Payroll and Stock Admin Lead

Plaid’s finance team builds the financial infrastructure to enable sustainable, scalable growth and to ensure attractive long-term economics. This position will be a key member of our dynamic that manages payroll operations and stock administration to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time while complying with federal, state, and local laws. The ideal candidate will develop strong working relationships with cross-functional partners such as the People and Legal teams as we strive to deliver accurate, compliant, and efficient payroll and stock administration processes. We ensure employees’ financial transactions are seamless, fostering trust and satisfaction. We aim to scale and optimize systems to support the company’s growth.

In this role, you will work together with the team to manage semi-monthly payroll for a US and international workforce, ensuring accuracy and compliance with payroll tax regulations. You will administer stock plans, including RSUs and stock options, and respond to employee inquiries. You will support payroll accounting tasks, such as journal entries and reconciliations, contributing to month-end close processes and collaborate on projects to evaluate and enhance payroll and equity processes, including system implementations and upgrades.