Payroll Manager
New Engen, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: California • Colorado • United States
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Salary
💰 $90,000 - $105,000 per year
About the role
- Own Payroll Execution and Oversight
- Review and manage accurate, timely payroll processing across a growing, multi-state U.S. employee population, with exposure to global payroll coordination
- Partner closely with senior payroll staff to review payroll runs, validate deductions, and ensure accuracy before and after processing
- Act as a key link between Rippling and NetSuite, ensuring payroll data flows cleanly into financial systems
- Investigate discrepancies, reconcile payroll activity, and explain variances clearly to Finance and People Ops partners
- Work closely with Finance, People Ops, and external vendors to resolve payroll-related questions, support compliance needs, and improve coordination across payroll, benefits, and tax workflows
- Collaborate with People Ops to address benefit-related discrepancies and improve controls
- Own payroll reconciliations, investigations, and issue resolution, including payroll deductions, benefits, tax withholdings, and employee-level variances
- Ensure payroll issues are identified, documented, and resolved rather than left unaddressed
- Identify opportunities to improve payroll workflows, documentation, and system usage, particularly within Rippling
- Partner with internal teams and vendor representatives to resolve system issues and contribute to future payroll system improvements as needed
Requirements
- Experience managing or reviewing U.S. multi-state payroll in a complex, fast-growing organization
- Hands-on experience working in modern payroll systems and HRIS platforms, with strong preference for Rippling expertise
- Comfort reviewing payroll output, identifying discrepancies, and investigating issues across employee-level and financial data
- Working knowledge of payroll compliance, tax regulations, and benefit deductions
- Strong attention to detail and analytical skills, with the ability to connect payroll data to downstream financial reporting
- Collaborative mindset with the ability to partner effectively across Finance and People Ops teams
- Organized, solutions-oriented approach with comfort managing recurring payroll timelines and ad hoc investigations simultaneously
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; payroll certification is a plus but not required.
Benefits
- Remote or hybrid work environment with flexible hours
- Unlimited PTO + company holidays
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and disability coverage
- Life & AD&D insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid parental leave & family support
- Pet care perks & insurance
- Learning & career development programs
- Commuter & transit benefits
- Exclusive employee discounts
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
payroll processingpayroll reconciliationpayroll compliancetax regulationsbenefit deductionsfinancial reportingdata analysisissue resolutionmulti-state payroll managementHRIS platforms
Soft Skills
attention to detailanalytical skillscollaborative mindsetorganizational skillssolutions-orientedcommunication skillsproblem-solvingtime managementinterpersonal skillsadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in AccountingBachelor’s degree in Financepayroll certification