Payroll Manager

Decagon
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 160,000 - 190,000 annuallyFunction: Finance & AccountingExperience: 4-6 yearsSkills: ["Attention to detail","Ownership mindset","Independent reconciliation","Process automation","Documentation and controls"]

Own end-to-end payroll for U.S. and international entities, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely processing. Manage payroll accounting close each month with accruals and reconciliations, and handle payroll tax across states and countries. Run stock administration in Carta (grants, exercises, dispositions, withholding, and reporting) and partner with Accounting and auditors by providing the documentation, controls, and automation needed to scale. Expand into broader accounting ops as capacity allows.

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Decagon
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Payroll Manager

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end payroll for U.S. and international entities, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely processing. Manage payroll accounting close each month with accruals and reconciliations, and handle payroll tax across states and countries. Run stock administration in Carta (grants, exercises, dispositions, withholding, and reporting) and partner with Accounting and auditors by providing the documentation, controls, and automation needed to scale. Expand into broader accounting ops as capacity allows.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting

Key Responsibilities

  • •Run end-to-end payroll for the U.S. and international entities, including new hires, terminations, bonuses, commissions, and equity compensation.
  • •Own stock administration in Carta, including grants, exercises, terminations, repurchases, and the related tax and reporting.
  • •Close payroll and equity monthly with accruals, reconciliations, and support for stock comp expense and audit requests.
  • •Get payroll tax right across states and countries, including new registrations, mobile employees, and year-end filings.
  • •Write documentation, build missing controls, automate non-manual parts, and expand into broader accounting operations over time (T&E, AP, and month-end reconciliations).

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 160,000 - 190,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife InsuranceDisability Insurance401kPensionParental LeaveFertility BenefitsWellness StipendMeal Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •4-6 years of progressive payroll experience with full ownership of U.S. and international payroll.
  • •Payroll tax fluency, including registrations, multi-state nexus, and year-end forms.
  • •Deep knowledge of payroll compliance, tax regulations, and reporting requirements.
  • •Strong understanding of equity compensation mechanics (ISO/NSO, exercises, dispositions, withholding, reporting) and ability to pick up Carta quickly.
  • •Comfort closing the books: journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations, with strong attention to detail to resolve discrepancies.
Experience:4-6 yearsInternational payrollPayroll complianceEquity compensationStartup
Skills:Attention to detailOwnership mindsetIndependent reconciliationProcess automationDocumentation and controls
Tech Stack:CartaRippling

Company Brief

Decagon
Builds conversational AI agents and a platform that automates customer support across chat, email, and voice, enabling brands to deliver concierge-level customer experiences at scale.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series C
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2023
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