Payroll Manager

We are seeking a Payroll Manager to own and scale our global payroll function across a multi-entity, multi-country organization. This role will be responsible for end-to-end payroll operations while serving as the system owner for Deel, which will function as our primary HRIS, payroll, and EOR platform. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, systems-minded, and experienced operating payroll in a global environment. You will play a critical role in ensuring accurate, compliant payroll while building scalable processes, strengthening internal controls, and supporting multi-entity financial reporting.

This is a Hybrid position in our Atlanta OR Barcelona office.

Key Responsibilities:

Global Payroll Operations:
• Own end-to-end payroll across U.S. and international entities (W-2 employees, EOR populations, and contractors)
• Operate Deel as the system of record for payroll and employee data
• Manage payroll calendars, pay cycles, and country-specific requirements across multiple jurisdictions
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of payroll, bonuses, commissions, and off-cycle payments

Payroll Accounting & Close:
• Prepare and review payroll journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations across multiple entities
• Partner with Accounting to support month-end close and consolidated financial reporting
• Ensure proper GL mapping and alignment between payroll outputs and financial statements

Compliance & Controls:
• Ensure compliance with U.S. and international payroll regulations, tax filings, and statutory reporting
• Maintain strong internal controls, including segregation of duties and audit-ready processes
• Partner with Director of Tax and external advisors on payroll-related filings and audits

Systems & Process Optimization:
• Serve as system owner for Deel, including configuration, maintenance, and optimization
• Drive automation and scalability of payroll processes across entities, currencies, and geographies
• Build and document standardized payroll workflows and procedures

Cross-Functional Partnership:
• Partner with HR on onboarding, terminations, compensation changes, and employee lifecycle events
• Serve as primary point of contact for payroll-related employee and executive inquiries
• Collaborate with Finance, Legal, and Operations on global workforce and compliance matters

Qualifications:

Required:
• 6-10+ years of payroll experience, including multi-entity and multi-country payroll
• Experience managing payroll in Deel as a primary HRIS and global payroll platform, including U.S. W-2 payroll and international populations
• Experience operating a unified global payroll platform across multiple entities and jurisdictions, including ownership of payroll accounting and system integrations
• Strong working knowledge of NetSuite, including payroll-related GL impacts
• Experience managing EOR, contractor, and employee payroll models in a global environment
• High attention to detail with a strong internal-controls mindset
• Experience operating in a fast-paced, scaling organization

Preferred:
• Experience supporting multi-subsidiary, multi-currency environments
• Prior ownership of payroll system implementations or migrations
• Strong cross-functional communication skills and comfort working onsite with leadership

What Success Looks Like:
• Payroll is accurate, timely, and compliant across all entities and jurisdictions
• Deel is fully optimized as a unified HRIS and payroll system
• Payroll accounting is clean, reconciled, and aligned with financial reporting in NetSuite
• Processes and controls scale effectively with company growth and international expansion
• Employees have a seamless payroll experience while Finance maintains strong oversight and controls