Strava is the app for active people. With over 150 million athletes in more than 185 countries, Strava is where connection, motivation, and personal bests thrive. No matter your activity, gear, or goals, we help you find your crew, crush your milestones, and keep moving forward. Start your journey with Strava today.
Our mission is simple: to motivate people to live their best active lives. We believe in the power of movement to connect and drive people forward.
Reporting to the Payroll Manager, this role will be an integral part of bringing Strava’s vision through driving strategic company-wide efforts and supporting our growth. As our first dedicated Payroll Analyst hire, you will collaborate cross functionally to help with reviewing and processing confidential employee data, and ensuring the delivery of timely and accurate payroll.
We follow a flexible hybrid model that generally translates to half your time on-site in our San Francisco office— three days per week.
What You’ll Do- Process and review end to end payroll for salaried and hourly semi-monthly pay runs
- Audit timesheets, compensation changes and payroll inputs for accuracy and completeness
- Collaborate with People Ops, Accounting, and other third party vendors to resolve payroll issues
- Analyze payroll reports for accuracy, trends, and discrepancies
- Ensure compliance with tax reporting, labor regulations and company policies
- Facilitate and support audits through the delivery of records and documentation to external auditors, if require
- Assist with implementation of new payroll system or process improvements
- Be part of a public readiness journey from late-stage private to public including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance
- Support year-end activities
- 3-5 years of experience in payroll processing/functions
- Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, related field, or combination of professional experience
- Familiarity with payroll accounting and reconciliations
- Prior experience with Workday
- CPP or FPC is a plus
- Excellent Excel skills and a strong understanding of payroll regulations, FLSA, and tax withholding rules
- Demonstrated strength with analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proven ability to maintain excellent attention to detail and accuracy
At Strava, we know our employees are the most important ingredient to our success, and our compensation and total rewards programs reflect that. We take a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on the department and your location. Salary ranges are categorized into one of three tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. We will determine the candidate’s starting pay based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. We may modify these ranges in the future. For more information, please contact your talent partner.
Compensation: $90,000 - $110,000. This range reflects base compensation only and does not include equity or benefits. Your recruiter can share more details about the full compensation package, including the range specific to your location, during the hiring process.
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Why Join Us?Movement brings us together. At Strava, we’re building the world’s largest community of active people, helping them stay motivated and achieve their goals.
Our global team is passionate about making movement fun, meaningful, and accessible to everyone. Whether you’re shaping the technology, growing our community, or driving innovation, your work at Strava makes an impact.
When you join Strava, you’re not just joining a company—you’re joining a movement. If you’re ready to bring your energy, ideas, and drive, let’s build something incredible together.
Strava builds software that makes the best part of our athletes’ days even better. Just as we’re deeply committed to unlocking their potential, we’re dedicated to providing a world-class, inclusive workplace where our employees can grow and thrive, too. We’re backed by Sequoia Capital, TCV, Madrone Partners and Jackson Square Ventures, and we’re expanding in order to exceed the needs of our growing community of global athletes. Our culture reflects our community. We are continuously striving to hire and engage teammates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives because we know we are a stronger team together.
Strava is an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with the values of Strava, we make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotional and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical handicap, mental disability, medical condition, disability, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and/or weight.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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What We Do
Strava is Swedish for “strive,” which epitomizes who we are and what we do. We’re a passionate and committed team, unified by our mission to connect athletes to what motivates them and help them find their personal best. And with billions of activity uploads from all over the world, we have a humbling and audacious vision: to be the record of the world’s athletic activities and the technology that makes every effort count.
Strava builds software that makes the best part of our athletes’ days even better. And just as we’re deeply committed to unlocking their potential, we’re dedicated to providing a world-class, inclusive workplace where our employees can grow and thrive, too. We’re backed by Sequoia Capital, Madrone Partners and Jackson Square Ventures, and we’re expanding in order to exceed the needs of our growing community of global athletes. Our culture reflects our community – we are continuously striving to hire and engage diverse teammates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives because we know we are a stronger team together.When you’re ready for a challenge and a team that will support you along the way, join us!
