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Salary: USD 105,000 - 115,000 / annual
YipitData is a market research and analytics firm specializing in alternative data and insights for the disruptive economy. The company recently raised $475M from The Carlyle Group at a $1B+ valuation and serves top investment funds and Fortune 500 companies globally.
You will own end-to-end US payroll operations and benefits administration for 500+ employees. This is a hands-on role requiring deep expertise in payroll processing, multi-state tax compliance, and benefits invoice reconciliation. You'll partner closely with Finance, People Ops, ADP, and external benefits partners to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll while serving as the internal payroll subject matter expert.
Key responsibilities include:
- Processing and managing payroll for 500+ US employees with accuracy and timeliness
- Managing multi-state payroll and tax requirements, including New York's Convenience of the Employer rule
- Resolving employee payroll questions and coordinating with ADP and internal stakeholders on payroll, tax, and deduction issues
- Administering payroll-related benefits, including employee deductions, qualifying life events (QLEs), and coordination with the benefits team
- Reviewing and reconciling benefits invoices and self-funded plan activity, validating eligibility, enrollment, deductions, and plan fees
- Supporting month-end, year-end, W-2 preparation, open enrollment, benefits renewals, audits, and recurring processes
- Identifying opportunities to automate, simplify, and scale payroll and benefits processes while maintaining strong controls and documentation
YipitData emphasizes ownership, rapid growth, and merit-based advancement. The company has been recognized by Inc. as a Best Workplace for three consecutive years and offers flexible work hours, flexible vacation, 401K match, parental leave, wellness budget, and learning reimbursement.
Note: This role is remote-friendly but may be subject to New York State tax withholding depending on work location. East Coast work hours are expected.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 4+ years of hands-on payroll and benefits administration experience
- Direct responsibility for running payroll through ADP Workforce Now for a US workforce of at least 500 employees
- Experience managing multi-state payroll
- Required: Experience reconciling benefits invoices
- Strongly preferred: Experience with self-insured benefits plans and New York's Convenience of the Employer rule
- Strong working knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll and tax requirements
- Hands-on experience with benefits administration and invoice reconciliation
- High proficiency with Excel or Google Sheets and comfort with large datasets, reconciliations, audits, and reporting
- Exceptional attention to detail and ownership of high-stakes, deadline-driven work
- Clear, empathetic communication skills and ability to independently own recurring processes
