Remote Payroll Manager

Summary

Join Underdog, the fastest-growing sports gaming company, as a Payroll Manager! Manage all aspects of payroll processing for 350+ employees across the US. Maintain and update timekeeping systems, oversee tax reporting, and handle new state registrations. Collaborate with the People Operations team to ensure accuracy and completeness. Conduct process reviews and lead payroll projects. Support 401(k) administration and provide payroll reporting. This role requires 8+ years of payroll experience with ADP Workforce Now proficiency. We offer a competitive salary, equity, unlimited PTO, parental leave, and comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

• Must have 8+ years of payroll experience, with proficiency using ADP Workforce Now for payroll processing
• Attention to detail and ability to produce work with a high degree of accuracy
• Ability to thrive in a high growth environment while juggling multiple responsibilities and meeting strict deadlines
• Proven understanding of payroll best practices and tax requirements, including how payroll transactions impact the general ledger and other reporting
• Strong customer orientation with excellent verbal and written communication skills to partner and build collaborative working relationships with employees at all levels

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of payroll processing and submissions which includes semi-monthly and bi-weekly payroll for 350+ employees, across the US
• Maintain and update timekeeping systems and coordinate with hourly managers to ensure timekeeping records are completed and submitted on time for payroll processing
• Oversee tax reporting for all federal, state, and local jurisdictions (prepared by our payroll service company) to ensure compliance with regulations and filing requirements
• Responsible for new payroll state registrations to ensure we are qualified to pay employees in states we are not currently operating in and ensure we are closing states where we no longer have employees
• Collaborate closely with the People Operations team to ensure the accuracy and completeness of every payroll submission, maintaining high standards of payroll management
• Conduct a review and audit of current processes and practices for all payroll cycles to identify gaps and make recommendations for improvement
• Lead all payroll projects and initiatives
• Support the 401(k) administrative function (processing contributions and ensuring payroll related file feeds are running as expected), and partner with the People Operations team on annual 401k audits
• Provide payroll and compensation reporting as needed to support ad hoc management analysis
• Support accounting with payroll related matters as needed
• Support other ad hoc projects as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO (we're extremely flexible with the exception of the first few weeks before & into the NFL season)
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• A $500 home office allowance
• A connected virtual first culture with a highly engaged distributed workforce
• 5% 401k match, FSA, company paid health, dental, vision plan options for employees and dependents