Payroll Manager

As our Payroll Manager, you will own payroll end-to-end, ensuring every team member is paid accurately and on time, while also stepping into the broader world of accounting, payroll tax compliance, and financial operations.  This is a role for someone who enjoys both precision and variety.  Someone who is just as comfortable reconciling payroll accounts as they are jumping in to support adjacent finance needs.  You will bring the experience to spot issues before they become problems and the mindset to continuously improve how things get done. 

This role is ideal for someone who has been doing this for a while, knows their craft, and is ready to apply that expertise in a collaborative, growth-mindset environment. 

How you’ll make an impact: 

You will be our go-to expert for payroll, while also playing a key role across the Finance & Accounting team: 

• Own the full-cycle payroll process, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance 

• Serve as the internal subject matter expert on payroll and partner with our payroll provider (UKGPro) to manage processing, adjustments and issue resolution 

• Lead payroll-related reconciliations, journal entries, and reporting activities 

• Support payroll tax compliance, including multi-state registrations, filings, and issue resolution with agencies 

• Collaborate closely with People Operations to ensure employee data is accurate and flows cleanly through payroll 

• Support commission payment preparation and validation 

• Play an active role in month-end close activities, especially where payroll and accruals intersect 

• Contribute to broader accounting and operational needs, including corporate credit card administration, expense-related processes, and other operational accounting needs 

• Identify opportunities to improve and automate payroll processes, controls, and systems…and help implement them 
• Collaborate with FP&A to produce accurate payroll forecasts and provide monthly variance analysis between forecast and actual payroll expenses 

What we’re looking for: 

• 8+ years of experience in payroll, with strong exposure to accounting or general ledger work 

• Strong working knowledge of payroll tax compliance, including multi-state complexity 

• Comfort with reconciliations, journal entries, controls, and financial reporting 

• A proactive, problem-solving mindset with a healthy skepticism (if something looks off, you investigate) 

• A collaborative approach and comfortable operating in a hands-on, team-oriented environment where priorities can flex 

• Clear communication skills and a customer-service mindset supporting internal teams 

• Experience with UKGPro strongly preferred 
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation preferred 

Estimated Salary Range: $110,000-125,000
Actual salary will be determined based on factors including, but not limited to, skill set and level of experience. This salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Strata also provides discretionary variable pay programs based on role. In addition, Strata provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits, health and welfare benefits, paid time off, parental leave, life and accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits.