Payroll Accounting Manager

Suno; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement match (3% Safe Harbor)

Medical, dental & vision insurance

Commuter benefit stipend

Free lunch 5 days a week

Unlimited PTO & unlimited sick days +

11 company holidays

Creative education stipend

Parental leave (16 weeks)

Job summary

Suno is hiring a Payroll Accounting Manager to own end-to-end payroll across all cycles for a fast-growing Series D company. You will ensure accurate, on-time payments, maintain compliance across federal, state, and local rules, and partner with People and third-party providers.

The role emphasizes building scalable processes, governance, and automation. The ideal candidate has 5–7 years of hands-on payroll experience, strong multi-state knowledge, and experience with systems like Rippling,

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of payroll experience with end-to-end ownership
• Deep knowledge of multi-state payroll compliance (tax withholding, wage-and-hour, year-end)
• Hands-on experience with payroll systems and third-party providers (Rippling, Gusto, ADP, Workday) including implementations or transitions
• International payroll compliance experience, ideally via 3rd party EOR
• Experience bringing payroll in-house or standing up a payroll function from scratch
• Equity/stock-based compensation payroll (RSUs, options, ESPP) and global/multi-entity payroll exposure
• Consumer tech or other high-growth environment experience
• Demonstrated, measured use of AI and automation to speed/payroll accuracy

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end payroll processing across all pay cycles
• Manage compliance across federal, state, and local requirements (tax withholding, filings, wage-and-hour, garnishments, year-end)
• Partner with People team on onboarding, compensation changes, benefits and equity payroll, and off-boarding
• Manage third-party payroll providers and reconcile payroll to the GL
• Build policies, controls, and documentation to scale payroll, audit-ready and self-service as the team grows
• Bring AI and automation to payroll with guardrails to improve speed and accuracy

Skills

Payroll processing

Payroll compliance

Automation / AI in payroll

End-to-end ownership

Confidentiality

Multi-state payroll knowledge

Third-party payroll systems experience

Equity payroll

In-house payroll setup

GL reconciliation

Education

CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) or FPC certification

Tools

Rippling

Gusto

ADP

Workday

Job description

• As our first internal Payroll Accounting Manager, you’ll own payroll processing and compliance end to end for a rapidly growing Series D company — bringing the function in-house, building the processes and controls it needs, and running it cleanly every cycle
• Reporting to the Director of Accounting and partnering closely with the People team and our third-party payroll providers, you’ll make sure every employee is paid accurately and on time while keeping us compliant across a growing footprint
• You’ll also bring a measured, meaningful approach to AI and automation to make payroll faster and more accurate. This is a hands-on, build-and-operate role for someone who wants to stand up the payroll function the right way and grow with it
• Own end-to-end payroll processing across all pay cycles, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time
• Manage compliance across federal, state, and local requirements — tax withholding and filings, wage-and-hour rules, garnishments, and year-end (W-2) processing
• Partner closely with the People team on onboarding, compensation changes, benefits and equity-related payroll, and off-boarding
• Manage third-party payroll providers and reconcile payroll to the general ledger, resolving discrepancies quickly
• Build the policies, controls, and documentation that make payroll scalable, audit-ready, and self-service as the team grows
• Bring AI and automation to payroll with the right guardrails — making it faster and more accurate so the people building the world’s first Creative Entertainment platform are always paid right and on time

Benefits

• Retirement Match: Suno offers a Traditional 401(k) plan and Roth 401(k) plan with a 3% Safe Harbor company match.
• Medical, Dental & Vision: We offer competitive medical, dental, vision insurance for employees and dependents.
• Commuter Benefit: Generous monthly stipend for commuting expenses.
• Lunch Program: Suno offers free lunch 5 days a week in each of our office locations.
• Time Off: Suno employees are provided with unlimited paid time off as well as unlimited sick days + 11 company holidays.
• Creative Education Stipend: Annual reimbursements for creative education and development.
• Parental Leave: 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave to both birthing and non-birthing parents.

A demonstrated, measured use of AI and automation to make payroll faster and more accurateA builder’s mindset and aptitude for building — you’ll set up, document, operate, and then automate, often with little existing infrastructureStrong payroll accounting skills — reconciling payroll to the GL and partnering on the monthly close5-7 years of payroll experience, including hands-on ownership of end-to-end payroll processing at a high-growth company and a passion for payrollAn extremely high level of discretion and ownership, capable of handling highly confidential and time sensitive mattersDeep knowledge of multi-state payroll compliance — tax withholding and filings, wage-and-hour rules, garnishments, and year-end reportingHands-on experience with payroll systems and third-party providers (e.g., Rippling, Gusto, ADP, Workday, or similar), including implementations or transitionsCPP (Certified Payroll Professional) or FPC certificationInternational payroll compliance experience, ideally managed through a 3rd party EORExperience bringing payroll in-house or standing up a payroll function from scratchEquity / stock-based compensation payroll (RSUs, options, ESPP) and global / multi-entity payroll exposureConsumer tech or other high-growth environment experience