Payroll Specialist

Summary

Join Quantum Metric's growing accounting team as an experienced compensation specialist! This remote-first role is crucial in supporting variable compensation functions for a rapidly expanding global technology company. You will play a key role in ensuring timely and accurate payroll processing for 400+ employees across North America and EMEA. The position requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, along with 2-5 years in payroll or accounting. You'll need strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Quantum Metric offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a supportive, collaborative culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience plus 2-5 years in a payroll or accounting function is required
• Established track record of successfully leveraging technology and designing/building process improvements designed to drive efficiency
• Comfort with coordinating with and working alongside remote teams and the ability to work from an in-person office when necessary, such as to coordinate large projects or important deadlines
• Experience working with multi-state (US) and international payroll for other large or high-growth companies
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to thrive in a fast-growing environment where change is the norm; strong multitasking skills, and flexibility to quickly move from one project to the next
• Strong organizational skills, detail- and accuracy-oriented, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrates our core values of passion, persistence and integrity

Responsibilities

• Deliver world-class care to our company’s most valuable resource: our people, by ensuring timely and accurate processing of payroll and by providing responsive and empathetic payroll support as needed
• Process monthly and bi-weekly payroll data for a 400+ person organization across North America and EMEA, with the highest degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Effectively manage deadlines, escalate issues as they arise, and drive a mindset of process improvement as someone with a thorough understanding of the company’s payroll policies and processes
• Perform monthly reconciliations of payroll accrual accounts, record payroll-related journal entries and support other accounting functions related to payroll
• Work closely with cross-functional teams as a subject matter expert to ensure payroll compliance
• Grow into a role where you can take the lead on performing detailed analysis of costs and other business-critical people/performance metrics to share with leadership to facilitate a more robust understanding of our business
• Perform audit/reconciliation functions and respond to complex and sensitive employee inquiries concerning pay with discretion
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with our accounting tech-stack, which includes Netsuite (ERP), Paylocity (Payroll), and HiBOB (HIRS) are preferred as well as strong Excel/Google Sheets skills

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance (99% Medical base plan paid by the Company)
• FSA, DCFSA, and HSA accounts
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Telehealth options
• Voluntary Life & AD&D, STD, LTD, Critical Illness and Accident
• Healthy Rewards – Discount Programs
• Discounts on Pet Insurance
• 401k (with employer match) and Options / Equity
• 13 company holidays
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• Sick leave
• Parental/Adoption Leave
• Promotional opportunities
• Rewards and recognition programs
• Robust onboarding and training program
• One-time stipend for work-at-home employees
• Monthly business expense stipend
• Flexible work environments
• Employee Discount Program (Perks at Work)
• Employee Referral Program
• Lead Referral Program
• MacBook and awesome swag delivered to your door
• Encouraging and collaborative culture
• RECHARGE PROGRAM (after 3 years, disconnect for 3 weeks, no email/slack)