Job Title: Payroll Lead/Administrator
Industry: Software/SaaS
Location: Tysons Corner/Arlington, VA area
Compensation: $95,000–$125,000/year + 30% Bonus + Equity
Description
Our client, a mission-driven, PE-backed technology company in here in Northern Virginia, is hiring a Payroll Administrator/Lead to own payroll for a 400+ person, multi-state workforce. This is the first dedicated payroll hire on their team, building out the payroll function under the CFO -Day to day it's multi-state payroll on ADP Workforce Now, setting up new states as they hire (registrations, SUI, workers' comp), commissions and RSU payroll events, payroll JEs and GL recs, plus establishing best payroll controls/processes/procedures as they grow towards an IPO.
What you’ll own
- End-to-end multi-state payroll processing on ADP Workforce Now for 400+ employees
- Multi-state tax compliance: state registrations, SUI accounts, workers’ comp, withholding, quarterly and annual filings, W-2s and tax notices
- Setting up payroll in new states as the company hires
- Validating every input each cycle: new hires, terms, comp changes, time and attendance, benefit deductions, garnishments, leaves, retro adjustments and off-cycles
- Commission and bonus calculations, and equity/RSU payroll events
- Payroll journal entries and accruals, payroll GL and balance sheet reconciliations, and month-, quarter- and year-end close support
- Writing and running payroll policies, procedures and SOX-compliant controls; supporting internal and external audits, system changes and automation
What we’re looking for
Must-haves:
- U.S. citizenship (required)
- 4+ years of U.S. multi-state payroll with hands-on ownership
- Payroll accounting journal entries, accruals, GL reconciliations, month-end close
Nice-to-haves:
- Bachelors degree, ideally in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field
- CPP (CPA also a plus)
- ADP Workforce Now strongly preferred; NetSuite preferred; BambooHR and Employee Navigator a plus
- Equity/RSU payroll and new-state setups (registrations, SUI, workers’ comp)
- SOX or public-company readiness exposure
Payroll Administrator in Arlington at Turn2Partners
This position is listed as full time and onsite. It was posted 5 days ago.