US Compliance Payroll Analyst

Rippling; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is seeking a subject matter expert in US payroll and tax compliance. You will partner with R&D to define software requirements for Rippling's payroll product and internal tooling, and drive key compliance processes.

You will lead audits, document regulatory changes, and collaborate with Rippling's Tax Operations team. Your work touches hundreds of thousands of employees and billions in funds, ensuring the system remains compliant across the nation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in payroll tax and compliance positions.
• CPP certification preferred.
• Experience with building payroll software with Product/Engineering teams.
• Experience working in a high growth startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Define product requirements to meet payroll regulatory changes.
• Define and execute audits to validate payroll calculations.
• Document regulatory requirements for internal stakeholders; think of yourself as a resident expert in payroll and tax compliance within Rippling.
• Proactively research and stay up to date with payroll tax regulations and rules.
• Be Rippling's point of contact and liaison with federal, state and local tax agencies.
• Own all payroll compliance functions related to assigned states, ensuring the Rippling system remains fully compliant with local regulations.

Skills

Payroll compliance

Regulatory knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Product/Engineering collaboration

Startup experience

Education

CPP Certification

Tools

Payroll software platforms

Job description

About Rippling

Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.

About Rippling

Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.
Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.
Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.4B+ from the world's top investors - Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock, and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes.
We prioritize candidate safety. Please be aware that all official communication will only be sent from @Rippling.com addresses.

About The Role

We are looking for a subject matter expert in US payroll and tax compliance. In this role, you will work directly with our R&D teams to define and pressure test software requirements for Rippling's US payroll product and internal tooling. Additionally, you will drive key compliance processes such as account audits, regulatory requirements documentation, and collaboration with Rippling's Tax Operations team.
You will serve alongside our small but mighty Payroll Compliance team whose objective is to ensure that Rippling's payroll and tax systems remain best-in-class and compliant with changing tax laws across the nation. Your work will immediately touch hundreds of thousands of employees and billions in fund flows.

What You Will Do

• Define product requirements to meet both existing and new payroll / tax regulatory changes
• Define and execute audit processes to validate payroll calculations and ensure compliance of Rippling's payroll system
• Document and communicate regulatory requirements and changes to internal stakeholders; think of yourself as a resident expert in payroll and tax compliance within Rippling. This is a role that touches all customer facing and R&D teams
• Proactively research and stay up to date with payroll tax regulations and rules
• Be Rippling's point of contact and liaison with federal, state and local tax agencies
• Own all payroll compliance functions related to assigned states, ensuring the Rippling system remains fully compliant with local regulations

What You Will Need

• 5+ years of experience in payroll tax and compliance positions
• CPP Certification preferred
• Experience with working with Product and Engineering teams; preferably experience building payroll software at different stages of maturity. You are able to distill complex payroll concepts into actionable and practical steps
• Experience working at a high growth startup. Specifically, you know how to operate in a dynamic work environment and you are not uncomfortable with competing priorities