Hybrid Senior Payroll & Equity Operations Lead

Disc Medicine; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 151,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Disc Medicine in Watertown, MA, is seeking a Senior Manager, Payroll and Equity to lead multi-state payroll and equity programs in a dynamic hybrid environment.

The role collaborates with HR, Finance, Legal and external auditors to ensure SOX-compliant processes, accurate reporting, and timely equity grants, RSU vesting, ESPP transactions, and year-end activities.

Strong analytical skills, exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple workflows are essential.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of hands-on multi-state payroll processing experience
• Experience processing payroll within ADP Workforce Now
• 2+ years of equity administration experience supporting stock option and RSU programs
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, data analysis, reconciliations, and reporting

Responsibilities

• Process and validate semi-monthly payrolls in ADP Workforce Now, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and SOX-compliant documentation
• Support payroll processing related to equity compensation including RSU vesting, option exercises, and ESPP transactions
• Collaborate with HR to ensure onboarding, offboarding and maintenance of employee compensation
• Maintain payroll system accuracy, including earnings codes, deductions, tax configurations, and pay rules
• Partner with ADP and other service providers for year-end processing and W-2 reporting; 401(k), payroll tax, audits
• Manage 401k uploads
• Ensure compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations
• Manage multi-state processing and reporting, including state tax registrations
• Perform monthly payroll reconciliations, payroll journal entries and bonus accruals
• Generate and analyze payroll reports using ADP Workforce Now
• Process Concur expense report
• Provide clear communication to employees regarding payroll and equity questions
• Manage day-to-day responsibilities in Shareworks
• Manage automatic feeds from ADP to Shareworks
• Oversee and process quarterly RSU vesting
• Monitor ESPP changes
• Upload new stock grants
• Oversee ESPP open enrollment window
• Prepare annual Form 3921/3922 submissions
• Support accounting with reporting needs
• Prepare documentation for SOX controls and audits

Skills

Payroll processing

Excel

Analytical skills

Communication

Multi-state processing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/HR/Business

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

Shareworks

NetSuite

MS Office (Excel/Word/PPT)

Job description

Disc Medicine in Watertown, MA, is seeking a Senior Manager, Payroll and Equity to lead multi-state payroll and equity programs in a dynamic hybrid environment.

The role collaborates with HR, Finance, Legal and external auditors to ensure SOX-compliant processes, accurate reporting, and timely equity grants, RSU vesting, ESPP transactions, and year-end activities.

Strong analytical skills, exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple workflows are essential.