Senior Payroll Analyst, Amplitude
$107-181k
OTE
Salary varies depending on location and is inclusive of bonus or commission. Offers equity
Product analytics company
Open for applications
Product analytics company
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$107-181k
OTE
Salary varies depending on location and is inclusive of bonus or commission. Offers equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To be the epicenter of digital business.
Role
Who you are
- You’ve worked in a high-growth or fast-moving environment and know how to balance speed with precision (you don’t sacrifice one for the other)
- You’re comfortable navigating ambiguity and can independently prioritize when multiple deadlines compete for your attention
- You have experience working within SOX-controlled environments and understand the importance of documentation and audit readiness
- You’ve been involved in Workday Payroll implementations, upgrades, or system enhancements and enjoy improving how systems operate
- You take a proactive, ownership-driven approach—you don’t wait for problems to escalate, you spot and solve them early
- You’re a strong cross-functional partner who can build trust with Finance, HR, Legal, and external vendors
- You enjoy digging into the details but can also step back and think about process improvements at a higher level
- 5+ years of hands-on experience managing payroll in Workday, with Workday Payroll as the primary system of record
- Proven experience running full-cycle payroll for US (multi-state) and Canadian employees
- Deep understanding of equity compensation payroll, including RSU, NSO, and ISO taxation, processing, and reporting requirements
- Experience supporting month-end close, including preparing journal entries and reconciling payroll-related GL accounts
- Strong knowledge of US payroll tax laws (federal, state, and local), with working knowledge of Canadian payroll regulations
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and managing large datasets
- Exceptional attention to detail and a track record of maintaining high levels of accuracy in complex payroll environments
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot issues and identify root causes
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Senior Payroll Analyst who can operate as both an owner and a problem-solver—someone who takes pride in running payroll accurately, efficiently, and without surprises. This role is responsible for end-to-end payroll processing across the US and Canada and plays a critical role in ensuring employees are paid correctly and on time, every time
- You’ll sit within the Finance organization and partner closely with HR, Legal, Benefits, and Stock Administration. This isn’t just a processing role—you’ll be deeply involved in equity compensation payroll, month-end close, compliance, and system optimization within Workday. The environment is fast-paced and evolving, so success in this role requires both precision and adaptability
- If you enjoy building structure, improving processes, and being the person people rely on when things get complex, this role will give you a lot of room to make an impact
- Own end-to-end payroll operations for US (multi-state) and Canadian employees across semi-monthly and bi-weekly cycles, ensuring all payroll inputs (new hires, terminations, tax updates, garnishments, etc.) are processed accurately and on time
- Act as the primary payroll point of contact for employees and internal stakeholders, resolving inquiries with a high level of accuracy, professionalism, and urgency
- Lead payroll system operations in Workday, including configuring deductions and withholdings, managing EIB uploads, building reports, and troubleshooting issues in partnership with HRIS
- Manage equity compensation payroll events, including RSUs, NSOs, and ISOs, ensuring proper taxation, reporting, and reconciliation in coordination with Stock Administration and external platforms
- Support month-end close and accounting activities, including preparing journal entries, reconciling payroll-related GL accounts, and analyzing variances in partnership with Accounting
- Ensure compliance across jurisdictions, staying up to date on US federal, state, and local regulations as well as Canadian provincial requirements
- Own year-end payroll processes, including W-2 T4, and T2200 preparation, reconciliations, and filings, ensuring everything is accurate and submitted on time
- Drive process improvements and automation, identifying opportunities to increase efficiency, reduce manual work, and strengthen internal controls
- Support audits and SOX compliance efforts, maintaining documentation, executing controls, and partnering with auditors as needed
Our take
Amplitude provides product analytics to help companies understand user behaviour. Product, marketing, and growth teams use Amplitude to discover and share insights about user engagement, retention, and revenue.
Amplitude’s user flows reveal which actions are the most commonly taken after users sign up, and which usually precede purchases made in-app, creating paths through the app. The behaviour of individual app users can be viewed with unlimited real-time activity feeds and user timelines.
Thousands of companies use Amplitude analytics, including Microsoft, Under Armour, Intuit, Twitter, Bonobos, Peloton, and many more. In 2024, a securities fraud case was filed against Amplitude due to an IPO and stock share rise that was alleged to be artificially inflated before their downturn in 2022. The case has since been resolved, and Amplitude continues to release new products and operate at full capacity.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
0% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jun 2021
$150m
LATE VC
May 2020
$50m
SERIES E
Total funding: $336.1m
Company benefits
- We offer a generous 12-week parental leave for fathers/partners and 18-20 weeks for new birthing parents. This leave policy also provides flexible scheduling so you can spend time with your family and bond with your little one. Specific leave policy will vary by country
- We believe it’s important to unplug from work to reset and recharge. We offer flexible vacation time and unlimited PTO — and we encourage you to use it!
- We provide a monthly stipend for the wellness activity of your choosing, from gym memberships and fitness classes to acupuncture and massages
- Equity is an important component of compensation, but it should benefit you (not just the company). In addition to offering competitive RSU grants that vest quarterly over three years, our Employee Stock Purchase Plan gives employees the option to buy below market price
Company HQ
Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Spenser Skates
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously worked as an Algorithmic Trader, Researcher at DRW Trading Group. They co-found Sonalight but are no longer working at the company.
Curtis Liu
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously worked as a Teaching Assistant at MIT and as a Software Engineer at Google. They co-found Sonalight but are no longer working at the company.
Jeffrey Wang
(Co-Founder & Chief Architect)They studied computer science at university. They have extensive experience in software engineering prior to co-founding Amplitude.
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