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Senior Manager, Global Payroll
- Remote from
- USA
- Salary
- USD 142k–210k / yr
- Department
- Finance & Accounting
- Employment
- Full Time
- Experience
- Senior
- Published
- Apply before
- 9 Dec 2026
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- 38
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About Zip
Zip is the AI platform for enterprise procurement — built for humans and agents working together. By orchestrating procurement across teams, tools, and suppliers with the help of AI agents, companies can secure the resources they need to innovate faster than ever before.
The world’s most influential enterprises trust Zip, including T-Mobile, OpenAI, AMD, Mars, Dollar Tree, and more. Together they’ve saved over $8 billion and processed over $500 billion in spend. Zip’s team includes product leaders from Apple, Airbnb, and Meta, as well as former procurement leaders from United Health, Sanofi, MGM Resorts, Discover, and NASA.
Backed by Adams Street, Alkeon, BOND, CRV, DST, Tiger Global, and Y Combinator, Zip has raised $371 million, most recently at a $2.2 billion valuation and has been recognized by Forbes Fintech 50, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, Inc. Best in Business, and LinkedIn Top Startups.
Your Role
We’re looking for a Senior Manager, Global Payroll to oversee our US, international and EOR payrolls. You’ll lead the team, approve payroll before each submission and handle the most complex pay, tax and compliance issues.
You Will
Review gross-to-net results and pre and post payroll reconciliations for each run, and process off-cycle payments and final pay.
Build the payroll roadmap for system, provider and process improvements, and bring recommendations to Accounting leadership.
Train and develop the payroll team, review their work and act as the escalation point for complex pay issues.
Manage US multi-state payroll tax registrations, agency notices and amendments, and quarter-end and year-end filings.
Manage Canadian payroll across provinces, including statutory deductions and remittances, ROEs and T4 reporting.
Coordinate with EOR and in-country providers on international payroll and local compliance questions.
Partner with Equity on ISO exercise reporting and NSO payroll withholding and reporting, including international equity awards.
Work with People Operations, Legal, Accounting and Equity on pay policies and the employee data and approvals that feed payroll.
Prepare payroll journal entries, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis for the monthly close.
Reconcile benefit and 401(k) deductions and remittances, and support year-end 401(k) work and payroll audits.
Document payroll procedures, maintain controls and automate manual steps.
Run provider implementations and migrations, and resolve service and data issues.
Oversee payroll setup for new countries or entities.
Qualifications
8+ years of payroll experience, including 3+ years of multi-country payroll with external providers.
Hands-on experience with US multi-state and multi-province Canadian payroll.
Strong knowledge of US payroll tax, including quarter-end and year-end filings.
Knowledge of Canadian payroll requirements and provincial differences, and when to bring in local specialists.
Experience with at least one payroll provider implementation or migration.
Payroll accounting experience, including journal entries, reconciliations, audit support and equity withholding.
Experience managing payroll staff and handling confidential pay matters under tight deadlines.
Strong Excel and data analysis skills, and experience working with People Operations, Accounting, Equity and providers.
Nice to Haves
You’ve worked with EOR arrangements and HRIS-to-payroll integrations.
You’ve used Paylocity and NetSuite; familiarity with BambooHR, Carta or Pebl is helpful.
You hold a CPP, PCP or CPM certification.
The salary range for this role is $142,000 – $210,000. The salary for this position is determined based on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant experience, education, or particular skills and expertise.
Perks & Benefits
At Zip, we’re committed to providing our employees with everything they need to do their best work.
📈 Start-up equity
🦷 Full health, vision & dental coverage
🍽️ Catered lunches & dinners for hybrid employees
🚍 Commuter benefit for hybrid employees
🚠 Team building events & happy hours
🌴 Flexible PTO
💻 Apple equipment plus home office budget
💸 401k plan
We’re looking to hire Zipsters and that means hiring people who take ownership, communicate openly, have an underdog mindset, and are excited to increase the pace of innovation for every business in the world. We encourage all candidates to apply even if your experience doesn’t exactly match up to our job description. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workspace where everyone (regardless of age, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and more) feels like they belong. We look forward to hearing from you!
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I use documented payroll calendars, standardized pre- and post-payroll reconciliation checklists, approval controls, and exception reporting. I validate changes against source data, review gross-to-net results, coordinate with local specialists and providers on jurisdiction-specific requirements, and track all corrective actions to closure.
I first confirm the jurisdiction, filing period, employee population, and source data involved. I reconcile payroll records to filed returns and payment confirmations, engage the agency or provider where needed, submit amendments promptly, and document the root cause and preventive control.
I establish a detailed project plan covering requirements, data mapping, parallel testing, tax setup, integrations, cutover criteria, and employee communications. I require reconciliation between legacy and new-system results, maintain a risk log, and obtain sign-off from Payroll, HR, Accounting, and relevant providers before go-live.
I reconcile payroll registers to general-ledger entries, accruals, cash payments, benefits, and liability balances. I investigate material variances, prepare clear support for journal entries and balance-sheet accounts, and coordinate with Accounting to ensure timely close and audit-ready documentation.
I set clear ownership, operating procedures, review standards, and escalation paths for every payroll cycle. I provide regular coaching through quality reviews and cross-training, while creating a supportive environment where team members raise risks early and communicate openly.
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