Payroll Specialist

Summary

Join Cartwheel, a rapidly growing telehealth platform revolutionizing school-based mental health care, as their Payroll Specialist. You will be responsible for accurate and timely payroll processing for employees and contractors, ensuring compliance with all regulations. This remote, full-time position requires 3-5+ years of payroll experience and a strong understanding of payroll accounting principles. You will collaborate with various teams to optimize payroll processes and support Cartwheel's mission of improving student mental health. The role offers competitive compensation, equity, excellent benefits, and a supportive team environment. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced startup setting and is passionate about Cartwheel's mission.

Requirements

• Embodies our values: Human, Humble, Accountable, Innovative, Resilient
• Has 3-5+ years of payroll experience
• Understands foundational payroll-related accounting (payroll liabilities, GAAP payroll expense recognition, journal entries for payroll costs, stock-based compensation accounting)
• Most importantly, you're ready to support our mission and drive payroll operations at an organization that will help tens of thousands of students and families nationwide get the mental health care they need

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and perform a variety of complex duties in the preparation, processing, and maintenance of payroll, salary, and benefit data so that client employees and contractors are always paid accurately and on time
• Identify opportunities in Rippling and other systems to improve the accuracy and efficiency of our payroll processes
• Research and analyze discrepancies and process appropriate payroll and other adjustment entries
• Perform the calculation and application of garnishment deduction orders
• Prepare supplemental payrolls as needed
• Manage the calculations and payments for commissions and bonuses
• With support from the Head of People and other team members, resolve and/or coordinate the resolution or escalation of employee and contractor support issues as needed
• Partner with Clinical Operations to ensure payments to our therapists are accurate and timely
• Collaborate with teams across Cartwheel including Business Operations, Care Operations, Clinical Operations, Technology, Finances, Sales, and Customer Success
• Learn the ins and outs of Cartwheel’s payroll systems, processes, and start identifying process improvements in payroll operations
• Become proficient in the systems we use, including Rippling, Healthie, our own Cartwheel SaaS app, Google Sheets, Salesforce, Guru, Asana, Slack and other Google Suite apps
• Start managing cross-functional relationships that impact payroll
• Get to know the team!

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong preference for experience with healthcare
• Thrives in a world of rapid startup growth
• Achieves quality results quickly and prioritizes outcomes
• Uses data to drive decisions, and has a keen understanding of dashboards and metrics
• In the face of competing priorities, prioritizes and moves forward without getting stuck

Benefits

• Competitive compensation between $70,000 - $90,000
• Equity ownership stake in the company
• High-quality health insurance with a $0 monthly premium option for employees
• Dental, Vision, and Employer-Sponsored Life Insurance
• 4 weeks of paid PTO (3 weeks any time + 1 week office closure in December)
• Sick Leave + Holidays
• 401K with 2% employer match
• In-Person Retreats
• $500 annual educational stipend
• Team-based culture with mission-driven colleagues who will go to bat for you