Senior Payroll Specialist

Company Description

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so that customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is the company’s cloud-native platform that protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.

With fifteen years of experience developing, operating, and scaling the cloud, Zscaler serves thousands of enterprise customers around the world, including 450 of the Forbes Global 2000 organizations. In addition to protecting customers from damaging threats, such as ransomware and data exfiltration, it helps them slash costs, reduce complexity, and improve the user experience by eliminating stacks of latency-creating gateway appliances.

Zscaler was founded in 2007 with a mission to make the cloud a safe place to do business and a more enjoyable experience for enterprise users. Zscaler’s purpose-built security platform puts a company’s defenses and controls where the connections occur—the internet—so that every connection is fast and secure, no matter how or where users connect or where their applications and workloads reside.

Job Description

Zscaler is looking to recruit a Senior Payroll Specialist to assist the team in the key operational needs of the payroll processing for US and Canadian employees, support the month-end close process, and implement best-in-class procedures as well as drive process improvements and transformation to scale the back-office function to meet the fast-paced growth of the organization.

This role will be a key member of the Accounting & Finance team. This individual will be a dynamic, detail-oriented, and strategic partner for finance who is capable of collaborating across departments as well as working independently.

Responsibilities

• Process the semi-monthly Canada payroll using Ceridian Dayforce for 100+ employees
• Assist with the semi-monthly US payrolls for 2,000+ employees using ADP Workforce Now (Ceridian Dayforce beginning July 2024)
• Report US and Canada equity transactions (NSOs, ISOs, ESPP and RSUs) in Payroll
• Perform variable pay, stock, or other supplemental or non-recurring pay runs, ensuring timely tax deposits
• Ensure timely reporting and payment of the employer’s and employees’ withholding taxes and miscellaneous withholdings to appropriate agencies. Work with Ceridian / ADP Tax Services to resolve any issues
• Collaborate with payroll accounting on payroll journal entries and GL account reconciliations
• Process accurate year-end payrolls, W-2, and government reporting and file any necessary payroll amendments
• Maintain knowledge of applicable state and federal wage and hour laws. 
• Maintain compliance of payroll processes within SOX guidelines 
• Collaborate with People and Culture (HR) for payroll related matters such as new hires, terminations, merit increases, benefits, and change of status
• Work on special projects, including the implementation of Ceridian Dayforce, and participate in user acceptance testing (UAT)
• Ability to handle confidential information in a discreet and professional manner
• Ability to provide consistent high-quality service to both internal and external payroll clients through inquiry resolutions and follow ups

Qualifications

• 5+ years of processing payroll for publicly traded and SaaS companies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Microsoft Excel proficiency
• Experience with software packages Ceridian Dayforce, NetSuite, SuccessFactors, ServiceNow, highly desired
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment under tight timelines
• Result-oriented individual with high degree of accuracy and ability to take initiative

Additional Information

The base salary range for this full-time position is $85,000 to $115,000 + equity and benefits.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

What You Can Expect From Us:

• An environment where you will be working on cutting edge technologies and architectures
• A fun, passionate and collaborative workplace
• Competitive salary and benefits, including equity

Why Zscaler?

People who excel at Zscaler are smart, motivated and share our values. Ask yourself: Do you want to team with the best talent in the industry? Do you want to work on disruptive technology? Do you thrive in a fluid work environment? Do you appreciate a company culture that enables individual and group success and celebrates achievement? If you said yes, we’d love to talk to you about joining our award-winning team. 

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