Senior Manager, Global Payroll

Zip

1d•$142,000 - $210,000

About The Position

Zip is seeking a Senior Manager, Global Payroll to oversee US, international, and EOR payrolls. The role leads the payroll team, approves payroll before submission, and handles complex pay, tax, and compliance issues. It also develops recommendations and roadmaps for payroll systems, providers, and processes; partners across People Operations, Legal, Accounting, and Equity; and supports payroll accounting, controls, audits, implementations, and expansion into new countries or entities.

Requirements

8+ years of payroll experience, including 3+ years of multi-country payroll experience with external providers.
Hands-on experience with US multi-state and multi-province Canadian payroll.
Strong knowledge of US payroll tax, including quarter-end and year-end filings.
Knowledge of Canadian payroll requirements and provincial differences, including when to involve local specialists.
Experience with at least one payroll provider implementation or migration.
Payroll accounting experience, including journal entries, reconciliations, audit support, and equity withholding.
Experience managing payroll staff and handling confidential pay matters under tight deadlines.
Strong Excel and data analysis skills, and experience working with People Operations, Accounting, Equity, and providers.

Nice To Haves

Experience with EOR arrangements and HRIS-to-payroll integrations.
Experience using Paylocity and NetSuite; familiarity with BambooHR, Carta, or Pebl is helpful.
CPP, PCP, or CPM certification.

Responsibilities

Review gross-to-net results and pre- and post-payroll reconciliations for each payroll run, and process off-cycle payments and final pay.
Build a roadmap for payroll system, provider, and process improvements, and make recommendations to Accounting leadership.
Train and develop the payroll team, review its work, and serve as the escalation point for complex pay issues.
Manage US multi-state payroll tax registrations, agency notices and amendments, and quarter-end and year-end filings.
Manage Canadian payroll across provinces, including statutory deductions and remittances, ROEs, and T4 reporting.
Coordinate with EOR and in-country providers on international payroll and local compliance questions.
Partner with Equity on ISO exercise reporting and NSO payroll withholding and reporting, including international equity awards.
Work with People Operations, Legal, Accounting, and Equity on pay policies and the employee data and approvals that feed payroll.
Prepare payroll journal entries, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance analysis for the monthly close.
Reconcile benefit and 401(k) deductions and remittances, and support year-end 401(k) work and payroll audits.
Document payroll procedures, maintain controls, and automate manual steps.
Run provider implementations and migrations, and resolve service and data issues.
Oversee payroll setup for new countries or entities.