Finance Ops Manager: Payroll, AP/AR & SOX Compliance

Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSU grants

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical plans

HSA/FSA options

Fertility assistance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Maravai LifeSciences is seeking a Manager, Financial Operations to oversee day-to-day payroll, AP, and AR, ensuring accurate, timely, compliant transactions. You will supervise payroll, AP, AR teams, coordinate with service providers, and enforce SOX controls while supporting month-end close.

This role partners with Commercial, Operations, HR, Accounting, Finance, Tax, Treasury, and other stakeholders to drive process improvements, establish KPIs, and automate workflows in a large multi-state

Qualifications

• Experience supervising or leading transaction-processing teams and coordinating recurring payroll, AP, and AR deadlines.
• Strong working knowledge of multi-state payroll regulations and payroll tax requirements, together with AP/AR transaction controls, reconciliations, and basic accounting principles.
• Experience with payroll and financial systems, invoice and payment workflows, customer receivables, reporting tools, and discrepancy resolution.
• Working knowledge of SOX internal controls, approval procedures, audit support, and month-end close processes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel; strong analytical and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manages recurring payroll processing for a multi-state workforce of 4 5 00+ employees using ADP a third party payroll HRIS system , including wages, bonuses, deductions, benefits, terminations, and leave-related transactions; supports global payroll coordination.
• Supervises and develops assigned payroll, AP, and AR personnel; allocates daily work, reviews results, provides training, and ensures transaction deadlines and service standards are met.
• Oversees AP processing, including invoice review, coding and approval workflows, vendor inquiries, payment preparation, and reconciliation of payable balances in coordination with Accounting and Treasury.
• Oversees AR activities, including customer set-up and credit checks, invoicing, cash application, aging review, collections follow-up, customer account reconciliations, and timely escalation of past-due or disputed balances.
• Reviews payroll reconciliations, payroll tax filings, W-2 reporting, retirement contributions, and payroll-related reporting; supports AP/AR reconciliations and month-end close deliverables.
• Ensures payroll, AP, and AR activities follow applicable regulations, established company policies, approval authorities, and SOX internal controls; maintains audit-ready documentation and supports audits.
• Resolves escalated employee, vendor, and customer transaction issues; coordinates with Operations, HR, Accounting, Tax, Finance, Treasury, and third-party providers to address discrepancies and operational needs.
• Maintains standard operating procedures, monitors transaction accuracy and timeliness, and implements practical workflow improvements.
• Establishes and monitors Key Performance Indicators across AR, AP, and Payroll operations.
• Works to improve processes through automation and simplification, while maintaining high quality and SOX controls.
• Perform other functions and duties as required.

Skills

Payroll processing

Multi-state payroll

SOX controls

Team leadership

Excel proficiency

Financial systems

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

ADP HRIS

Payroll software

Job description

Maravai LifeSciences is seeking a Manager, Financial Operations to oversee day-to-day payroll, AP, and AR, ensuring accurate, timely, compliant transactions. You will supervise payroll, AP, AR teams, coordinate with service providers, and enforce SOX controls while supporting month-end close.

This role partners with Commercial, Operations, HR, Accounting, Finance, Tax, Treasury, and other stakeholders to drive process improvements, establish KPIs, and automate workflows in a large multi-state