Payroll Manager

San Francisco, CA | Finance | Reports to Assistant Controller

Who is Allbirds?

At Allbirds, we believe in using business as a force for good. We’re a global footwear and apparel brand with roots in New Zealand and our headquarters in San Francisco. Since 2016, we’ve been on a mission to prove that comfort, design, and sustainability aren’t mutually exclusive. Our commitment to creating better things in a better way is fueled by a belief that the fashion industry needs to focus less on flash and more on thoughtfulness. And as a certified B Corp, we’re dedicated to making the most sustainable products we can using premium natural materials - designed for life’s everyday adventures.

Where we need help

You’ll work closely within our Accounting and Finance Team and key cross functional business partners.  You will lead and manage all aspects of global payroll operations for our rapidly growing company and must be a strategic and tactical leader, with a track record of success. You will drive timely, accurate, and compliant payroll, improve end-to-end processes, and implement a new International payroll system.  You thrive in a start-up environment.  Your friends and co-workers describe you as someone who gets it done, and is good natured, analytical, detail-oriented, and insatiably curious. 

What does the job entail?

• Responsible for accurate and timely payroll run for all countries in compliance with local tax and labor regulations, including variable pay, stock, or other supplemental or non-recurring pay runs, and ensuring timely tax deposits
• Drive cross functional collaboration with the People and Total Rewards teams in ongoing operations as well as cross functional excellence projects
• Drive a seamless integration with ancillary systems, including SAP ERP
• Manage internal and external payroll audits
• Assist in statutory financial reporting and audits
• Manage relationships with external payroll providers in all jurisdictions
• Drive, review and audit work performed by your function, including auditing payroll data, ensuring accurate wages, tax withholdings, deductions, and garnishments and process quarterly tax adjustments, end-of-year payroll tax and reporting compliance
• Document and enforce internal controls in compliance with company’s SOX procedures
• Drive special projects, including process documentation and improvements, system updates, integrations, upgrades or implementations (especially for International payroll)Develop, drive and report on key metrics for the function
• Support management on ad hoc and growth-oriented projects such as scalability initiatives and acquisitions

What kind of person are we looking for?

• 5+ years experience leading the global payroll function at a public multinational company is preferred.
• Experience in reporting equity transactions and its impact on tax and compliance
• Demonstrate organizational and leadership skills
• Strong analytical skills on Income Statement and Balance Sheet and experience with payroll account reconciliations
• Sound understanding and experience with a large payroll system is preferred, such as ADP.
• Experience implementing a large-scale payroll system or upgrade is preferred
• Well versed in current payroll procedures and compliance
• Experience with SAP is preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Gsuite
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal, in addition to strong problem-solving skills
• Resourceful, innovative, with a can-do attitude and attention to detail
• Work well with cross functional teams to drive the company’s objectives
• CPP is preferred.

What do we offer?

The pay range for this role is: $90,000 - $100,000 and is required to be based out of our San Francisco, CA corporate office. 

Allbirds routinely evaluates pay rates, and the ranges are subject to change based on market rates and other considerations.  We factor in a number of components when determining starting pay, including the job and level you are hired into, location, skillset, experience and peer compensation.

Benefits Overview:

When you join our flock at Allbirds, we offer competitive pay as well as bonus and equity for eligible roles, healthcare, retirement savings, and other great benefits for the whole being. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, please see the detailed list below.

• Health benefits include options for 100% company paid medical for employees: HMO, HSA, &PPO (with employee premium), vision and dental coverage for the employee (with eligible dependents at an additional cost). Company paid OneMedical memberships available for members of certain medical plans. Company HSA contribution for enrolled HSA members.
• Financial benefits include company equity for eligible roles, 401(k) with employer matching contribution, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, company-paid life insurance and disability for full time roles and pre-tax savings programs for eligible healthcare, childcare and commuter expenses.
• Unlimited PTO, plus parental leave, volunteering, medical & family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Support benefits through Modern Health (free coaching and therapy sessions), Employee Assistance Program and more.
• Other Perks include the company discount (50%) on Allbirds products, reimbursement on eligible wellness expenses and charitable contributions, cellphone and more.

Diversity

Allbirds is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. Allbirds policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, marital or veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member), sexual orientation, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits discrimination based on a perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. All such discrimination is unlawful.

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