Payroll Manager

What We’re Building Honeycomb is a service for the near and present future, defining observability and raising expectations of what developer tools can do! We’re working with well known companies like HelloFresh, Slack, LaunchDarkly, and Vanguard and more across a range of industries. This is an exciting time in our trajectory, we’ve closed Series D funding, scaled past the 200-person mark, and were named to Forbes’ America’s Best Startups of 2022 and 2023!

If you want to see what we’ve been up to, please check out these blog posts and Honeycomb.io press releases.

Who We Are We come for the impact, and stay for the culture! We’re a talented, opinionated, passionate, fiercely inclusive, and responsible group of bees. We have conviction and we strive to live our values every day. We want our people to do what they truly love amongst a team of highly talented (but humble) peers.

How We Work We are a fully distributed company, which means we believe it is not where you sit, but how you deliver that matters most. We invest in our people and care about how you orient to our culture and processes. At the same time we imbue a lot of trust, autonomy, and accountability from Day 1. #LI-RemoteLittle more about the team:

Join Honeycomb as a Payroll Manager and be a key player in our exciting global expansion! Reporting directly to the Controller, you’ll have a pivotal role in shaping our payroll operations. We’re looking for a proactive, detail-oriented problem solver who thrives in the dynamic environment of a startup. If you’re ready to make an impact and grow with us, we’d love to hear from you! #LI-Remote

What you’ll do in the role:

• Maintain, review and validate data for US payroll, Canada Payroll, UK Payroll, and additional Employer of Record payrolls

• Process payments for final paychecks, adjustments and special pay

• Process and approve employee expense reports in alignment with the Company Purchase & Expense Policy

• Manage Navan, formerly Tripactions, travel platform for employees and guests of the Company

• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local payroll laws in addition to Global payroll compliance and company policies

• Maintain accrued PTO schedules for applicable subsidiaries in accordance with local laws

• Audit payroll tax records

• Lead annual audit for 401k, Workers Compensation, and assist with the general financial statement audit

• Create and maintain process documentation and internal controls

• Conduct account reconciliation to verify payroll data against financial records.

• Prepare payroll-related journal entries

• Promptly address employee inquiries and concerns related to payroll, providing exceptional customer service and support.

• Stay updated on Global tax regulations and compliance requirements affecting payroll processes

• Provide standard and ad-hoc payroll reports to various internal departments such as Finance and People Teams, as well as provide commentary on flux and trends

• Administer and maintain payroll systems, ensure data integrity and implement system upgrades and enhancements.

• Collaborate with HR, finance and other departments to gather and validate payroll information, such as new hires, terminations, promotions and salary changes.

• Maintain employee data changes, including manager and department updates across Spend Platform, Airbase

• Maintain employee-related benefit allocations and employee program trackers, including healthcare, professional development stipend, and work-from-home stipend programs

• Monthly flux analysis for payroll-related expense accounts

What you’ll bring to the role:

• BS in Finance or Accounting or related field

• 6+ years of relevant experience in SaaS or Start Up environment

• Proficiency in Rippling required

• Experience with multi-subsidiaries and global payroll

• Expe...