Payroll and Benefits Specialist, Parallel Learning
Special education staff support for schools
Be an early applicant
Special education staff support for schools
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
101-200 employees
Company mission
To support schools with the resources so every child can succeed in the classroom and beyond.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in experience, preferably in accounting or HR Strong Excel skills
- 2 years of payroll and benefits experience
- Strong attention to detail
- Proactive about seeking answers and pitching solutions
- Ability to self-direct and prioritize tasks on a daily basis
- Comfortable dialoging with employees and vendors via email and phone
- Excited to work in a startup environment
- Experience with Rippling would be an asset
What the job involves
- Reports to: Financial Accountant
- Parallel is seeking a full-time payroll and benefits specialist. In this role, you’ll be supporting the Finance and People Teams by driving operational aspects such as payroll and benefits administration, compliance support, and managing the HR inbox
- Own benefits administration: manage Employee Navigator, audit monthly statements, align our benefits platform with our HRIS data, own system integrations, and support the VP of People with Open Enrollment
- Act as payroll administrator: run talent and staff payrolls, own payroll submissions, manage employment tax applications, update time off accruals, send payroll reports to our 401k vendor, and support the accounting team with payroll reconciliation and variance investigation
- Payroll tax compliance and liability management: Stay on top of payroll tax liabilities and filings at the federal, state, and local levels; ensure payroll taxes are paid timely and filings are submitted accurately to avoid notices, penalties, or delinquency issues; proactively address and resolve any tax notices or discrepancies with agencies and payroll providers
- Audit HSA withdrawals to ensure they match contributions
- Track and pay all state taxes that are not auto-paid by our HRIS
- Partner with our benefits broker and VP of People to resolve discrepancies and support issues
- Equity administration support
- Be the first point of contact for employees in need of payroll and benefits support, answer Zendesk tickets on those subjects and escalate questions appropriately, resolve issues in a friendly and timely manner
- Manage special projects: use your excel skills to build out ad hoc projects encompassing benefits, annual audits, employment taxes, and PTO
Our take
One-fifth of US students struggle with some kind of thinking or learning difference, like dyslexia or dyspraxia - but classrooms are rarely fit to accommodate the special provisions required. Waitlists for private treatment, tutoring, and therapy can be prohibitively long - and the cost prohibitively steep, too. So what’s the answer? For educational support company Parallel, it’s about democratizing and accelerating access for students in need.
Parallel’s platform centralizes providers, resources, and assessment options which can see learners diagnosed and accessing support in a matter of days. It’s this rapid turnaround time, in fact, which has no doubt helped Parallel net partnerships with school systems: schools are legally obliged to offer educational support, but are often too under-resourced and overworked to comfortably do so within the legal time frame.
While the company is still very young, its responding to a real market need and has already made impressive strides. In Q3 2024, the startup grew its provider network by 200%, with over 95% of providers choosing to stay with the company. And with recent funding to its name, the company is gearing up for an exciting future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
72% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Dec 2025
$20m
SERIES B
Jan 2024
$6.2m
SERIES A
Total funding: $49m
Company HQ
West Village, New York, NY
Leadership
Diana Heldfond
(Founder & CEO)Previously on staff at The Aspen Institute, and went on to work as a Strategic Advisory Analyst at PJT Partners, then as Strategy & Corporate Development Lead at Vitrina.ai.
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