Payroll Manager (Biotech)

Location: South San Francisco, California, United States

Salary: $135,000–$160,000 annually

Company

hirify.global is a biotech startup using generative AI and foundation models for biology and disease to transform drug discovery and develop protein and antibody therapeutics.

What you will do

• Manage end-to-end payroll, including regular payroll, bonuses, off-cycle payments, new hires, terminations, leave of absence calculations, and other employee changes.
• Process and reconcile multi-state payroll across US and UK jurisdictions, including payroll liabilities, benefits, journal entries, and payroll-related accounts.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax, wage and hour, garnishment, levy, court order, and year-end reporting requirements.
• Administer employee expense reimbursements and corporate credit card transactions, including policy reviews, reconciliations, disputes, and card administration.
• Partner with Human Resources, Accounting, external payroll providers, and auditors during close cycles, audits, and payroll issue resolution.
• Improve payroll workflows, automation, internal controls, systems, policies, procedures, and documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field.
• 5+ years of payroll experience, including multi-state payroll administration.
• Experience administering employee expense reimbursement and corporate credit card programs.
• Strong knowledge of US payroll tax regulations and wage and hour laws.
• Experience with payroll and expense management systems such as ADP, UKG Ready, Concur, Ramp, or similar.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, strong analytical and organizational abilities, attention to detail, and discretion with confidential information.

Nice to have

• Experience with ERP systems such as NetSuite.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Open, flexible, and friendly work environment.
• Opportunities to develop a long-term career while building scalable infrastructure.
• Commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace.