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Job Description

The Payroll Manager will be the primary person responsible for preparation, processing and maintenance of domestic and international payroll records. This position plays a key role Accounting and Finance organization. We’re looking for a candidate who is a customer focused, efficient and thrives in an environment when provided the autonomy and authority to perform their responsibilities.

As the Payroll Manager your responsibilities would include the following:

• Compile and prepare multi-state domestic payroll, using ADP Workforce Now.
• Initiate international payroll with 3rd party service providers in the United Kingdom and Canada.
• Collection and validation of payroll inputs; including time records, bonuses, commissions, and deductions.
• Provide proactive recommendations for the development and implementation of improved payroll controls and processes.
• Maintain a payroll calendar to ensure others in the organization of aware of important payroll deadlines.
• Respond to payroll related inquiries from employees as the company payroll expert.
• Collaborate with HR partners to facilitate a customer-centered approach to resolve issues, determine service level agreements, and drive process improvement
• Ensure payroll transactions are processed accurately for time, earnings, benefits, deductions, taxes, garnishments, and other items that affect pay and/or company liability.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant state and local tax withholding and filing requirements.
• Remit and reconcile 401k and HSA contributions with outside providers.

Assist in managing the 401(k) and workers compensation audits

Qualifications

• Degree specializing in HR, Business or related field, OR equivalent work experience in human resources/payroll within a business environment.
• Certified Payroll Professional designation preferred.
• Proven experience processing payroll for a complex multi-state company.
• Solid comprehension of wage, hour requirements, taxation requirements.
• Experience working for a SaaS company a plus.
• Experience with ADP and NetSuite, or equivalent systems.

Skills:

• A self-starter able to prioritize day-to-day and longterm projects.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively throughout all levels of the organization
• Ability to influence and to adapt to changing business needs

Additional Information:

Hiring Process: “Change is the only constant in life (and Payscale)” – Heraclitus (okay, so we paraphrased a bit). The hiring process outlined below is a rough overview, and is subject to change based on business priority, interviewer availability, etc.

1. Your application is received and vetted by the Recruiting team.

2. We'll schedule a phone conversation with a Talent Acquisition team member to learn about your interest and potential fit.

3. We'll schedule a phone conversation with the hiring manager to further evaluate potential fit.

4. We'll invite you to do a video interview loop with a few members of the team.

Additional Information

Benefits & Perks – The Highlights:

All around awesome culture where together we strive to:

• Pursue excellence every day
• Create customer value
• Compete to win (and lose!) as a team

As part of our culture of transparency and commitment to employee engagement, we have several programs and resources such as:

• Regular virtual company meetings
• Coffee chats
• Table for 4 Executive conversation
• Spirit Week
• Pulsing tools for continuous conversations to drive performance and career growth
• Strengths based tools designed to help employees engage with peers and managers, supported through a program called StandOut
• Access to top notch learning courses for all employees through LinkedIn Learning
• As well as constant re-evaluation of what our employees need to be successful at work!

Our more standard benefits include:

• Flexible Paid Time Off program – most employees average around 3 weeks per year
• 14 paid holidays including Independence Week, Juneteenth and World Mental Health Day
• 3 comprehensive health plans to fit your unique needs; plans have up to 100% company-paid premium coverage for employee Medical, Dental and Vision
• Access to Premera’s Healthcare Services including an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), 24-hour Nurse Hotline, Telehealth (Doctor on Demand), Talkspace, and other virtual care options
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options for pre-tax employee allocations towards: Medical, Dependent Care, Parking, and Transit
• Company Paid Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance
• Comprehensive Paid Parental / Adoption Leave program
• 401k program with fully vested, immediate company match

Equal Opportunity Employer: We embrace equal employment opportunity.

Payscale is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. It is our policy that employees will not be subjected to unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, marital status, sexual orientation, political ideology and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to: recruitment, hiring, transfers, promotions, training, discipline, termination, compensation and benefits, performance appraisals, education, and social and recreational programs.