Payroll & Finance Owner - Early-Stage Startup

Nicely Co.; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicely Co. is seeking a Payroll Specialist to strengthen financial planning, accurate records, controls, reporting, cash stewardship, and decision support.

This role partners across functions in an early-stage company, turning priorities into clear, dependable work and building scalable processes. The successful candidate will own day-to-day payroll-related activities, implement lightweight workflows, maintain documentation, and communicate tradeoffs with sound judgment and autonomy as the

Qualifications

• Experience in financial planning, recordkeeping, controls and reporting.
• Ability to translate priorities into plans and measurable outcomes.
• Strong written and verbal communication with cross-functional partners.
• Ability to organize ambiguous work and document decisions.
• Experience working in an early-stage environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day work across financial planning, accurate records, controls, reporting, cash stewardship, and decision support.
• Translate priorities of the Payroll Specialist role into documented plans, decisions, and measurable outcomes.
• Build lightweight, repeatable processes that fit an early-stage company and can mature over time.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve dependencies and deliver complete outcomes.
• Identify risks early, recommend proportionate solutions, and escalate consequential decisions.
• Maintain accurate documentation and handle company, customer, and employee information responsibly.
• Use relevant evidence and feedback to improve quality, efficiency, and stakeholder experience.
• Communicate progress, constraints, priorities, and results clearly to affected teammates.

Skills

Financial planning

Accurate records

Controls

Reporting

Cash stewardship

Decision support

Communication

Education

Relevant education/certification

Tools

Accounting tools

Job description

Nicely Co. is seeking a Payroll Specialist to strengthen financial planning, accurate records, controls, reporting, cash stewardship, and decision support.

This role partners across functions in an early-stage company, turning priorities into clear, dependable work and building scalable processes. The successful candidate will own day-to-day payroll-related activities, implement lightweight workflows, maintain documentation, and communicate tradeoffs with sound judgment and autonomy as the