Inspire Brands

Payroll Analyst

Atlanta Support Center Full time

Inspire Brands is a fast-growing company with significant opportunity for growth and advancement. The company offers a team-oriented culture, dynamic working environment, and work life balance. 

 

As a Payroll Analyst, you will be responsible for payroll and payroll tax related compliance, employee tax setup. That includs Workday system calculations, employee tax jurisdiction maintenance, location maintenance, weekly audits, financial reporting, tax deposits and filings, and business registration by entity when required. This role will also be responsible for running payroll for our international employees. The role will be a key partner to the Payroll Manager in addressing complexities, monitoring third party vendors, and continuous process improvements. 

 

Successful candidates are passionate and enthusiastic about helping others, eager to learn new skills, and are detail oriented. They enjoy problem solving in a fast-paced environment based in Atlanta. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

  • Responsible for identifying and implementing corrective action(s) to minimize risk including validation of tax jurisdiction setup at both company and employee level 

  • Complete business applications for new jurisdictions when required 

  • Collaborate with third party vendor(s) to ensure payroll tax deposits are accurate, complete, and timely to agencies 

  • Verify and apply tax updates/changes within core HRIS prior to final production of paychecks 

  • Partner with other departments to ensure that all payroll wage and tax financial reporting is provided in a timely manner in support of filing and reporting requirements 

  • Responsible for submission of the tax interface file to TPA (periodic/monthly/quarter/annual) and reconciliation/validation to Payroll and General Ledger 

  • Manage all agency notices in partnership with the TPA and create ad hoc reports as requested for research projects 

  • Responsible for annual W-2 audit and validation process as well as processing all W-2c’s as needed 

  • Run monthly international payroll for 15 countries 

  • Run weekly payroll for US and Canada based employees 

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS 

  • High school diploma required 

  • Undergraduate degree in business, accounting, or related field preferred 

  • FCP or CPP preferred but not required 

  • 3 – 5 years of payroll processing experience required 

  • Experience with Workday or comparable software preferred 

  • Experience with ADP Smart Compliance preferred  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES

  • Strong computer skills 

  • Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills: VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables 

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills 

  • Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills 

  • Strong organizational skills with great attention to detail 

  • Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines 

  • Ability to work in a highly structured team environment 

  • Ability to maintain strict adherence to outlined procedures 

  • Ability to have a flexible work schedule due to work volume fluctuations 


 

Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide.

We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.