Payroll Lead

Posted 7 Days Ago
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San Francisco, CA
Hybrid
112K-196K Annually
Senior level
Productivity • Professional Services • Software • Design
Figma is a design platform for teams who build products together.
The Role
The Payroll Lead will manage US payroll operations, ensuring compliance, processing payments, and collaborating with various teams for efficient payroll management.
Summary Generated by Built In

Figma is growing our team of passionate people on a mission to make design accessible to all. Born on the Web, Figma helps entire product teams brainstorm, design and build better products — from start to finish. Whether it’s consolidating tools, simplifying workflows, or collaborating across teams and time zones, Figma makes the design process faster, more efficient, and fun while keeping everyone on the same page. From great products to long-lasting companies, we believe that nothing great is made alone—come make with us!

As a Payroll Lead on the Accounting Team, you’ll be an integral part of Figma’s payroll operations. The ideal candidate will have experience in processing US payroll, preparing journal entries, and leading projects. This role will collaborate closely with the Benefits, HRIS, People Ops, and Accounting teams to ensure seamless coordination across various functions. This person will report directly to the Senior Payroll Manager.

This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.

What you’ll do at Figma:

  • Maintain, review and validate data for US payroll using Workday Payroll
  • Review timesheets, attendance records and leave of absence pay
  • Audit payroll tax records
  • Process payments for final paychecks, adjustments and special pay
  • Create journal entries related to payroll transactions
  • Collaborate with the accounting and finance teams to provide commentary on flux and trends
  • Participate in audits for 401k, Workers Compensation, and general audit
  • File quarterly taxes and issue W-2s
  • Create and maintain process documentation
  • Provide standard and ad-hoc payroll reports to various internal departments such as Finance, Accounting, Tax and Equity
  • Support in special projects
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
  • 8+ years of full-cycle, multi-state payroll processing experience
  • Strong knowledge of Workday Payroll and ADP SmartCompliance
  • Experience recording equity transactions including RSUs and stock exercises
  • Demonstrated understanding of US payroll compliance, taxes, reciprocities, and overtime laws
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify errors and inefficiencies, resolve discrepancies, and recommend solutions
  • Experience building relationships and communicating with stakeholders across all levels and functions
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
  • Commitment to customer service

While not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:

  • Experience managing small to medium sized projects including implementations
  • Experience using Netsuite
  • Experience at a high growth B2B SaaS company
  • CPP certification

At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Pay Transparency Disclosure

If based in Figma’s San Francisco or New York hub offices, this role has the annual base salary range stated below.    

Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified. For roles that are available to be filled remotely, the pay range is localized according to employee work location by a factor of between 80% and 100% of range. Please discuss your specific work location with your recruiter for more information. 

Figma offers equity to employees, as well a competitive package of additional benefits, including health, dental & vision, retirement with company contribution, parental leave & reproductive or family planning support, mental health & wellness benefits, generous PTO, company recharge days, a learning & development stipend, a work from home stipend, and cell phone reimbursement.  Figma also offers sales incentive pay for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles. Figma’s compensation and benefits are subject to change and may be modified in the future. You may view our Pay Transparency Policy by clicking on the corresponding link.

Annual Base Salary Range (SF/NY Hub):

$112,000$196,000 USD

At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace - we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to apply for a role, participate in the interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require accommodation, please reach out to [email protected]. These modifications enable an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity not only to get a job, but successfully perform their job tasks to the same extent as people without disabilities. 

Examples of accommodations include but are not limited to: 

  • Holding interviews in an accessible location
  • Enabling closed captioning on video conferencing
  • Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers
  • Changing the mode or format of interviews 

By applying for this job, the candidate acknowledges and agrees that any personal data contained in their application or supporting materials will be processed in accordance with Figma's Candidate Privacy Notice.

Top Skills

Adp Smartcompliance
NetSuite
Workday Payroll
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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
1,000 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Born on the Web, Figma helps teams create, share, test, and ship better designs from start to finish. Companies like Microsoft, Google, and Slack use Figma to boost creative productivity while keeping everyone on the same page.

Why Work With Us

We’re multiplayer people who live by our values, celebrate our differences, and care deeply about each other and our users. Making design accessible to all is a lofty goal. We’re just getting started and could use your help—join us!

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