Payroll Supervisor jobs in Sunnyvale, CA

A Day in the Life 

The Accounting team is seeking a Payroll Supervisor to support our growing accounting team in Palo Alto, CA. This role will work closely with PeopleOps, Equity, Benefits and the accounting team on payroll-related matters. This is an opportunity for a highly driven payroll professional who is pro-active, detail oriented, self-motivated and independent. This position offers the ability to learn, develop and grow their career working for a dynamic and fast-growing company.

The Impact You’ll Make

• Supervise a staff of two (Sr. PR accountant and Payroll Specialist) assigned in processing full cycle payroll for three US and two Canadian entities.
• Will act as a payroll back-up for the entities assigned, in the absence of the payroll practitioner.
• Ensure compliance with payroll tax reporting and withholding responsibilities.
• Responsible for overseeing the processing of off cycle payrolls for termination, stock reporting and other out of cycle payroll transmittal.
• Audit and review employee data between the HRIS system (Workday) and payroll system.
• Oversee/review the payroll reporting of equity related employee compensation in compliance with US and Canadian tax requirements for accuracy.
• Support month-end close and review/approve all payroll-related journal entries, accruals and reconciliation prepared by the Sr. GL Payroll Accountant for the entities assigned.
• Work with cross-functional departments (HR, Finance, Stock, etc.) to implement payroll process improvements and best practices, to drive excellence and eliminate errors
• Assist employees and managers with payroll related matters.
• Train to cross-function with the other payroll team members for coverage, as needed.
• Other payroll related duties/projects may be assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• 5 years of payroll processing experience in US and Canada
• Familiarity with Germany/Singapore payroll a plus
• Experience with the preparation of payroll journals.
• Possess a working knowledge of payroll-related requirements and regulations.
• Attentive to details and high degree of accuracy and attention
• Ability to organize and prioritize deadlines.
• Maintaining confidentiality in all assignments and in all information obtained
• Knowledge in Workday, Netsuite, ADP Workforcenow, Paychex, Fidelity systems
• Good working knowledge in Microsoft business suite, excel, a must.
• Experience with training and managing staff. 
• Good verbal and written communications
• Bachelor’s degree (a plus)