Canadian payroll
• CRA compliance
• ADP EV6
• ADP Workforce Now
• Equity administration
• SQL
• Tableau
• Looker
• Alteryx
• RPA

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• Wellness benefits
• Commuter benefits match
• Paid time off
• Paid sick leave
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 11 paid holidays
• Disability and basic life insurance
• Family-forming assistance

About the Company

DoorDash is a technology and logistics company that empowers local economies by enabling door-to-door delivery. The company is expanding its focus beyond food delivery to become a platform for all goods, driven by a mission to empower local economies.