Payroll Manager
SpaceX•Hawthorne, CA
•Onsite
About The Position
The payroll manager is a key member of the finance team and plays a critical role in ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll operations for our rapidly growing workforce. This position combines hands-on payroll expertise with strategic process improvement, SOX compliance, and audit management in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- 6+ years of professional experience in payroll
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in finance organizations of fast-moving entrepreneurial companies
- Strong working knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll regulations, tax requirements, and compliance obligations
- Hands-on experience with UKG (Ultimate Software) and Workday
- Familiarity with US GAAP and the accounting treatment of payroll, equity compensation, and related items
- Experience supporting international payroll operations
- Demonstrated expertise in SOX compliance and internal control frameworks
Responsibilities
- Support SOX requirements for all US payroll, including control documentation, testing, monitoring, and remediation
- Lead internal and external audits related to payroll, serving as the primary point of contact
- Identify and drive process improvements, automation initiatives, and internal control enhancements
- Develop and maintain documentation of current payroll processes and procedures for both US and Global entities
- Support payroll-related projects, including system implementations, integrations, and process transformations
- Assist with end-to-end payroll processing for all US employees on a weekly and biweekly basis, including exempt, non-exempt, and equity compensation
- Support annual payroll compliance reporting for the US, including the preparation, review, and audit of W-2s
- Ensure all monthly close payroll deliverables are completed accurately and on schedule
Benefits
- Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards
- Potential discretionary bonuses
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Various other discounts and perks
- 3 weeks of paid vacation
- 10 or more paid holidays per year
- Paid sick leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
