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Payroll Specialist, Lead

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full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $83,200 - $93,600 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Execute end-to-end payroll operations for the US payroll environment, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
  • Validate payroll inputs, calculations, and outputs, maintaining data integrity across all payroll cycles.
  • Manage payroll-related exceptions, adjustments, and reconciliations, escalating complex issues when necessary.
  • Support the operational implementation of payroll processes, including system updates, statutory changes, and new program rollouts.
  • Serve as a point of contact for internal teams and relevant external stakeholders regarding payroll execution and compliance.
  • Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, documentation, and operational workflows.
  • Participate in testing payroll system enhancements and updates to ensure operational readiness.
  • Provide support and guidance to other payroll specialists when needed to maintain continuity and quality of payroll delivery.
  • Monitor and contribute to payroll performance metrics, including SLAs and KPIs.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in end-to-end payroll execution within the US payroll or similar environment, including payroll validations, reconciliations, and statutory filings.
  • Strong knowledge of US federal, state, and local payroll regulations and payroll best practices.
  • Experience in implementing payroll processes or contributing to operational rollouts.
  • Strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify issues, interpret data, and resolve exceptions accurately.
  • Proficiency in payroll systems and ability to quickly learn new operational tools; experience with automation or AI-assisted workflows is a plus.
  • Comfortable operating independently in a remote-first, asynchronous work environment.
  • Collaborative mindset and strong communication skills for partnering with internal teams and external stakeholders.
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple payroll cycles and deadlines effectively.
  • Experience with multi-country payroll is a plus, but not required for this US-focused role.
  • High integrity and discretion when handling sensitive payroll information.
Benefits
  • work from anywhere
  • flexible paid time off
  • flexible working hours (we are async)
  • 16 weeks paid parental leave
  • mental health support services
  • stock options
  • learning budget
  • home office budget & IT equipment
  • budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
end-to-end payroll executionpayroll validationsreconciliationsstatutory filingspayroll processes implementationdata interpretationpayroll performance metricsSLAsKPIsautomation
Soft Skills
analytical skillscommunication skillscollaborative mindsetorganizational skillsdetail-orientedindependent operationproblem-solvingdiscretionadaptabilitysupportive guidance