• Own Payroll Execution and Oversight • Review and manage accurate, timely payroll processing across a growing, multi-state U.S. employee population, with exposure to global payroll coordination • Partner closely with senior payroll staff to review payroll runs, validate deductions, and ensure accuracy before and after processing • Act as a key link between Rippling and NetSuite, ensuring payroll data flows cleanly into financial systems • Investigate discrepancies, reconcile payroll activity, and explain variances clearly to Finance and People Ops partners • Work closely with Finance, People Ops, and external vendors to resolve payroll-related questions, support compliance needs, and improve coordination across payroll, benefits, and tax workflows • Collaborate with People Ops to address benefit-related discrepancies and improve controls • Own payroll reconciliations, investigations, and issue resolution, including payroll deductions, benefits, tax withholdings, and employee-level variances • Ensure payroll issues are identified, documented, and resolved rather than left unaddressed • Identify opportunities to improve payroll workflows, documentation, and system usage, particularly within Rippling • Partner with internal teams and vendor representatives to resolve system issues and contribute to future payroll system improvements as needed