fal-ai - Global Payroll Manager
Requirements
• 4+ years of progressive payroll experience, including full ownership of multi-state US payroll • Rippling payroll admin (US and Rippling Global) • Hands-on global payroll through EORs; paying US and international contractors (1099s, W-8BENs, classification) • Complex California hourly payroll: daily OT, regular rate, meal/rest premiums, and the records behind them • Bonus and commission payroll, including supplemental withholding and accruals • Deep knowledge of federal/state/local payroll tax, FLSA, and year-end reporting • Comfortable with journal entries, GL reconciliations, and month-end close • Strong Excel/Sheets skills and a habit of auditing their own work • Sound judgment with confidential data; clear, friendly communication • Stood up payroll in a new country or entity • Equity comp payroll (ISOs, NSOs, RSUs) and Carta • High-growth startup, ideally AI or developer infrastructure • CPP or FPC certification • Automates manual work with scripts, integrations, or AI tools • US benefits knowledge, including 401(k) and mandatory compliance
Responsibilities
• US W-2 payroll: full-cycle multi-state payroll in Rippling; federal/state/local tax compliance and new state registrations; year-end (W-2s, W-2Cs, fringe reporting); payroll-side benefit deductions. • Hourly, non-exempt, and intern pay: California daily OT, double time, 7th-day rules; regular-rate calculations; timekeeping, meal/rest break attestations and premiums; Labor Code 226-compliant wage statements; per-cycle audits. • Global EOR payroll: monthly inputs, register review, and invoice reconciliation; new-country setup and entity decisions; country-by-country compliance. • US and global contractors: payments in the right currency; W-9/W-8BEN collection and 1099-NECs; classification risk with People and Legal; monthly GL reconciliation. • Bonuses, commissions, variable pay: supplemental withholding by state/country; commission validation with Sales Ops and Finance; equity-event payroll (RSU vests, option exercises). • Controls, accounting, audit and compliance: payroll JEs, GL recs, month-end accruals; controls and audit trails; agency notices and audits; mandatory filings including pay data reports. • Systems and process: Rippling payroll expert; automate manual steps; payroll calendar, runbooks, and policies; go-to for employee payroll questions.
Benefits
• Interesting and challenging work • A lot of learning and growth opportunities • Health, dental, and vision insurance (US) • Regular team events and offsites • U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY INFORMATION:
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