Senior Manager, Payroll - Americas

Teamwork makes the stream work.

Roku is changing how the world watches TV

Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the US and Mexico, and we've set our sights on powering every television in the world. Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. Our mission is to be the TV streaming platform that connects the entire TV ecosystem. We connect consumers to the content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers unique capabilities to engage consumers.

From your first day at Roku, you'll make a valuable - and valued - contribution. We're a fast-growing public company where no one is a bystander. We offer you the opportunity to delight millions of TV streamers around the world while gaining meaningful experience across a variety of disciplines.

 

About the Role 

As the Senior Manager, Payroll - Americas, you will be a key member of a high-performing international and US payroll team. The right candidate will collaborate with the Director of Global Payroll operations to provide strategic direction, expertise and execution to the payroll function. You are responsible for overseeing and advising around all aspects of US, Canadian, and LATAM payroll, timekeeping, and related systems to ensure accurate, timely, and cost-effective delivery and reporting of all wage and tax data per statutory requirements, timely and align with company policies.  The ideal candidate will have endless curiosity and can pair a global mindset with locally relevant execution. You should be a gritty problem solver and self-starter who can drive programs with the product and technical teams within Roku and across external strategic partner organizations. The successful candidate will display a balance of hard and soft skills, including the ability to respond quickly to changing business needs.  This position will be hybrid with the expectation to be in the office three days a week and based out of our Austin office.

 

What you'll be doing

• Manage the Americas payroll operations team deliverables in producing an accurate and timely Bi-weekly and Bi-monthly payroll, including but not limited to base pay, equity compensation, payroll taxes, statutory and supplemental benefits, and ad hoc payroll activity as required
• You play a strategic role in planning and implementing payroll-related initiatives that may include complex payroll systems and technologies across multiple locations and countries
• Lead accounting automation and process improvement projects. Accountable for providing direction and influencing stakeholders to ensure successful on-time execution
• Develop a team culture through effective goal setting, metrics, engagement and developments plans with a focus on customer service, accountability, quality, continuous improvement and high performance
• Manage relationships and payroll related service support and deliverables with external service providers
• Partner closely with internal business partners (People Shared Services/IT/Accounting/FP&A) to provide a first-in-class payroll experience
• Stay current on regulations, benefits changes, and labor laws impacting the payroll process, maintaining compliance within Workday and related systems for all payroll tax jurisdictions
•  Ensure SOX compliance and maintain internal controls for the respective areas of responsibility by monitoring/updating accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Control owner for SOX requirements that relate to payroll ensuring adherence and evolution as process and system controls change
• Define and report around metrics for success and monitor reporting and adherence to KPIs
• Research and provide guidance on complex payroll and tax issues
• Oversee payroll tax related activity regarding entity expansions, mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings
• Liaise with external payroll providers, tax advisors, and government agencies as required
• Stay current on payroll tax regulations, tax law changes, and industry best practices, and communicate these changes to relevant stakeholders
• Work closely with and provide oversight over the timely filing of payroll tax returns, including federal, state, and local taxes, as well as year-end reporting (e.g., W-2s, 1099s)
• Manage payroll related tax audits and deliverables, including internal and external audits, and ensure timely resolution of audit issues
• Own month-end close, quarter-end and year-end pay