Senior Manager, Global Payroll

Overview

This role oversees US, international, and EOR payroll operations. You will lead the payroll team, ensure payroll is approved before each submission, and handle complex pay, tax, and compliance issues across multiple jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Review gross-to-net results and complete pre- and post-payroll reconciliations for each run
• Process off-cycle payments and final pay
• Build and maintain a payroll roadmap for system, provider, and process improvements; provide recommendations to Accounting leadership
• Train and develop the payroll team; review work and serve as the escalation point for complex pay issues
• Manage US multi-state payroll tax registrations, agency notices and amendments, and quarter-end and year-end filings
• Manage Canadian payroll across provinces, including statutory deductions and remittances, ROEs, and T4 reporting
• Coordinate with EOR and in-country providers on international payroll and local compliance questions
• Partner with Equity on ISO exercise reporting and NSO payroll withholding and reporting, including international equity awards
• Collaborate with People Operations, Legal, Accounting, and Equity on pay policies and the employee data and approvals that feed payroll
• Prepare payroll journal entries, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance analysis for the monthly close
• Reconcile benefit and 401(k) deductions and remittances; support year-end 401(k) work and payroll audits
• Document payroll procedures, maintain controls, and automate manual steps
• Run provider implementations and migrations, and resolve service and data issues
• Oversee payroll setup for new countries or entities

Qualifications

• 8+ years of payroll experience, including 3+ years of multi-country payroll with external providers
• Hands-on experience with US multi-state and multi-province Canadian payroll
• Strong knowledge of US payroll tax, including quarter-end and year-end filings
• Knowledge of Canadian payroll requirements and provincial differences, including when to bring in local specialists
• Experience with at least one payroll provider implementation or migration
• Payroll accounting experience, including journal entries, reconciliations, and audit support (including equity withholding)
• Experience managing payroll staff and handling confidential pay matters under tight deadlines
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills, with experience partnering with People Operations, Accounting, Equity, and providers

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with EOR arrangements and HRIS-to-payroll integrations
• Familiarity with Paylocity and NetSuite; experience with BambooHR, Carta, or Pebl is helpful
• Certification: CPP, PCP, or CPM

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $142,000 - $210,000
• Start-up equity
• Full health, vision & dental coverage
• Catered lunches & dinners for hybrid employees
• Commuter benefit for hybrid employees
• Team building events & happy hours
• Flexible PTO
• Apple equipment plus home office budget
• 401(k) plan

Location

Not specified in the provided job description.