Payroll Associate, Strive Health
$65-77k
+ Eligible for a target annual bonus of 5%
Kidney care company
Be an early applicant
Kidney care company
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$65-77k
+ Eligible for a target annual bonus of 5%
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To deliver compassionate kidney care the way it should be done.
Role
Who you are
- If you're excited about preparing multi-state payroll, supporting all aspects of the payroll function, and making a real impact, we’d love to meet you!
- 3+ years of hands-on experience of reviewing end-to-end multi-state payroll data for accuracy, identifying discrepancies and maintaining data integrity
- Strong knowledge of payroll laws, taxes, and compliance standards
- Experience with employee benefits, retirement contribution plans, and handling garnishments/ levies
- Strong understanding of payroll fundamentals, compliance, and best practices
- Internet Connectivity - Min Speeds: 3.8Mbps/3.0Mbps (up/down): Latency <60 ms.”
- Ability to travel and be on-site to meet business needs
- You’re analytical, curious, and resourceful, with a high attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy
- You take initiative and own your work with integrity
- You communicate clearly—especially when breaking down complex info
- You stay cool under pressure and thrive on bringing order to chaos
- You understand the importance of confidentiality and handle sensitive data with care
Desirable
- Strong background in Microsoft excel
- Experience with Rippling, Netsuite
- Working towards Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP), CPP or equivalent payroll designation
- Experience with payroll audits and reconciliation (including year-end)
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Payroll Associate to work with Strive’s Payroll Lead and support all aspects of the payroll cycle for Strive employees
- This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys managing payroll accurately through innovative, compliant, and efficient solutions
- At Strive, we believe payroll is more than just getting people paid—it’s about building trust, ensuring fairness, and supporting our team
- Prepare accurate and timely processing of bi-weekly, multi-state payroll for 800+ salaried and hourly employees across the United States
- Process off-cycle payrolls including final pay, bonuses, and adjustments
- Ensure all hours, incentives, and pay are correctly entered and calculated
- Support employee questions regarding pay, tax forms, and related topics by answering questions and resolving payroll-related issues in a timely and professional manner
- Assist with all payroll deductions, including benefits, garnishments, and other withholdings
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations
- Assist with payroll tax registrations and filings in new and existing counties and states
- Maintain accurate payroll records to ensure compliance with company policy and internal controls
- Generate recurring and ad hoc payroll reports (weekly, bi-monthly, monthly, annual, etc.)
- Perform audits and data validations to ensure payroll accuracy and compliance
- Collaborate with Strive's HR and Accounting teams to ensure aligned and efficient processes
Our take
With healthcare expenses notoriously high in the US, patients seek quality care that is cost-effective. This a challenge Strive Health is tackling head-on, aiming to provide affordable, value-based care that yields better patient outcomes and lower bills for patients with kidney disease.
Strive has built an integrated care delivery system for patients diagnosed with chronic or end-stage kidney disease. By employing machine learning algorithms to interpret patient data and predict disease progression, the company delivers targeted interventions that are both cheaper and more effective than current methods of detection and treatment.
Having raised a high degree of funding, Strive Health's trajectory appears promising. The company is leveraging this capital to scale its team, strengthen end-to-end strategic partnerships, and expand its multi-specialty service offerings. At the same time, Strive is enhancing its value-based care model through advanced technology, including AI-driven tools and analytics, to deliver more personalized, data-informed kidney care solutions.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Sep 2025
$300m
SERIES D
May 2023
$166m
SERIES C
Total funding: $606m
Company benefits
- Health and Well-Being: We care about your physical well-being, so your insurance starts the day you join Strive.
- Medical, dental & Vision: We offer a variety of medical (HMO, PPO and HDHP) plans through United Healthcare and Kaiser, two dental plans and one comprehensive vision plan.
- Life & Supplemental Insurance: Strivers are provided 100% employer-paid life insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability coverage as of your start date. Additional supplemental insurance, including accident, life and critical illness, are available.
- Flexibility and Time Off: Transformational work takes high performance. We believe Strivers perform better when they are fully charged, so we provide flexibility to support your inner well-being.
- Hybrid-Remote Work: Our hybrid-remote approach ensures team members can work from home while collaborating in person when needed. Strive provides a full technology package and monthly technology reimbursement.
- Vacation Time: Full-time, regularly scheduled Strivers can use vacation time for travel, relaxation or volunteering.
- Sick Time: Life happens, so we provide up to two weeks of paid time off annually for illness, medical care, caregiving responsibilities and other types of emergencies.
- Well-Being Days: Annual Strive-wide well-being days off provide Strivers the opportunity to focus solely on their well-being.
- Paid Holidays: Annual Strive-wide holidays allow all Strivers to disconnect together to reflect and celebrate.
- Paid Leave: Our 12 weeks of paid birth giving leave and four weeks of paid bonding leave start day one. We provide a four-week paid sabbatical after five years to return recharged. In alignment to our mission, we offer a paid living donor leave if any Strivers choose to become a living donor.
- Retirement and Financial Planning: Strive provides a 401k with an employer match, access to the Best-Interest Advice program and our financial planning tools, Empower and SoFi.
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs): Strive is dedicated to promoting a sense of community and at work. We currently offer Parents/Guardians/Caregivers, Strive Forward (LGBTQIA+), Underrepresented Minorities and Women & Allies ERGs.
- Mental Health Platforms & Employee Assistance Programs: Strivers have access to Headspace Care through Kaiser, Calm Health through both medical carriers and a full-service Employee Assistance Program.
- Family-Forming SUpport: Strive partners with Maven Maternity through UHC. Strivers enrolled in UHC gain access to Maven’s virtual platform designed to support women’s and family health. Maven provides personalized, on-demand guidance for navigating family-building, pregnancy, postpartum and parenting journeys. Strivers enrolled in Kaiser will still have access to their Birth-Giving Support Program that includes prenatal care, labor and delivery support, postpartum and newborn care and additional services.
- Professional Development: Strive supports growth through annual professional development reimbursements, paid time off for clinical licensure requirements and tuition discounts through CSU Global.
- Employee Discounts: Strive offers Fetch for pet insurance since we know that your pets are part of your family. Strivers also enjoy PerkSpot for product discounts such as gyms and daycares near you, electronics, hotels and more. The best part? PerkSpot is customizable to your interests.
Company HQ
Central Business District, Denver, CO
Leadership
Chris Riopelle
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously the COO at LaVie Rehab and the CEO at NorthStar Anesthesia. Also served as Senior Vice President at DaVita.
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