Senior Payroll Compliance Analyst, Gusto
$112-160k
Salary dependent on location
2-3 days a week in office
Automated payroll, benefits & HR platform
Open for applications
Automated payroll, benefits & HR platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$112-160k
Salary dependent on location
2-3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where work empowers a better life.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for a new team member that is eager to learn about new payroll compliance rules, enjoys reading and deciphering complex legislation and regulations, translating compliance rules into simple systems and processes, and can coordinate between internal teams
- 7-10 years overall professional experience in US payroll and/or payroll tax
- 5+ years of technical experience (QA, Compliance, Data Analytics) with payroll systems and/or payroll rules and regulations
- Ability to research and translate compliance changes into process-driven documentation for operational and engineering teams
- Experience collaborating with engineering teams in the software development lifecycle; previous user acceptance testing experience is strongly preferred
- Experience offering guidance and opinions to internal teams and/or customers regarding the best course of action using data and your payroll expertise
- Ability to handle internal and external escalations (i.e. addressing delays, questions, and other concerns with agencies)
- Must have excellent communication skills and ability to provide status updates to engineering and customer-facing partners
What the job involves
- Gusto is seeking a Payroll Compliance professional to play an integral part in all things payroll
- As Gusto scales and expands, this team is frequently called upon to help research requirements, communicate upcoming changes to internal and external customers, assist with internal testing, resolve issues, review processes, and conduct training
- You'll have the opportunity to roll up your sleeves and play a vital role in the development and growth of the payroll infrastructure as Gusto continues to scale
- Research new payroll compliance rules, and track upcoming changes and legislation
- Document requirements and communicate to internal teams promptly
- Lead & participate in project/product management meetings in order to guide product development from a regulatory perspective
- Establish metrics, prioritize new features and system enhancements using risk assessments, cost/benefit analysis, and monitor and report on our progress on metrics and goals
- Identify ways to improve our systems, processes, documentation, training and communications; anticipate and quickly resolve open questions
- Reach out to federal, state and/or municipal agencies, other industry members and vendors, as appropriate to resolve or escalate issues
- Support our customer care advocates and engineering teams with impeccable compliance research
Our take
For many small businesses, vital administrative tasks such as payroll, taxes, and benefits are manual tasks that take time and energy which many SMB owners don’t have. The three co-founders of Gusto – all coming from small business backgrounds – collaborated on a Fintech company that would handle employee payments, benefits administration, and compliance support specifically for small businesses.
The company may have started slowly, as the founders focused on nailing each individual aspect of Gusto’s operations, but has now skyrocketed to unicorn status with more than 200,000 customers and a multi-billion dollar valuation. In 2021, Gusto began acquiring other companies to strengthen its offering and its position in a competitive market, including two other fintech startups, Ardius and Symmetry.
Through its continued acquisitions and fundraising efforts, the company has carved out a strong position for itself in the space. Although Gusto has found itself impacted by the macroeconomic situation, through the significant effect it has had on its clientele, the company still appears positive for the future after raising funds in 2023 that will see it reach key profitability benchmarks. It continues to consolidate its platform, for example by integrating with OpenComp to grant its users access to the company's Compensation Intelligence Platform.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
May 2022
$55m
SERIES E
Aug 2021
$175m
SERIES E
Total funding: $706.1m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, plus a variety of mental health resources
- Flexible vacation - Gusties are encouraged to take the time off they need to continue doing great work
- Fertility treatments, parental leave, pregnancy termination, caregiving, gender-affirming surgery, hormone treatments, transgender-inclusive services, and more
- If you work at one of our homebases, enjoy food, drinks, and good conversation — on us
- Celebrate 5 or 10 years at Gusto and take a month off to recharge
- Take advantage of internet, phone, commuter, and wellness stipends each month, along with a WFH stipend and cash for anniversaries
Company values
- Embody a service mindset - Never stop advocating for the needs of others
- Dream big, then make it real - Be ambitious. Show and do, rather than tell and talk
- Be proud of the how - Ensure deep integrity in everything you do
- Embrace an ownership mentality - Take initiative to leave things better than you found them
- Debate then commit - Share openly, question respectfully, and once a decision is made, commit fully
Company HQ
Central Waterfront, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Joshua Reeves
(CEO)Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford and went onto co-found Gusto in 2011.
Tomer London
(CPO)Has a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford. Was a Researcher at Intel, and then interned at Bump Technologies. Co-founded Vizmo, a mobile self-service technologies company, in 2008. Co-founded Gusto in 2011.
Edward Kim
(Head of Engineering)Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford. Was Senior Project Engineer at Volkswagen of America Electronics Research Lab and then co-founded Picwing, a printed photos company, in 2008. Co-founded Gusto in 2011.
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