Senior Manager of Payroll Accounting, Freenome

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in accounting
• 8+ years in full-cycle payroll experience with expertise in processing and managing payrolls for a minimum of 300 employees
• Typically requires 4+ years experience managing direct reports, including mentoring and coaching
• An experienced leader in all facets of payroll and equity related payroll activities
• Expertise in payroll accounting functions, journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, workers comp, leave plans, employee relations, and benefits administration
• Proven ability to develop and streamline various and key payroll process improvements
• Experience with SOX compliance and procedures
• Strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and an ability to prioritize effectively to deliver results within reasonably established timelines
• Excellent organization, problem solving and analytical skills with a strong attention to detail
• Strong communication and presentation skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a fast-paced environment while meeting tight deadlines
• Great sense of urgency
• Experience with payroll systems and process improvement
• Proficiency in Excel and ability to learn new systems quickly
• Experience in global payroll
• Positive and flexible team player, who can take ownership of assigned responsibilities
• Experience with coaching and developing payroll staff

Desirable

• At Freenome, we are searching for a proven and collaborative Senior Manager, Payroll Accounting to join our team
• Lead semi-monthly and bi-weekly payroll timely and accurately for multi-state employees
• As a Senior Manager, Payroll, you will supervise, monitor, and evaluate all payroll activities
• Lead monthly UK payroll and statutory reporting
• In addition, you will be pivotal in developing and implementing processes and systems for processing, analyzing, verifying, and reporting payroll information
• Stay up to date with all payroll regulations and requirements, including tax filings, year-end processing (W-2s), and internal audits. Ensure compliance with company policies, federal laws, and state laws
• In this role, you will report directly to our Director, Accounting
• Subject matter expert in researching/understanding new rules and tax regulations pertaining to payroll
• Serve as a primary point of contact for payroll and address employee questions promptly and professionally
• Cross-collaborate with Finance and People Teams to manage the payroll components of employee benefits programs, including health, dental, vision insurance, retirement plans, and other company-sponsored benefits
• Partner with other functional leads (including Legal and HR) to develop processes which ensure the accuracy of all payroll data including all aspects of record-keeping, withholding, reporting, reconciliation, and auditing
• Prepare month-end journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations related to areas of responsibility
• Prepare and maintain accurate records for internal and external audits and assist with compliance audits as needed. Ensure the confidentiality and security of data, maintaining data integrity and accuracy of employee records
• Ensure payroll process and procedures are compliant with SOX controls
• Development of new methodologies and/or solutions to improve execution of department deliverables
• Perform ad-hoc projects, as needed