Payroll Specialist
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Santa Clara County, CA - USA
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Job Summary
About SiTime
SiTime is the Precision Timing company.
Timing is the heartbeat of all electronics ensuring performance resilience and scalability. For decades quartz devices non-silicon technology have kept systems in sync but they struggle in harsher more demanding environments. MEMS-based Precision Timing delivers greater accuracy smaller size and resilience. Today MEMS timing powers over 400 applications including high-growth ones in AI datacenters automated driving industrial and humanoid robots wearables and IoT.
Our semiconductor MEMS programmable solutions offer a rich feature set that enables customers to differentiate their products with higher performance smaller size lower power and better reliability. With more than 4 billion devices shipped SiTime is changing the timing industry. For more information visit: .
Job Description
The Payroll Specialist is a senior hands-on payroll professional responsible for accurate timely and compliant payroll processing across the United States EMEA and APAC. This role owns recurring payroll activities from input collection and validation through reconciliation funding reporting and issue resolution working closely with employees HR Finance Accounting and external payroll providers.
The ideal candidate combines deep U.S. payroll expertise with meaningful multi-country payroll experience strong judgment and a process-improvement mindset. They are comfortable operating independently in a fast-moving technology environment managing overlapping deadlines across time zones and translating complex payroll requirements into clear repeatable processes. This individual will help strengthen controls improve data quality and scale payroll operations as SiTime grows globally.We value diverse experiences perspectives and career paths and welcome candidates who are excited to contribute to our mission.
Responsibilities
- Process end-to-end payrolls on both semi-monthly and monthly schedules and coordinate recurring payrolls across North America EMEA and APAC using both ADP Workforce Now or local payroll providers.
- Collect validate and process payroll inputs including new hires terminations compensation changes bonuses commissions equity-related income benefits time off leaves garnishments deductions and off-cycle payments.
- Review payroll registers variance reports tax calculations statutory deductions net pay and funding requirements before payroll approval and release.
- Perform payroll reconciliations and maintain complete accurate payroll records and audit support across all assigned countries.
- Partner with HR Finance Accounting Equity Administration Legal and payroll vendors to resolve discrepancies meet close deadlines and maintain accurate data flow between systems.
- Research and resolve employee and manager payroll questions with urgency discretion and a high standard of customer service.
- Support quarter-end and year-end activities including tax reporting statutory filings benefits and retirement reconciliations and country-specific reporting requirements.
- Monitor payroll vendor performance follow up on issues and confirm timely completion of required filings payments and deliverables.
- Maintain process documentation payroll calendars checklists approval evidence and control procedures that support audit readiness and business continuity.
- Identify root causes recommend practical improvements and help automate or standardize payroll processes reports and controls.
- Prepare recurring and ad hoc payroll reporting analyze variances and trends and provide clear explanations to business partners.
- Protect confidential employee information and apply sound judgment when handling sensitive payroll tax and personal data.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Business Administration Human Resources or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of progressive payroll experience including substantial hands-on responsibility for both U.S. and international payroll processing.
- Demonstrated experience processing payroll across multiple countries in EMEA and APAC through third-party payroll providers or an equivalent global payroll model.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. payroll practices wage and hour requirements payroll taxation deductions garnishments leaves and year-end reporting.
- Experience reviewing and reconciling complex payrolls investigating variances and maintaining strong controls and audit documentation.
- Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables lookup and conditional formulas data validation and reconciliation of large data sets.
- Experience with ADP Workforce Now or a comparable U.S. payroll platform and familiarity with HRIS benefits equity timekeeping and general ledger interfaces.
- Experience supporting payroll in a public company technology company or similarly fast-paced high-growth global environment strongly preferred.
- Ability to manage multiple payroll calendars deadlines and time-zone dependencies with limited oversight.
- English proficiency is required including the ability to effectively communicate collaborate and perform job responsibilities in a professional business environment.
Desired Attributes
- Creative problem solver who improves processes rather than accepting inefficient workarounds.
- Courageous and accountable willing to raise risks early ask the right questions and own issues through resolution.
- Relentless about accuracy deadlines follow-through and continuous improvement.
- Authentic and discreet when handling sensitive information including a willingness to acknowledge and correct errors quickly.
- Leads through ownership sound judgment and dependable execution regardless of title.
- Team-oriented and respectful with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions cultures and time zones.
- Calm under pressure highly organized detail-oriented and able to shift priorities as business needs evolve.
At SiTime we believe great work deserves great rewards. We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive compensation package designed to attract top talent.
The annual base salary range for this role is $138960.00 - $191070.00. The final offer is determined by factors such as location experience education and training.
In addition to base salary this role is eligible for a quarterly bonus tied to the achievement of innovation goalsreflecting our commitment to recognizing meaningful impact. We also offer equity grants providing a meaningful opportunity to share in the companys future growth and success.
Benefits offered: 401k plan health and wellness that includes medical dental vision life parental leave legal services and time off plans.
SiTime is anEqual Opportunity Employer. We treat each person fairly and we do not tolerate discrimination or harassment against anyone on the basis of any protected characteristics including race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability pregnancy political affiliation protected veteran status protected genetic information or marital status or other characteristics protected by law.SiTime participates in the E-Verify program.
Learn More about SiTime:Review theGet to Know SiTimesection of our career page to explore our culture values and what makes us unique.
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About Company
SiTime is a leader in MEMS timing solutions, having shipped billions of units. Learn about our silicon MEMS oscillators, TCXOs, OCXOs, MEMS resonators, clock generators, jitter cleaners, clock timing, timing clock, sitm stock, and much more.
