Payroll Administrator

Turn2Partners; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Turn2Partners is seeking a Payroll Administrator/Lead to own payroll for a 400+ employee, multi-state workforce in the Northern Virginia area. The role handles ADP Workforce Now processing, new-state setups, and equity/RSU payroll events, with focus on accuracy and controls.

Day-to-day involves tax compliance, journal entries, and close support, building out processes as the company scales toward IPO readiness. This is a pivotal payroll function hire reporting to the CFO.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of U.S. multi-state payroll ownership.
• Payroll accounting entries, accruals, GL reconciliations, month-end close.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end multi-state payroll processing for 400+ employees.
• Ensure state registrations, SUI accounts, workers' comp and tax filings.
• Process commissions and RSU payroll events.
• Prepare payroll journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Develop SOX-compliant payroll policies and controls.

Skills

Payroll processing

Multi-state payroll

SOX controls

Internal audits

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance/Business Admin

CPP or CPA (plus)

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

NetSuite

BambooHR

Employee Navigator

Job description

Location: Tysons Corner/Arlington, VA area

Compensation: $95,000-$125,000/year + 30% Bonus + Equity

Description

Our client, a mission-driven, PE-backed technology company in here in Northern Virginia, is hiring a Payroll Administrator/Lead to own payroll for a 400+ person, multi-state workforce. This is the first dedicated payroll hire on their team, building out the payroll function under the CFO -Day to day it's multi-state payroll on ADP Workforce Now, setting up new states as they hire (registrations, SUI, workers' comp), commissions and RSU payroll events, payroll JEs and GL recs, plus establishing best payroll controls/processes/procedures as they grow towards an IPO.

What you'll own

• End-to-end multi-state payroll processing on ADP Workforce Now for 400+ employees
• Multi-state tax compliance: state registrations, SUI accounts, workers' comp, withholding, quarterly and annual filings, W-2s and tax notices
• Setting up payroll in new states as the company hires
• Validating every input each cycle: new hires, terms, comp changes, time and attendance, benefit deductions, garnishments, leaves, retro adjustments and off-cycles
• Commission and bonus calculations, and equity/RSU payroll events
• Payroll journal entries and accruals, payroll GL and balance sheet reconciliations, and month-, quarter- and year-end close support
• Writing and running payroll policies, procedures and SOX-compliant controls; supporting internal and external audits, system changes and automation

What we're looking for

Must-haves:

• 4+ years of U.S. multi-state payroll with hands-on ownership
• Payroll accounting journal entries, accruals, GL reconciliations, month-end close

Nice-to-haves:

• Bachelors degree, ideally in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field
• CPP (CPA also a plus)
• ADP Workforce Now strongly preferred; NetSuite preferred; BambooHR and Employee Navigator a plus
• Equity/RSU payroll and new-state setups (registrations, SUI, workers' comp)
• SOX or public-company readiness exposure