Payroll & Equity Ops Specialist

Cabaletta Bio; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and retirement benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Stock option plans

Job summary

Cabaletta Bio is seeking a Payroll & Equity Administration Specialist to own end-to-end U.S. payroll and equity administration within a growing biotech environment.

You will ensure accurate payroll processing across multiple states, manage tax filings, and handle equity transactions while supporting travel reimbursements in line with policy. In this hybrid role, you will partner with Finance, HR, and IT to implement Rippling and optimize payroll infrastructure, ensuring timely, compliant payroll

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on payroll processing experience in biotech or life sciences.
• Strong knowledge of multi-state statutory payroll tax requirements and filings.
• Proficiency with Rippling, Shareworks, NetSuite and Concur preferred.
• High accuracy and discretion handling confidential employee data.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end payroll processing for all U.S. employees across multiple pay cycles.
• Manage multi-state payroll tax compliance, registrations, withholding, and filings.
• Coordinate with international payroll providers for non-U.S. employees.
• Ensure accurate general ledger entries and reconciliations in NetSuite.
• Track PTO, benefits deductions, and garnishments; process wages, bonuses, and equity income.
• Serve as primary contact for payroll inquiries and audits (W-2s, ACA).
• Identify process improvements for payroll/HR tech infrastructure.

Skills

Payroll processing

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Rippling

Shareworks

NetSuite

Concur

Job description

Cabaletta Bio is seeking a Payroll & Equity Administration Specialist to own end-to-end U.S. payroll and equity administration within a growing biotech environment.

You will ensure accurate payroll processing across multiple states, manage tax filings, and handle equity transactions while supporting travel reimbursements in line with policy. In this hybrid role, you will partner with Finance, HR, and IT to implement Rippling and optimize payroll infrastructure, ensuring timely, compliant payroll