Global Payroll Manager - Multi-State & EOR Expert

fal; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision (US)

Team events and offsites

Learning and growth opportunities

Job summary

fal is hiring a Foundational Global Payroll Manager to own payroll end to end for a fast-growing, distributed team: US W-2 employees, US contractors, global employees through EORs, and global contractors. The role runs accurate, on-time payroll in Rippling, gets bonuses and commissions paid correctly, and builds the controls and processes that let payroll scale.

It's hands-on: run the cycles today, and design how payroll works as fal adds states, countries, and headcount.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of progressive payroll, including full ownership of multi-state US payroll.
• Rippling payroll administration (US and Global).
• Hands-on global payroll through EORs; US and international contractors.
• Complex California hourly payroll: OT, regular rate, premiums.
• Bonus/commission payroll and accruals.
• Deep knowledge of federal/state/local payroll tax and year-end reporting.
• Journal entries, GL reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Strong Excel/Sheets skills; auditing own work.
• Discretion with confidential data and clear communication.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end payroll cycles for US W-2s and contractors.
• Manage hourly, non-exempt, and intern pay; California rules compliance.
• Administer global payroll via EORs; country setups and compliance.
• Handle 1099s, W-8BENs, and payroll-related tax reporting.
• Validate bonuses/commissions; coordinate with Sales Ops and Finance.
• Maintain controls, GL recs, and month-end accruals; audit trails.
• Serve as payroll subject-matter expert; drive process improvements.

Skills

Payroll experience 4+ yrs

All-round payroll

California payroll

Bonus/commissions payroll

Payroll tax knowledge

GL/journal entries

Excel/Sheets

Confidential data handling

Clear communication

Tools

Rippling

Job description

fal is hiring a Foundational Global Payroll Manager to own payroll end to end for a fast-growing, distributed team: US W-2 employees, US contractors, global employees through EORs, and global contractors. The role runs accurate, on-time payroll in Rippling, gets bonuses and commissions paid correctly, and builds the controls and processes that let payroll scale.

It's hands-on: run the cycles today, and design how payroll works as fal adds states, countries, and headcount.