Payroll Specialist

Yelp is seeking a payroll superstar to join the Payroll Team as a Payroll Specialist! This is a hands-on position responsible for all payroll and related responsibilities. The role works closely with Accounting, Finance, People and Technology teams.

The Payroll Specialist will ensure accurate processing and recording of company’s payroll for US and Canada and must have strong communication skills, customer service orientation, and attention to detail. This position will impact a rapidly growing organization and have exposure with team members at all organizational levels within Yelp.

The successful applicant will be joining a fun, fast paced, high-growth company and will be involved in the on-going building and improving of payroll processes.

We’d love to have you apply, even if you don’t feel you meet every single requirement in this posting. At Yelp, we’re looking for great people, not just those who simply check off all the boxes. This is a full-time remote role based in the United States.

• Ensures proper processing of biweekly multi state payroll for 5000+ employees in US and Canada; process monthly and quarterly commission payrolls
• Process miscellaneous off cycle checks including final paycheck, severance, etc.
• Manage workflow to ensure all payroll transactions are processed accurately and timely, to include salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes and other deductions.
• Reconcile payroll prior to transmission and validate against confirmed reports
• Assist in auditing for Monthly/Quarterly/Year-end Payroll Close process, as needed
• Answer, set up and test all incoming garnishments for accurate deductions
• Effectively prioritize to ensure compliance and accurate record keeping and ensure payroll is processed in compliance with multi ¬state wage and hour laws
• Timely resolve internal/external employee inquiries via ticketing system
• Handle new hire and employee level location tax set ups

• Minimum 2 years full-cycle payroll experience – Required
• Experience using payroll platforms, Workday, ADP Smart Compliance
• Able to prioritize multiple projects, goals and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Understanding of payroll related deductions (Commuter Benefits, FSA, ESPP, 401k contributions, Stock transactions etc.)
• Understanding of FLSA rules
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong Google Suite skills
• Able to demonstrate complete discretion and confidentiality
• CPP Preferred
• Ability to work with team members at all levels in a remote environment

• Effective your first day: Full medical, vision, and dental 
• 15 days PTO (accrual begins on date of hire and increases with 2+ years of tenure thereafter), 12 paid holidays, plus one floating holiday
• Up to 14 weeks of parental leave
• Monthly wellness subsidy
• Work from home reimbursement
• Flexible spending account
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Compensation range for this position is $45,000- $77,000 annually. You may also be offered a bonus and benefits.