Global Payroll & Compliance Specialist

Socket.dev; Brookshire (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Payroll Administrator to manage multi-currency, multi-entity payroll operations in the United States. The role collaborates with external payroll providers and internal teams to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely payments.

The ideal candidate has at least four years of payroll experience, strong general ledger understanding, proficiency in Excel and Oracle, and a commitment to confidentiality. Travel up to 5% may be required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• 4 years’ experience in a multi-currency payroll environment.
• Demonstrated understanding of general ledger and impact of journal entries.
• Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts.
• Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility.
• Proficiency in MS Office programs.
• Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, up to 5%.

Responsibilities

• Administer payrolls in multi-currency environment.
• Ensure gross and individual payrolls are accurate and timely, in coordination with US and foreign external payroll providers.
• Ensure accurate employee benefit information is recorded and updated as necessary in payroll.
• Ensure the accuracy of information submitted to, and received from, service providers.
• Audit overtime and special pay as scheduled.
• Prepare variance analysis reports prior to finalization of each payroll.
• Manually record foreign payrolls to general ledger as necessary.
• Ensure IRS and state regulations are applied correctly to the payroll in coordination with the external payroll provider.
• Research and resolve federal and multi-state tax and reporting issues for payroll and benefits.
• Prepare and process payroll for all foreign legal entities where necessary.
• Reconcile key balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis.
• Provide requested data for year-end external audits and tax filings.
• Document payroll related processes through flow charts and other approved methods and update them periodically with changes.
• Identify and recommend internal controls in payroll related areas.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive payroll information.
• Test and implement 3rd party payroll changes and update work instructions accordingly.

Skills

Payroll processing

Multi-currency

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Process improvement

Confidentiality

Education

High school diploma

Associate's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

Excel

Oracle

ADP

General ledger systems

Job description

Socket.dev is seeking a Payroll Administrator to manage multi-currency, multi-entity payroll operations in the United States. The role collaborates with external payroll providers and internal teams to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely payments.

The ideal candidate has at least four years of payroll experience, strong general ledger understanding, proficiency in Excel and Oracle, and a commitment to confidentiality. Travel up to 5% may be required.