Payroll Accounting Manager

The role

You will oversee payroll administration and the payroll accounting that supports it, making sure employees are paid accurately and on time. You will own the payroll accounting close cycle and partner with HR, Accounting and external payroll providers.

What you will do

• Manage end-to-end payroll for all employees, including regular payroll, bonuses and off-cycle payments.
• Ensure timely and accurate multi-state payroll.
• Review payroll registers and reconcile across US and UK jurisdictions before finalization.
• Process new hires, terminations, salary changes, promotions and other payroll changes.
• Administer Leave of Absence payroll calculations.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state and local payroll, tax and wage and hour regulations.
• Prepare and post payroll journal entries and reconcile payroll balance sheet accounts.
• Own the payroll accounting role in month-end, quarter-end and year-end close.
• Administer the employee expense reimbursement program and corporate credit card program.
• Maintain payroll systems, the payroll-to-GL integration in NetSuite, and payroll policies.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field.
• 5+ years of payroll experience, including multi-state payroll administration.
• Experience with payroll journal entries, account reconciliations and period-end close.
• Experience administering expense reimbursement and corporate credit card programs.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. payroll tax regulations and wage and hour laws.
• Experience with payroll and expense management systems such as ADP, UKG Ready, PayPro, Concur, Ramp or similar.
• Strong ERP/GL skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information.

Nice to have

• Accounting degree.
• Experience with NetSuite.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Open, flexible and friendly work environment.
• Platform to develop long-term career.
• Summary of Benefits available to all applicants.

Before you apply

• Xaira Therapeutics does not accept agency resumes.

About the company

Xaira is an AI-focused biotech startup working on generative AI models to design protein and antibody therapeutics and foundation models for biology and disease. It is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle and London.