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Payroll Analyst

CFS
Portland, OR Full Time
POSTED ON 11/10/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/9/2026
About The Company & Opportunity

  • Join an established organization with a collaborative payroll team supporting a workforce with complex payroll needs.
  • Be part of a seven-person payroll team responsible for accurate, timely payroll processing across a unionized workforce.
  • Take on a hands-on role with access to the full payroll system and opportunities to learn, solve problems, and build your payroll expertise.
  • Get involved in an exciting systems transition as the company begins implementing ADP Lyric, providing exposure to a new payroll platform and evolving processes.
  • Work in a team environment that values accuracy, accountability, and a willingness to learn, with a mix of remote work and regular onsite collaboration.

Overview

The Payroll Analyst will support biweekly payroll processing for approximately 250 employees, along with weekly payroll for production employees. This role is well suited for someone with hands-on payroll experience, strong Excel skills, and a high level of attention to detail who enjoys working through complex payroll requirements.

Working alongside the payroll processing supervisor and other payroll analysts, you will help ensure payroll is processed accurately and on schedule while supporting union-related deductions, payroll reconciliations, and ongoing system improvements.

Responsibilities

  • Process biweekly payroll for approximately 250 employees, ensuring accurate and timely calculations and payments.
  • Support weekly payroll processing for production employees.
  • Review and process union dues, deductions, and other payroll-related adjustments across a workforce represented by more than 23 unions.
  • Use Excel to review payroll data, identify discrepancies, and help maintain accurate records.
  • Investigate payroll discrepancies and resolve issues with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Work within the existing Kronos environment while supporting the transition to ADP Lyric.
  • Collaborate with the payroll team to maintain compliance with payroll procedures and applicable requirements.
  • Assist with payroll tax-related activities as needed, with opportunities to expand knowledge in this area.

What You Bring

  • Hands-on payroll processing experience, ideally in a role involving recurring payroll cycles.
  • Strong Excel skills and the ability to work confidently with payroll data.
  • Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to payroll accuracy and confidentiality.
  • The ability to manage deadlines and work through discrepancies in a fast-paced environment.
  • A collaborative approach and the confidence to ask questions, learn new processes, and take on challenges.
  • A willingness to learn new systems and contribute to process improvements.

Nice To Have

  • Experience supporting union payroll or processing union dues and deductions.
  • Exposure to payroll taxes and related reporting.
  • Experience with Kronos, ADP, or other payroll systems.

Please email your resume for immediate consideration.

Tia McKeen, Senior Managing Director - Staffing

Timing is everything. Whether you are aggressively in a job search or simply passive for the ideal position, we would like to have the chance to share our opportunities with you. We specialize in placement for accounting and finance professionals. Many of our positions are not posted on the internet. Please contact me for more information about this role as well as other opportunities.

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