What are the responsibilities and job description for the Payroll Manager position at Firework?
Firework is the world’s leading unified video commerce platform that empowers its global partners to personalize the customer experience and engagement at scale. Firework bridges the offline and online for a robust omnichannel immersive brand experience cultivating a deeper emotional human connection between our partners and their end consumers. We are customer-centric and inspired to win together offering total solutions with endless possibilities to help our customers increase purchases and conversions using the power of video. At the heart, we are a global and diverse team of “SuperSpark” creators, entrepreneurs, life-long learners, and data geeks driven by the future of authenticity to transform commerce. Firework has raised over $235M to date, with its latest Series B round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Come reimagine the online customer experience with us.
Summary
We are growing globally and looking for a Payroll Manager to support our international expansion! You enjoy solving problems but enjoy proactively preventing them even more through efficient processes and scalable systems. Time management, organization, initiative and attention to detail are your natural strengths. You thrive when working to meet deadlines and enjoy helping and connecting with others.
What you’ll be doing
* Manage and process full-cycle multi-currency payroll directly and indirectly via third parties and subsidiaries for our global team of exempt, non-exempt, contractors, and subsidiary employees
* Review and process hires, terminations, deductions, direct deposits, wires, expenses, variable pay, and other adjustments in various pay cycles around the globe including overseeing our time and attendance tracking
* Establish local payroll providers in new countries while managing relationships with existing payroll partners such as PEOs
* Be the subject matter expert for wage and hour laws including garnishments, benefits, leaves, 401k, FSA; audit and manage payroll compliance and filings with various regulatory bodies and tax agencies around the world including federal, state, and local laws
* Perform regular pre and post audits to ensure payroll accuracy for reporting and reconciliation purposes
* Act as the primary point of contact for global employees providing timely responses and excellent customer service regarding payroll inquiries
* Integrate systems and develop consistent, scalable processes, standard operating procedures, and strong internal controls across all countries and entities
* Provide data-driven insights and recommendations as needed to internal stakeholders
We’ll be excited if you have
* Active Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) Certification required
* 10 years of multi-currency payroll experience in a high-volume, fast-paced global environment (ideally a SaaS or growth stage start-up setting) with multiple employee pay cycles, entities, contractors, and gig workers
* Must have directly processed recurring, one-offs, and other variable pay for the US, Canada, and international contractors and understand payroll requirements like wage and hour laws and tax implications
* Demonstrated experience with payroll system integrations, implementations, and automations for global mid-size companies or larger
* Strong knowledge working directly with tax and government regulatory agencies andwage laws for multiple country jurisdictions
* Embrace working in a fast paced continually evolving environment with a team
* Excellent listening, verbal, written communication and an emphasis on superior customer service, project management, and analytical skills
* Self-motivated and resourceful, with demonstrated ability to operate with a high degreeof detail oriented accuracy
* A positive mindset of extreme ownership, speed, no ego and perpetual unlearning and learning
As a hybrid office-centric company, we are looking for candidates in the Bay Area willing to be in-office three days a week.
The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role: The estimated pay range for this role is $115,000-$145,000. Other factors that impact compensation include stock options. The posted pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the compensation for this position and is subject to change based on business need. To determine a successful candidate’s starting pay, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location, an evaluation of the candidate’s skills and experience, market demands, and internal parity. Candidates may receive more information from the talent partner.
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We understand some candidates may see the above and not apply because they don’t meet all the qualifications. We encourage you to apply anyway; we often find talented candidates that fit many other opportunities we have and look for potential too, not just what you did in the past. As an equal employment opportunity employer, we are a diverse team that strives for an inclusive environment for all. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
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