Senior Manager, Payroll
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Job Description
Senior Manager Payroll
Location: Santa Clara CA
Reports To: Assistant Controller
Department: Finance
About Picarro:
Picarro is a global leader in gas analytics providing precise measurement and monitoring solutions for environmental industrial and scientific applications. Our mission is to deliver accurate reliable and transformative insights through innovation technology and collaboration.
Position Summary
The Senior Manager Payroll will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of U.S. payroll processing while providing global payroll oversight through the review and approval of outsourced payroll operations in EMEA and APAC. This role ensures payroll accuracy compliance and timeliness across all geographies while driving process improvements and leveraging technology to streamline operations. The ideal candidate will be a detail-oriented hands-on payroll leader who thrives in a fast-paced collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities
U.S. Payroll Management
- Own end-to-end U.S. payroll processing for exempt and non-exempt employees ensuring accurate and timely payroll in compliance with federal state and local regulations.
- Oversee tax reporting wage garnishments benefits deductions and other statutory requirements.
- Maintain and reconcile payroll records prepare payroll journal entries and coordinate with Finance on month-end close.
Global Payroll Oversight
- Review and approve outsourced payroll submissions for EMEA and APAC regions ensuring accuracy compliance with local regulations and adherence to internal controls.
- Partner with regional HR and external vendors to address payroll-related inquiries and resolve discrepancies.
- Ensure global payroll processes align with corporate standards and reporting requirements.
Compliance & Audit
- Ensure payroll practices comply with all applicable wage hour and tax laws as well as internal policies.
- Support internal and external audits providing necessary documentation and explanations.
- Systems & Process Improvement
- Leverage the HRIS and payroll systems to optimize efficiency accuracy and reporting capabilities.
- Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance payroll operations and employee experience.
- Collaboration & Communication
- Partner closely with HR Finance and Legal to ensure payroll alignment with company policies benefits and reporting requirements.
- Serve as the subject matter expert for payroll processes systems and compliance.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or related field preferred; CPP certification a plus.
- 10 years of progressive payroll experience with at least 3 years in a payroll leadership role.
- In-depth knowledge of U.S. federal state and local payroll tax regulations wage and hour laws compliance requirements and garnishment administration.
- Experience with multi-state payroll processing
- Proficiency in payroll systems such as ADP WFN BambooHR or equivalent enterprise platforms.
- Experience reviewing and approving outsourced payroll in multiple international regions.
- Skilled in payroll accounting general ledger reconciliation and financial reporting.
- Expertise in payroll process optimization automation and system integrations with HRIS ERP and benefits platforms.
- Advanced Excel skills for payroll data analysis audits and reconciliations.
- Experience managing year-end processes including W-2 1099 and other statutory filings.
- Knowledge of benefits-related payroll impacts including health insurance deductions 401(k) contributions and FSA/HSA processing.
- Familiarity with SOX compliance internal controls and payroll audit requirements.
- Proven ability to handle confidential information with a high degree of discretion and data security awareness.
The salary for this role is $ 150000 to $ 170000 annually. Our total compensation package includes base salary bonus eligibility and equity.
About Picarro:
We are the worlds leader in timely trusted and actionable data using enhanced optical spectroscopy. Our solutions are used in various applications including natural gas leak detection ethylene oxide emissions monitoring semiconductor fabrication pharmaceutical petrochemical atmospheric science air quality greenhouse gas measurements food safety hydrology ecology and more. Our software and hardware are designed and manufactured in Santa Clara California and are used in over 90 countries worldwide based on over 65 patents related to cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) technology and are unparalleled in their precision ease of use and reliability.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race sex color religion national origin protected veteran status gender identity sexual orientation or on the basis of disability. Posted positions are not open to third-party recruiters/agencies and unsolicited resume submissions will be considered free referrals.
If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying you may contact Picarro Inc. at for assistance.
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
