Payroll Analyst, GOAT

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$34.62—$43.27 USD per hour. To determine starting pay within the hiring range, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location, role/level, a candidate’s skills, experience, market demands, and internal parity.

Senior level

Remote from US

Marketplace for authentic streetwear

Job no longer available

Marketplace for authentic streetwear

501-1000 employees

B2CMarketplaceFashionConsumer GoodseCommerce

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

Senior level

Remote from US

501-1000 employees

B2CMarketplaceFashionConsumer GoodseCommerce

Company mission

To bring the world’s greatest products together from the past, present and future, while providing a premier end-to-end customer experience with a point of view on culture and style.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

5+ years of combined multi-state payroll and/or human resources experience, preferably at a company with over 1k employees
Experience working with an hourly population of over 700 employees
Global experience is a plus
Extensive experience as a Payroll Analyst, or similar role
Ability to juggle various tasks in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
Ability to work autonomously with a proven track record of driving projects to completion
Outstanding attention to detail with ability to analyze and draw conclusions from payroll data
Ability to act with discretion in managing confidential information
A communicator and collaborator who will partner with cross-functional teams at different levels within the organization
Service oriented individual with outstanding verbal and written communication skills
The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in payroll, with experience analyzing and interpreting data

What the job involves

GOAT Group is seeking a Payroll Analyst to join our Global Payroll team. This position will be responsible for payroll and time system configuration in addition to payroll activities related to bi-weekly and monthly payroll processing cycles
This role will report to the Associate Director, Global Payroll within the Total Rewards & People Operations team
Partner with cross functional stakeholders in order to maximize efficiencies across payroll processes and technology as we continue to scale
Audit data to identify and resolve discrepancies before, during and after payroll processing cycles
Provide day-to-day support and issue resolution related to payroll, timesheet and system inquiries for internal employees and people managers
Partner with People Operations to ensure all new hires, terminations, and payroll related changes are adequately accounted for
Build and maintain payroll and timekeeping system setup, reports, and dataflows
Analyze data from various systems to identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement
Document the payroll process end to end and help identify improvements to current practices and policies
Assist with requirements and set up of new state and local jurisdictions, tax amendments, and year end validation activities
Ensure adherence to internal controls and audit requirements for workforce management and payroll processes
Assist with communication and/or education related to payroll, time and attendance, and payroll systems navigation
Assist in annual audits related to payroll, benefits, and taxation as needed
Support payroll processing and other projects as necessary

Our take

GOAT is a resale marketplace built around one core promise: if you buy it there, it's real. Best known for sneakers, the company helped pioneer the "ship-to-verify" model, where sellers send items to GOAT first for authentication before they ever reach the buyer. In a market driven by hype and scarcity, that extra step has become a major trust signal, especially for high-value, hard-to-find pieces.

Alongside human authenticators, the company has invested heavily into machine learning - reportedly using tools like NVIDIA's deep learning tech - to improve speed and accuracy at scale. At the same time it hasn't stayed confined to sneakers. By acquiring Flight Club and Grailed, GOAT has expanded into physical retail and broader streetwear, giving it multiple ways to reach buyers and sellers.

Now GOAT sits in a competitive space alongside platforms like StockX, but its positioning feels slightly different. Think less transactional exchange, more curated marketplace with a strong brand identity. As resale continues to grow globally, GOAT's challenge will be maintaining that trust and curation as scale.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

46% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.7)

Trustpilot (3.9)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)

Jun 2021

$195m

SERIES F

Sep 2020

$100m

SERIES E

Total funding: $492.8m

Company HQ

Jefferson Park, Los Angeles, CA

Leadership

Eddy Lu

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Eddy graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in Computer Science. Prior to co-founding GOAT in 2010, he was the owner of Bear Papas, an Equity Researcher at Lehman Brothers, and a Consultant at Deloitte.

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