Payroll Manager
$160,000–$190,000 year
RemoteUnited States or San Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
Run end-to-end payroll for U.S. and international entities, including new hires, terminations, bonuses, commissions, and equity compensation. Own stock administration in Carta for grants, exercises, and repurchases, while closing payroll and equity monthly with accruals, reconciliations, and auditor schedules. Get payroll tax right across states and countries, handling registrations, mobile employees, and year-end filings. Write missing documentation, build controls, and automate manual processes. Expand into broader accounting operations like T&E policy, AP, and month-end reconciliations as capacity allows. This high-impact individual contributor role ensures accurate, compliant, and timely payroll while building scalable systems for a rapidly scaling organization.
Required Qualifications
- 4-6 years of progressive payroll experience, with full ownership of U.S. and international payroll
- Payroll tax fluency, including registrations, multi-state nexus, and year-end forms
- Deep knowledge of payroll compliance, tax regulations, and reporting requirements
- Working knowledge of equity compensation mechanics: ISO/NSO, exercises, dispositions, withholding, and reporting
- Carta experience is a plus and the ability to pick it up quickly is not optional
- Comfort closing the books on your own work: journal entries, accruals, reconciliations
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to independently reconcile and resolve discrepancies
- A proactive, ownership-driven mindset with comfort operating in a fast-moving startup environment
Desired Qualifications
- Have worked in a hyper growth company
- Have stood up payroll in a new country
- Have worked directly with external auditors on payroll and equity testing
- Have exposure to AP, AR, or T&E operations
- Rippling experience is helpful
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