Global Payroll & Compliance Specialist

Plaid Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Plaid is seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Accountant to support our semi-monthly U.S. payroll and international payroll activities. You will own payroll accounting, respond to employee questions, and partner with People, Legal, Finance, Accounting, and external vendors as Plaid scales.

Reporting to the Payroll & Stock Administration Manager, you will improve documentation, controls, and workflows while ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of payroll experience, including hands-on processing of multi-state U.S. payroll.
• Experience using Workday Payroll.
• Payroll accounting experience, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Strong understanding of payroll tax regulations and the ability to research and resolve compliance questions.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and follow-through in a deadline-driven environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience partnering across teams.

Responsibilities

• Process semi-monthly U.S. payroll and support international payroll activities, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time.
• Review payroll inputs, changes, and reports for completeness and accuracy; research and resolve discrepancies before payroll is finalized.
• Manage garnishments, payroll tax notices, and related compliance activities in partnership with internal teams and external providers.
• Own the payroll inbox and provide timely, clear, and empathetic support to employees.
• Partner with the People team to coordinate leaves of absence, time reporting, benefit deductions, and compensation changes.
• Prepare payroll journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules for month-end close.
• Support 401(k), Workers' Compensation, financial statement, and other payroll-related audits.
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations and document key payroll processes and controls.
• Identify and implement process improvements that increase accuracy, efficiency, and scalability across payroll operations.
• Build trusted partnerships across Accounting, Finance, People, Legal, and external payroll vendors.

Skills

Payroll processing

Workday Payroll

Journal entries

Account reconciliations

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Tools

Workday

ADP SmartCompliance

NetSuite

Job description

Plaid is seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Accountant to support our semi-monthly U.S. payroll and international payroll activities. You will own payroll accounting, respond to employee questions, and partner with People, Legal, Finance, Accounting, and external vendors as Plaid scales.

Reporting to the Payroll & Stock Administration Manager, you will improve documentation, controls, and workflows while ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.