Payroll Manager

Wilco; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible PTO

Health benefits

Parental leave

Equity

Job summary

Doppel is seeking a hands-on Payroll Accounting Manager to own U.S. and global payroll operations. You will ensure accurate processing, journal entries, and tax compliance while partnering across Accounting, People Ops, Legal, and FP&A in a fast-moving startup

This role drives scalable payroll processes, supports international payroll setup, and reports to enable precise financial close and robust internal controls.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of progressive payroll experience, including global and U.S. payroll operations.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. payroll regulations, payroll taxes, and multi-state payroll compliance.
• Experience with payroll journal entries and reconciliations.
• Experience supporting month-end close, payroll reporting, and audits.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple functions without direct authority.
• Experience with external payroll providers.
• Familiarity with Google Workspace, Rippling, and DEEL; ability to learn new systems.

Responsibilities

• Own accurate and timely U.S. and global payroll processing for employees and contractors.
• Review payroll-impacting items such as hires, terminations, compensation changes, bonuses, and deductions.
• Oversee travel and expense reimbursements and update expense policies.
• Prepare payroll journal entries and support month-end close; reconcile payroll accounts.
• Partner with People Ops, Legal, FP&A, AP and external providers to ensure accurate payroll data.
• Support payroll tax compliance, year-end reporting, and audits.
• Assist with international payroll setup as the company expands.
• Improve payroll processes and controls to scale with the business.

Skills

Payroll processing

Global payroll operations

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Google Workspace

Rippling

DEEL

RAMP

Navan

Job description

About Doppel

Doppel is building the future of social engineering defense. Our AI-native platform uses agentic AI to protect executives, employees, customers, and brands from phishing, impersonation, fraud, and other AI-powered threats across digital channels. We help some of the world’s most recognized brands detect and dismantle attacker infrastructure while strengthening employee resilience through threat-informed training and simulation. By unifying Digital Risk Protection, Human Risk Management and Email Security, Doppel connects threats into a real-time intelligence graph to power faster disruption, smarter defense, and modern security awareness at scale.

About Doppel

Doppel is building the future of social engineering defense. Our AI-native platform uses agentic AI to protect executives, employees, customers, and brands from phishing, impersonation, fraud, and other AI-powered threats across digital channels. We help some of the world’s most recognized brands detect and dismantle attacker infrastructure while strengthening employee resilience through threat-informed training and simulation. By unifying Digital Risk Protection, Human Risk Management and Email Security, Doppel connects threats into a real-time intelligence graph to power faster disruption, smarter defense, and modern security awareness at scale. Backed by leading investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners, and trusted by leading enterprises, Doppel is a rapidly growing Series C startup building the future of social engineering defense. Our team combines deep cybersecurity expertise, operational rigor, and startup velocity to solve some of the internet’s most urgent trust and safety challenges.

The Role

At Doppel, we focus on building a culture where people feel respected, supported, and trusted to do meaningful work. We value clarity, collaboration, and solving real problems for our customers and teammates. Payroll is one of the most critical financial operations in the company. We believe employees should be paid accurately and on time, every time, while maintaining strong financial controls, regulatory compliance, and an exceptional employee experience. We are looking for a hands‑on Payroll Accounting Manager to own our current U.S. and global payroll operations while helping build a scalable global payroll function. This role sits within the Accounting organization and requires someone who is both a strong payroll operator and comfortable with payroll accounting. The right candidate has a deep understanding of payroll processing, payroll journal entries, reconciliations, payroll tax compliance, month-end close support, and cross functional execution. Success in this role requires strong follow‑through, attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to coordinate across Accounting, People Operations, Legal, FP&A, external payroll providers, and local partners. The ideal candidate is comfortable operating in a fast-moving startup environment where processes are still being built. This person can execute payroll accurately today while helping us mature our payroll processes, documentation, controls, and global operating model for the future.

What You'll Do

• Own accurate and timely U.S. and global payroll processing for employees and contractors. including payroll calendars, payroll changes, approvals, off-cycle payments, and payroll-related issue resolution. Global payroll processing includes overseeing EOR pay runs and working with local payroll providers for international entities.
• Review payroll-impacting items such as new hires, terminations, compensation changes, bonuses, commissions, benefits, leave events, taxable benefits, 401(k) deductions, employer contributions, and equity-related taxable events.
• Oversee Travel & Expense reimbursements and payments using RAMP and Navan. Manage, update and communicate changes to multi-country expense policies.
• Prepare payroll journal entries, support month-end close, and reconcile payroll-related accounts, including payroll cash, accrued wages, payroll taxes, benefits, 401(k), employee deductions, employer taxes, and other payroll liabilities.
• Partner with People Operations, Legal, FP&A, AP, external payroll providers, and local advisors to ensure payroll data is complete, accurate, and processed on time.
• Support payroll tax compliance, year-end reporting, W-2 review, payroll tax notices, audit requests, and payroll-related internal controls.
• Help support international payroll setup and ongoing coordination across EOR, PEO, and direct local payroll models as the company expands globally.
• Improve payroll processes, documentation, reconciliations, controls, and system workflows so the payroll function can scale with the business.

Required Qualifications

What We're Looking For

• 6-10 years of progressive payroll experience, including global and U.S.payroll operations, payroll accounting, and payroll tax compliance.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Strong understanding of U.S. payroll regulations, payroll taxes, wage and hour requirements, and multi-state payroll compliance.
• Solid payroll accounting knowledge, including experience preparing payroll journal entries and reconciling payroll-related balance sheet accounts.
• Experience supporting month-end close, payroll reporting, audit requests, and financial reporting schedules.
• Ability to coordinate effectively across Accounting, People Operations, Legal, FP&A, and external partners without direct authority.
• Experience working with external payroll providers.
• Experience with Google Workspace, Rippling , and DEEL. Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and optimize new systems, leveraging technology and AI to build scalable processes and strong internal controls.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment where processes are evolving.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing payroll through multiple operating models, including direct payroll, Employer of Record (EOR), and Professional Employer Organization (PEO) providers.
• Experience transitioning employees from a PEO or EOR to a standalone payroll platform following entity establishment.
• Experience working with international payroll providers.
• Experience in a high-growth, venture-backed technology company.
• Experience designing internal controls.
• CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) certification is a plus.

Why Join Us?

• Base salary range of $110,000-$150,000 plus meaningful equity so you share in Doppel’s success
• A hybrid working model with room for in-person collaboration and remote work for deep focus
• Flexible PTO, comprehensive health benefits, parental leave, and more
• A high-growth environment where your work has immediate impact and visibility

Salary Range: $110,000 USD - $150,000 USD