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General Ledger Accountant, Payroll
San Jose · Senior
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About the role
- This role sits at the intersection of People Operations and Accounting, with direct ownership over payroll accruals, reconciliations, compliance, and internal controls.
Responsibilities
- Prepare payroll-related account reconciliations and maintain supporting documentation
- Support periodic internal control reviews and testing
- Maintain accurate configuration of earnings codes, deduction codes, tax settings, and pay groups within payroll systems
- Support system setup for new states, entities, and pay frequencies as the company expands
- Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)
Requirements
- Proficiency with ERP systems such as NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or equivalent, and experience scaling systems in a high-growth environment
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
Compensation
- We are hiring a General Ledger Accountant, Payroll to own critical elements of our financial close and ensure accurate accounting for payroll, benefits, and related compensation expenses.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
- $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
- Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
- Own and lead the payroll and benefits accounting close process, ensuring accurate accruals, reconciliations, reporting, and strong internal controls over employee compensation and related expenses
- Prepare and post payroll journal entries, including accruals for bonuses, commissions, and PTO
- Reconcile benefits portal data to payroll deductions
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies between HRIS, payroll providers, benefits portals, and ERP
Company info
- We are the first inference-focused frontier AI system.
- We are a fully in-person team in San Jose (Santana Row), and greatly value engineering skills.
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