Global Payroll Director
Resident is an industry-leader in the Direct-to-Consumer mattress and home furnishings category. Since our founding of the award-winning Nectar Sleep in 2016 (with over 1 million happy sleepers and counting), we have also launched the Dreamcloud, Awara and Level Sleep brands to cater to a variety of sleep preferences. Our mission is simple, we strive to make inspiring products people love coming home to (and to help everyone afford a great night's sleep)!
Our company is built around continuously improving our ability to introduce new customers to our products, and wow them with exceptional experiences through the shopping and post purchase journey. We love to use data and metrics to drive our decisions, while keeping in mind that customers don’t speak in numbers, and that each one should be treated as a member of our family.
Oh, and by the way - we’ve been doing the “remote work thing” since the day we started. So you can expect a hard working team of people that understands how to create meaningful connections and get great work done virtually - it’s in our nature!
In this newly-created and hands on role, we are looking for a Payroll Director with a drive to operate in a high-growth environment and strong experience in payroll at a global company. This position will work cross-functionally with the People, Legal, and Accounting teams. A focus on regulatory compliance and building strong internal controls is critical. This position will be part of the Finance Team and report into the Vice President of Finance with a dotted line to the People team.
**This is a Remote, Work From Home, Full Time Position. To be eligible for this position you must reside in and be authorized to work in the United States.**
Responsibilities
- Manage full-cycle processing of US and International payroll on a bi-weekly/monthly basis for 200+ employees
- Play a key role in PEO transition plan
- Manage partnership with payroll vendors to optimize system functionality and exploit opportunities for process automation in our HRIS system
- Implement, maintain, and review payroll processing systems to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, taxes and other deductions
- Prepare monthly payroll reconciliations
- Manage tax and benefits compliance and reporting with all Federal, State, and Local payroll compliance, including tax withholding, and garnishments
- Identify recommendations to scale processes to enhance payroll operational efficiency including the design and implementation of internal controls and maintain payroll policies and procedures
- Answer employee questions regarding payroll and process payroll changes
- Manage workers compensation and 401k plan audits
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, or related course of study
- International payroll experience preferred, specifically for the UK and Israel
- 7+ years of relevant experience in payroll processing, related accounting analysis and month-end reconciliations
- Ability to work well independently and as a team member in a time sensitive environment a must
- Advanced time management skills and ability to work in a decentralized team is necessary
- Unquestionable ethics and discretion when dealing with confidential and sensitive data required
- Advanced Excel skills required (critical to success in the position)
- Experience with NetSuite preferred
- Experience with ADP and BambooHR preferred
- CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) certification preferred