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Lionheart Ventures

Payroll Manager

Lionheart Ventures, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079


What We Do

Calm is a leading brand in the mental wellness space, offering an app-based SaaS solution to both B2C and B2B customers across the globe. Providing life-changing audio and video content that truly helps people build a habit around mental wellness, furthering our mission to make the world happier and healthier. Calm Finance supports this growth across Accounting, Revenue, Tax, FP&A, and IR, ensuring operations scale efficiently and effectively.

We are hiring remote workers for this role in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, or NYC areas. At this time, only candidates in these locations will be considered.

What You’ll Do

We’re looking for a Payroll Manager to join our growing team. Reporting to our Director of Accounting, you will independently own payroll processing and related taxes for Calm. You will have the opportunity to partner cross-functionally to ensure our payroll processes are robust and scalable to support Calm's future growth.

Own day-to-day payroll transactions processing in payroll accounting system, preparing payroll account reconciliations, and ensuring month end close are completed timely and in compliance with Company's policy

Ensure each pay cycle is processed accurately and timely

Partner effectively with the Finance and People teams, and other cross-functional teams such as Operations and Legal, to record and process any needed changes each cycle, as well as off-cycle payroll processing requirements

Assist with employee inquiries concerning their pay, W-2s, benefits, etc.

Process associated payroll taxes and payment of employee benefits, including all payroll and benefits reconciliations

Utilize your knowledge and skills to maintain Calm’s compliance with regulatory requirements and best practices as we grow and scale our business throughout the U.S. and globally

Responsible for tracking and driving state and local registration requirements for withholding and UI related compliance

Keep abreast of federal, state, and local legal, benefit and tax requirements by reviewing existing and new legislation

Responsible for responding to and managing payroll related audits from various federal, state and local jurisdictions

Help develop scalable process, policies and compliance across our payroll, timekeeping and benefits practices

Produce and improve regular reporting, as well as ad hoc reports as needed

Maintain strict confidentiality over employee data, ensuring full compliance with data protection laws

Partner cross-functionally to optimize and/or automate our processes within our tech, including being a key player in future HR/payroll system implementations and maintenance

Partner with People team to review and audit employee 401(k) contributions as well as make contribution deposits to 3rd party 401(k) administrators in a timely manner

Ensure timely and accurate W-2 preparations at year end

Who You Are

At least 7 years of payroll processing experience

Experience processing multi-state payroll

Experience with variable compensation

Experience with tax withholdings required for various equity transactions

Experience working with taxing jurisdictions to respond to notices, file registrations, and resolve inquiries

Experience with workers comp reporting and invoicing

Expertise with Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel

A demonstrated ability to achieve goals in ambiguity, and in a fast-paced environment in a flexible manner

Results-oriented individual who operates with the business outcomes in mind while ensuring the best employee experience and driving continuous improvement

Exceptional organizational skills and demonstrated success in meeting deadlines

Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information

Minimum Requirements

Experience using Trinet a plus

Experience with processing equity transactions (options, RSUs, IPO)

Benefits administration and strategy experience

Previous payroll system implementation experience

Membership with APA

The base salary ranges below represent the low and high end of Calm’s salary range for this position in various geographic locations. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, experience and other qualifications.

In the United States, Calm has four geographic pay zones. For this position, the base pay ranges for candidates in each zone are:

Zone A: $ 125,700 - $ 176,000

Zone B: $ 113,130 - $ 158,400

Zone C: $ 106,845 - $ 149,600

Zone D: $ 100,560 - $ 140,800

This role is also eligible for equity + comprehensive benefits + 401k + flexible time off.

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