Toast is driven by building the restaurant platform that helps restaurants adapt, take control, and get back to what they do best: building the businesses they love. Join our energetic team as a Payroll Specialist and play a vital role in ensuring accurate and timely payroll for our employees across the U.S. and Canada. If you have a passion for accuracy, a strong understanding of multi-state payroll, and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, we want to hear from you! About this roll* (Responsibilities)  This role is an excellent opportunity for a motivated professional to apply their expertise in a complex, medium-to-large company environment, leveraging modern payroll and HRIS platforms such as Workday, ADP, and CloudPay. Payroll Operations End-to-End Processing: Responsible for assigned US and Canadian payrolls. Ensure accurate and timely end-to-end payroll processing for assigned employees and countries. Transaction Management: Process data for new hires, terminations, leaves of absence (LOAs), garnishments, time and absence entries, equity, bonuses, retro, and off-cycle payrolls as needed. Adjustments &amp; Year-End: Process clawbacks for overpayments and escheatment. Execute all required year-end activities. Compliance &amp; Data Management Regulatory Expertise: Keep up to date with federal, state, and local payroll laws to ensure compliance and support audits. Maintain knowledge of federal and state income taxes, including requirements across multiple jurisdictions. Record Integrity: Maintain and update employee payroll records, ensuring all data is accurate and compliant with relevant laws and regulations. Ensure Workday is maintained as the primary source of data integrity for all employees. Tax Support: Resolve Payroll Tax requests, including set-ups, research, and adjustments. Perform SUI rate updates in Workday and ADP as needed. Workday Systems: Responsible for EIB loads into Workday. Support Workday testing as required. Support, Reporting, and Troubleshooting Employee Support: Responsible for the support of payroll inquiries. Manage and respond to SNOW tickets timely and accurately at first instance. Service Delivery: Meet Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for employee inquiries and provide input for SLA creation and updates. Reporting: Generate regular and ad-hoc reports on payroll data, labor costs, and compliance metrics for management, finance, and corporate tax teams. Develop proficiency in Excel to perform these tasks. Familiarity with Power Query or Power BI is highly preferred. Process Improvement: Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies and issues reported by employees or leadership. Review payroll processes for efficiency and identify areas for improvement. Collaboration &amp; System Maintenance Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with Total Rewards teams to ensure seamless integration of payroll processes with other business functions. System Upgrades: Support payroll system updates and improvements, including testing new features and resolving technical issues. Assist with various stages of the testing cycle. Training &amp; Documentation: Provide training and support on payroll policies and systems. Help develop payroll policies and procedures, including SOPs, workflows, and knowledge base articles. Record Keeping: Ensure all payroll documentation is accurate, complete, and securely stored for compliance and audit purposes. Other Duties: Support the Sr. Payroll Specialist with assigned tasks and help with miscellaneous duties as needed. Do you have the right ingredients*? (Requirements) <ul> <li>2+  years of prior payroll experience, preferably in medium to large multi-state companies.</li> <li>Proficiency in payroll systems (e.g., Workday, ADP, &amp; CloudPay).</li> <li>Experience using Workday and/or ADP</li> <li>Strong un</li> <li>derstanding of Federal, State, and Local Payroll Regulations.</li> <li>Strong organizational skills with impeccable attention to detail and the proven ability to manage multiple deadlines effectively.</li> <li>Strong oral and written communication skills.</li> <li>Highly motivated and team-oriented with the ability to collaborate and effectively work within cross-functional teams.</li> </ul> Special Sauce* (Nice to haves): <ul> <li>FPC or CPP certification preferred.</li> </ul> AI at Toast At Toast we’re Hungry to Build and Learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines, from Engineering and Product to Sales and Support, and are inspired by how our Toasters are already driving real value with them. The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more for our customers; it’s a core part of our culture. Our Spread* of Total Rewards We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract, retain, and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at <a href="https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits" target="_blank">https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits</a>.<div><div><div>The base salary range for this role is listed below. The starting salary will be determined based on skills and experience. In addition to base salary, our total rewards components include cash compensation (overtime, bonus/commissions, if eligible), benefits, and equity (if eligible).</div><div>Pay Range</div><div>$62,000—$99,000 USD</div></div></div><div>  Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is Baked into our Recipe for Success At Toast, our employees are our secret ingredient—when they thrive, we thrive. The restaurant industry is one of the most diverse, and we embrace that diversity with authenticity, inclusivity, respect, and humility. By embedding these principles into our culture and design, we create equitable opportunities for all and raise the bar in delivering exceptional experiences. We Thrive Together We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs. Our goal is to build a strong culture of connection as we work together to empower the restaurant community. To learn more about how we work globally and regionally, check out: <a href="https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast" target="_blank">https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast</a>. Apply today! Toast is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process. As part of this commitment, we strive to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to enable them to access the hiring process. If you need an accommodation to access the job application or interview process, please contact <a href="mailto:candidateaccommodations@toasttab.com">candidateaccommodations@toasttab.com</a>. ------ For roles in the United States, It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.</div>

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