Senior Corporate Accountant, Payroll

At Salesloft, our Senior Payroll Specialist will be pivotal to our company's success. You will be a key member of our fast-growing and high-performing Accounting team and will be our strategic business partner, working cross-functionally to ensure accurate, compliant, and timely payroll for our global employees. This individual will be a strategic contributor to our public-readiness journey, maintaining strong payroll internal control procedures. As a Senior Payroll Specialist, you will develop policies and a compliance framework that enable proper internal controls and efficiency, and you will play a significant role in implementing a third-party global payroll provider.

On a day-to-day basis, you will take ownership of developing, implementing, and maintaining best practices and procedures within the payroll process. Specifically, you will:

• Manage all aspects of payroll operations, including processing via our third-party provider for our global employees (across the USA, Mexico, UK, and India)
• Support the accounting team in ensuring all payroll transactions are reconciled to the correct departments and general ledger accounts
• Serve as the go-to person for all payroll inquiries from employees and business leaders
• Work closely with People Ops, FP&A, Accounting, and other business leaders to ensure the accuracy of payroll data
• Partner with the Director of Tax to stay current with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation regarding payroll compliance

In addition to working with amazing colleagues who live our core values every day, you will have the opportunity to maximize Salesloft's value by partnering with the business to drive positive outcomes. You will be the company's primary point of contact for all payroll matters, including payroll policy, discrepancy investigation, and serving as liaison between employees and our third-party payroll processors. You will have an opportunity to make a difference.

We are seeking a detail-oriented, extremely thorough, and diligent professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. The Senior Payroll Specialist will be a key member of the Accounting and Finance department and a critical part of the financial accounting and operations of the business. This individual will ensure the company's payroll is accurate, compliant, complete, and timely, working closely with People Operations, Financial Accounting, and our third-party payroll provider.

If you're looking for an opportunity to learn more, do more, and become more, then becoming a Senior Payroll Specialist is the career path for you!

Our Salesloft Finance and Corporate Services team is comprised of seasoned and up-and-coming accounting professionals with strong analytical skills, ensuring timely and accurate records in accordance with company accounting policies and generally accepted accounting principles. The team shares a few common traits: they are self-motivated, ambitious, and passionate about evangelizing Salesloft in the SaaS market — and they live our five core values every day:

• Move as One
• Evidence Over Ego
• Lead From the Front
• Make Your Mark
• Customer-Inspired

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of payroll administration experience in a fast-growing company/SaaS environment
• Workday payroll administration experience
• Ability to research and resolve discrepancies promptly
• Finely tuned customer service mindset
• Advanced attention to detail and accuracy
• Highly organized, with the ability to meet assigned deadlines
• Ability to act and operate independently

Is this role not an exact fit? Keep an eye on our Careers Page for other positions!

• You will become part of an amazing culture with a supportive CEO and smart teammates who actually care
• You will work with an amazing team you can learn from and teach
• You will have access to a modern AI tech stack
• You will experience joining a high-growth, high-traction organization
• You will hear "Yes, let's do that!" and then have the opportunity to successfully execute on your ideas
• You will build community with colleagues of many cultures and backgrounds through ERGs and DEI initiatives

Salesloft is committed to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace where everyone belongs and can thrive. We focus on culture add, not culture fit, and believe our teams are made stronger by the unique perspectives, experiences, and identities each person brings.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and provide employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you're excited about this role even though your experience may not perfectly match every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We are actively hiring across multiple geographies and would love to welcome passionate, curious, and mission-driven individuals to our growing team. Explore our open roles and consider joining us!

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