International Payroll Manager, Smartsheet
9 Month FTC
Dynamic workspace platform for collaboration
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Dynamic workspace platform for collaboration
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
to empower anyone to drive meaningful change — for themselves, their businesses, and the world.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will have excellent leadership skills in identifying and implementing payroll process improvements and strong project management skills to coordinate the planning, implementation and administration of programs
- You are detail-oriented, curious, analytical, and have exceptional communication skills with the ability to think outside the box for problem solving and solutions
- There is a wealth of knowledge to be learned and we are looking for a teamplayer that is excited to jump right in!
- 7+ years of relevant international payroll experience EMEA (UK, Germany, Bulgaria) and APAC (Australia, Japan, India, Singapore)
- 2+ years of people manager/team lead experience
- Experience with international payroll, Smartsheet and Workday Payroll a plus
- Familiarity with Fidelity, CloudPay, OSV Atmosphere or other payroll and HR equivalent systems
- Experience with ADP Celergo and implementations of payroll vendors/systems
- In-depth knowledge of International payroll regulations and reporting requirements, including current multi-country payroll tax experience preferred
- Strong leadership skills, ability to prioritize tasks/responsibilities, meet deadlines and excel under the pressure of time constraints while maintaining accuracy and focus on attention to detail
- Experience with transitioning from a public company to a private company and the impact this has on equity awards
- Advanced level of proficiency using Microsoft Office (V-lookups, and Pivot tables) and Google sheets for Work
- Experience with accounting, taxation, and finance concepts as it relates to payroll
- Knowledge and mindset for automation and improvements to improve processes for scalability
- Adaptable to a fast-changing work environment while able to work well under stress and tight deadlines
- Direct, approachable, and clear written and verbal communicator
- Effective interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with individuals inside and outside Smartsheet in a way consistent with our values and commitment to service
- Legally eligible to work in the UK on an ongoing basis
What the job involves
- Smartsheet is looking for an experienced International Payroll Manager to provide cover for a period of maternity leave to join a growing People & Culture/Total Rewards team in a high-growth Software as a Service (SaaS) company
- You will provide direct employee payroll support globally in addition to reviewing payroll, reconciling, and other payroll tasks as assigned
- The Manager will oversee the international payroll operations with minimal supervision, supervise a team, and provide high levels of customer experience to our global employees
- This will be a 9 month fixed term contract initially to provide cover for a period of maternity leave
- Manage International Payroll for EMEA and APAC regions to ensure timely processing and compliance
- Partner with the external vendors and internal accounting team on multiple accounting activities, including expense report reimbursement, monthly/quarterly accounting close activities and other variance analysis
- Maintain effective internal controls for the payroll function and proactively work with business partners to identify process improvements and gaps
- Direct the efforts of payroll staff and vendors to ensure timely and accurate process output
- Ensure proper reviews are in place for payroll output from the payroll vendor. This includes all payroll inputs that are accurately captured. Includes but not limited to performing payroll analysis such as total gross payroll to net payment, average paid per headcount by country, and comparison of analysis to prior period
- Participate in the development, implementation, and maintenance of all international payroll policies, goals, and short/long-term planning
- Drive meetings with cross-functional departments (HR, IT, Accounting, Legal, Internal Audit, FP&A, etc.) to identify and implement payroll process improvements and best practices to drive excellence and eliminate errors
- Partner with People Operations on all matters involving employee compensation, benefits and other payments
- Partner with Treasury and Tax to ensure funding and payments are raised in a timely manner
- Perform other duties as assigned
Our take
With teams increasingly moving to remote work across many industries, companies have been reaching for tools to keep operations smooth and communications open. Founded in 2005, Smartsheet is a cloud-based work management platform helping a vast range of companies, from small businesses to large enterprises, plan, track, and report on work.
Like other team collaboration software companies, such as Lucid and Atlassian, Smartsheet saw strong growth in the early 2020s and achieved 17% year-on-year revenue increases through 2025. If the company can maintain this success, it stands to make real gains in a global team collaboration market expected to be worth about $20 billion by 2028.
Smartsheet has embedded itself across various industries, with deep integrations with applications from the likes of Salesforce, Atlassian, Google, and Microsoft, making it the first work management sector Unicorn to reach $1 billion in recurring annual revenue in 2024. Thanks to its successes, it was bought by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners for $8.4 billion in 2025 with an eye on further international scaling, leveraging the reach of its new parent companies.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
May 2017
$60.9m
SERIES F
May 2014
$35m
SERIES E
Total funding: $128.3m
Company benefits
- Lucrative Employee Stock Purchase Program (15% discount)
- 401k Match to help you save for your future (50% of your contribution up to the first 6% of your eligible pay)
- Monthly stipend to support your work and productivity
- Flexible Time Away Program, plus Incidental Sick Leave
- Up to 24 weeks of Parental Leave
- Personal paid Volunteer Day to support our community
- Opportunities for professional growth and development including access to LinkedIn Learning online courses
- Company Funded Perks, including a counseling membership, primary care membership, local retail discounts, and your own personal Smartsheet account
- Teleworking options from any registered location (role specific)
- Monthly contributions toward your pension
- Mployer-paid Private Medical and Dental, additional cost for family members
Company HQ
West Bellevue, Bellevue, WA
Leadership
Mark Mader
(President & CEO)Having studied at Dartmouth, Mark spent 2 years as a Greenwich Associates Research Associate before 10 years at Onyx Software. They then founded Smartsheet in 2005 as CEO.
Brent Frei
(Founder & Board Member)Brent worked at Motorola and Microsoft for 4 years before founding Onyx Software in 1994 and Smartsheet in 2005. They have been a Board Member since, alongside working as CEO of TerraClear.
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