Payroll Specialist

DataDog
New York
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 80,000 - 117,000 annuallyFunction: Finance & AccountingSkills: ["Communication","Organization","Analytical skills","Attention to detail","Professional judgment"]

Manage US semi-monthly payroll for salaried and hourly employees, partnering with stakeholders to ensure accurate, on-time processing in Workday. Handle payroll administration including hires, terminations, status changes, tax updates, transfers, 401(k) feeds, garnishments, and supplemental payments. Resolve discrepancies via Workday reporting, support audits and control improvements with Finance, and process equity transactions (RSUs, NSOs, ISOs). Provide government reporting inquiry support.

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DataDog
DataDog
2 months ago

Payroll Specialist

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Job Summary

Manage US semi-monthly payroll for salaried and hourly employees, partnering with stakeholders to ensure accurate, on-time processing in Workday. Handle payroll administration including hires, terminations, status changes, tax updates, transfers, 401(k) feeds, garnishments, and supplemental payments. Resolve discrepancies via Workday reporting, support audits and control improvements with Finance, and process equity transactions (RSUs, NSOs, ISOs). Provide government reporting inquiry support.
Location: New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Support the semi-monthly payroll process from start to finish in Workday for salaried and nonexempt employees, ensuring employees are paid correctly and on time.
  • •Process employee lifecycle and payroll-related changes including new hires, terminations, status changes, tax changes, transfers, 401(k) feeds, timesheet data, compensation changes, and retroactive adjustments.
  • •Resolve payroll discrepancies by running and analyzing Workday data reports.
  • •Process equity transactions including RSUs, NSOs, ISOs, disqualified dispositions, and other equity-related transactions.
  • •Collaborate with Finance stakeholders on audits, control improvements, SOX and 401(k) auditor support, and government reporting inquiries for payroll-related topics.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 80,000 - 117,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDental401kPaid LeaveParental LeaveGym Membership

Key Requirements

  • •At least three years of experience processing payroll in a multi-state environment.
  • •Familiarity with payroll systems; ADP and Workday are both preferred (at least one essential).
  • •Knowledge of payroll-related legislation (e.g., Sarbanes-Oxley Act or FLSA).
  • •Proficiency with Excel and Google Sheets (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, SUMIF).
  • •Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong organizational and analytical abilities with attention to detail.
Experience:PayrollMulti-state payrollEquity transactions
Skills:CommunicationOrganizationAnalytical skillsAttention to detailProfessional judgment
Languages:English
Tech Stack:WorkdayWorkday HRISWorkday payrollADPExcelGoogle Sheets

Company Brief

DataDog
Provides a cloud-native monitoring and observability platform that unifies metrics, traces, logs, and security signals to help engineering, operations, and security teams monitor and troubleshoot modern applications and infrastructure.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2010
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