Senior Payroll Analyst - Remote

About Kasa

Kasa is the leading tech-enabled hotel and apartment hotel brand and manager. Kasa has built a hospitality operating system that fundamentally improves the profitability of hospitality assets while delivering a high quality, digitally forward experience to guests. We partner with owners of multifamily and boutique hospitality properties to deliver stylish, professionally managed accommodations to business and leisure travelers alike. We took the best that hotels and short-term rentals had to offer and created a new class of hospitality that is well-priced, reliable, and offers a large selection of great locations.

Unlike traditional hotel operators, we prioritize automation, AI-driven pricing, and data-driven decision-making to optimize revenue and improve guest experiences.

The Role

Kasa is searching for a remote Senior Payroll Analyst to join our cutting-edge Finance & Accounting team. In this position, you will help build Kasa's global brand by ensuring that our fellow team members are paid accurately and on time while staying on top of compliance requirements in multiple jurisdictions and processing our semi-monthly payroll reports. The role requires exceptional organizational skills and efficient administrative capabilities.

In this role, you will report to the Director of Finance and work in a cross-functional manner with others at Kasa. You will play a critical role in building a market-leading, financial reporting department to service Kasa's rapid growth across multiple asset classes and geographies. It takes a special person to succeed in this role and we hope you are excited by the challenge!

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Payroll Specialist to process end-to-end payroll, including tax changes, deductions, retro pay, bonuses, and off-cycle adjustments. Serve as backup to process payroll when the Payroll Specialist is on leave
• Manage federal, state, and local payroll compliance, including tax registrations, filings, quarterly employment tax reconciliations, and responding to agency notices
• Manage state-specific leave programs (e.g., Family and Medical Leave) and workers’ compensation, and bi-monthly 401k loan administrations
• Support the month-end close by preparing payroll-related reports and accounting entries, calculating allocated costs, and reconciling payroll balance sheet reconciliations
• Ensure accurate onboarding of new hires in ADP with correct allocations and GL coding
• Conduct monthly payroll audits to confirm accuracy of pay registers, taxes, 401(k), overtime, holiday pay, and bonus tax rates
• Collaborate with People Operations to address employee payroll questions and ensure timely, accurate processing of updates
• Advise People Ops on payroll best practices in partnership with our payroll provider
• Manage year-end payroll tasks, including W-2s, financial audits, and 401k audits
• Identify and implement payroll process improvements, automation, and efficiency initiatives.

Unleash your career potential at Kasa

We're building a tech-enabled global hospitality brand that unleashes the potential of liveable space. Hospitality is at the core of who we are, and we are committed to providing our teams the same care we give our guests, neighbors, and partners.

Required Attributes

• 3–5 years of full-cycle, multi-state payroll processing experience, ideally in a high-growth or hospitality environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field required
• Strong knowledge of payroll compliance: federal, state, and local taxes, service charges, tip reporting, and leave laws
• Proficient with ADP Workforce Now, Netsuite, Excel, and Google Suite; able to troubleshoot and automate workflows
• Solid understanding of payroll accounting, reconciliations, accruals, and cost allocations to support month-end close
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with acute attention to detail and a sense of urgency around deadlines
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and able to work independently in a fast-changing environment
• Communicates payroll and accounting concepts clearly across technical and non-technical teams
• A team player who values collaboration, continuous improvement, and confidentiality in handling sensitive data

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Benefits

• Kasa Travel Cr