Decagon

Decagon

Payroll Manager

San Francisco · Mid · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$140k-$170kDetected 62 days ago
Agentic AIFinancial AnalysisAccountingAR/VRGAAPFinancial ReportingAccounts Payable

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About the role

  • Get payroll tax right across states and countries, including new registrations, mobile employees, and year-end filings
  • 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

Responsibilities

  • We're building a future where customer experiences are being redefined from support tickets and hold music to faster resolutions, richer conversations, and deeper relationships.
  • This is a high-impact individual contributor role responsible for ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll while helping build the processes and controls needed to support a rapidly scaling organization.
  • Write the documentation and build the controls this function is missing, and automate the parts that shouldn't be manual
  • We ensure accurate, timely financial reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP while designing scalable processes and strong controls that support expansion across teams and geographies.
  • Expand into broader accounting operations over-time: own T&E policy, process, and compliance; take on accounts payable and month-end reconciliations as capacity allows

Requirements

  • Deep knowledge of payroll compliance, tax regulations, and reporting requirements.
  • Strong attention to detail and the ability to independently reconcile and resolve discrepancies

Nice to have

  • Carta experience is a plus and the ability to pick it up quickly is not optional.

Compensation

  • $140,000 - $170,000 + equity

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family
  • Life Insurance and Disability Benefits
  • Retirement Plan (e.g., 401K, pension)
  • Parental Leave
  • Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot
  • Monthly stipend to support your wellness, lifestyle, and work-life balance
  • Take what you need vacation policy (subject to local requirements; UK employees receive 25 days of statutory leave)
  • We proudly offer the following benefits for our full-time employees:
  • Run end-to-end payroll for the U.S. and international entities, including new hires, terminations, bonuses, commissions, and equity compensation
  • Close payroll and equity every month: accruals, reconciliations, support for stock comp expense, and the schedules auditors ask for
  • These benefits are described in more detail in Decagon's policies, may vary by location, and can change at any time according to applicable compensation and benefits plans.

Company info

  • The Accounting team at Decagon is at the center of our growth, building the financial foundation that powers a rapidly scaling startup.
  • Partnering closely with Sales, People, Legal, and Operations, we drive thoughtful spend management, contract oversight, and payroll excellence-balancing precision with agility in a fast-moving environment where our work directly enables the company's next stage of growth.
  • Have worked in a hyper growth company
  • Decagon is the leading conversational AI platform empowering every brand to deliver concierge customer experiences.
  • Our values - Just Get It Done, Invent What Customers Want, Winner's Mindset, and The Polymath Principle - shape how we work and grow as a team.
  • We're looking for a high-impact Payroll Manager to build the finance engine that keeps our company scaling.
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