
Payroll & Benefits Manager
Mudflap
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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Salary
💰 $100,000 - $110,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Own end-to-end payroll processing for both exempt and non-exempt employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance across payroll and tax requirements
- Review, audit, and reconcile payroll inputs (salary, bonuses, commissions, overtime, deductions, withholdings, and equity-related income), resolve discrepancies, and ensure accurate reporting in our ERP
- Lead benefits administration across health, retirement, leave programs, and statutory benefits, partnering with our broker on renewals, plan design, vendor management, and end-to-end open enrollment
- Manage equity administration through Carta, including grants, vesting, exercises, and terminations
- Develop and maintain policies, processes, and internal controls across payroll, benefits, and equity, while identifying opportunities to improve workflows, automate where possible, and reduce operational risk as we scale
- Serve as the primary point of contact for employee questions related to ADP, payroll, benefits, and equity, partnering closely with People, Finance, Legal, and external vendors
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in payroll (exempt and non-exempt) and benefits programs; equity administration experience strongly preferred.
- Deep, hands-on expertise with ADP required.
- Experience with Carta and HRIS is a strong plus.
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to handle highly confidential information with discretion and sound judgment.
- Clear, effective communicator who can explain complex payroll and equity topics to employees.
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-moving environment.
- Process-driven mindset with a focus on continuous improvements.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
payroll processingbenefits administrationequity administrationauditreconciliationreportingpolicy developmentworkflow improvementautomationinternal controls
Soft Skills
attention to detailanalytical skillsorganizational skillsproblem-solving skillsdiscretionjudgmentcommunication skillstime managementadaptabilityprocess-driven mindset