Payroll Analyst, Hungryroot
$65-80k
+ Equity Stake
More information about location
Personal assistant for health living
Job no longer available
Personal assistant for health living
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$65-80k
+ Equity Stake
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help make healthy eating easy, accessible, and joyful.
Role
Who you are
- 4 years experience processing payroll in a non-PEO environment, with an in-depth understanding of payroll processes and state, local and federal laws related to payroll administration
- Experience reviewing and auditing timecards in a non-exempt time tracking system for errors, missed punches, no pays, etc
- Experience ensuring that pay rules such as overtime, time off, and holiday policies, benefits deductions, and garnishments are properly applied in the Payroll system
- Strong proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, v-lookups, data visualization, etc.)
- Dayforce experience is strongly preferred
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Payroll Analyst to join the Finance Team here at Hungryroot!
- This role will be responsible for executing our biweekly and weekly payrolls as well as providing support for state tax registrations & filings and payroll and tax reporting for accounting teams
- This person will work directly with the HRBPs and Fulfillment Center leadership on all payroll changes and special pay programs to ensure that our employees are paid correctly, and on time
- Manage the end to end payroll process, including the application of processes and policies to ensure accurate payment of both weekly and biweekly payrolls
- Manage all payroll operations, including pay changes and audit controls
- Be the primary point of contact for all employee payroll questions
- Work closely with Accounting for proper recording of payroll activity to the general ledger
- Ensure accurate processing of all special pay items such as termination pay, severance, garnishments, holidays, promotions, merit increases, employee time off policies, stock transaction tax recordings, and more
- Drive process improvements aimed at increasing efficiency and compliance and assess opportunities for process automation
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local reporting requirements
- Own and manage our state payroll tax compliance, including state tax registrations, regular state tax fillings, unemployment accounts, and withholding setups
- Execute and update payroll processes and workflows in a way that produces clear documentation of controls for external audits
- Maintain and update general ledger codes associated with employees in the payroll system
- Work with the People Team to reconcile issues on the weekly & biweekly payroll logs and other pay items such as Leave of Absence pay schedules, quarterly bonuses, spot bonuses, sign on bonuses, benefit cost share changes from life events, etc
- Manage benefit vendor funding for 401k, FSA, and HSA deductions
- Continually integrate AI processes into your workflow and to simplify IT for the organization, so you can spend time on the most meaningful work
Our take
Hungryroot is a grocery and meal kit service looking to revolutionize the end-to-end grocery experience. Its platform uses proprietary AI tech to personalize and predict grocery orders, whilst helping customers meet personal goals like trying new foods or losing weight.
The grocery market has historically been resistant to digitization, but as it begins to get on board with eCommerce there’s real space for innovation. An efficient and predictive grocery solution like Hungryroot is certainly unique, and possibly highly attractive in a market where speedy and personalized service remain customer priorities.
Especially promising is Hungryroot’s strong customer retention figures, which puts it in good stead. It has rapidly expanded despite challenges such as labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, and inflation. By placing a continued focus on customer experience, it has the chance to continue growing in the coming years.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
38% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jun 2021
$40m
SERIES C
Mar 2018
$22m
SERIES B
Total funding: $79.1m
Company HQ
Flatiron District, New York, NY
Leadership
Ben McKean
(Founder & CEO)Co-founded and was CEO at Savored, which was acquired by Groupon. Became VP and General Manager of Groupon for nearly three years, before founding Hungryroot in 2015. Founded Every in 2023.
Ben McKean
(Founder, CEO & Chairman)Ben is also the Founder of Every. Prior to Founding Hungryroot in 2015, they spent 3 years at Groupon as a VP & GM. Before that, they co-founded Savored and served as the CEO until it was acquired by Groupon.
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