Global Payroll Manager

You will own end-to-end payroll for US employees and contractors, global employees through Employers of Record, and international contractors. You will run accurate, on-time payroll cycles in Rippling, administer variable compensation, maintain compliance, reconcile payroll accounting, and build scalable controls, documentation, and processes.

Responsibilities

• Run full-cycle multi-state US W-2 payroll in Rippling
• Maintain federal, state, and local tax compliance and complete new state registrations
• Manage year-end reporting, including W-2s, W-2Cs, and fringe reporting
• Administer payroll-side benefit deductions
• Process hourly, non-exempt, and intern pay in compliance with California wage rules
• Audit timekeeping, meal and rest break attestations, premiums, and wage statements each cycle
• Manage global EOR payroll inputs, register reviews, invoice reconciliation, and new-country setup
• Process US and international contractor payments and collect W-9 and W-8BEN forms
• Manage contractor classification risk with People and Legal
• Reconcile contractor payroll to the general ledger monthly
• Process bonuses, commissions, variable pay, and equity-event payroll
• Validate commissions with Sales Operations and Finance
• Prepare payroll journal entries, general ledger reconciliations, and month-end accruals
• Maintain payroll controls, audit trails, filings, agency notices, and audits
• Automate manual payroll steps and maintain payroll calendars, runbooks, and policies
• Answer employee payroll questions

Requirements

• 4+ years of progressive payroll experience, including full ownership of multi-state US payroll
• Rippling payroll administration experience for US and global payroll
• Hands-on global payroll experience through Employers of Record
• Experience paying US and international contractors, including 1099s, W-8BENs, and classification
• Experience with complex California hourly payroll
• Experience with bonus and commission payroll, supplemental withholding, and accruals
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax, FLSA, and year-end reporting
• Experience with journal entries, general ledger reconciliations, and month-end close
• Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance (US)
• Regular team events and offsites