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Come share our passion for all things payroll! Elastic is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager for our Americas Payroll Team. The ideal candidate is a self-starter and phenomenal teammate who is ready to tackle new initiatives and innovations in U.S. payroll processing. Workday payroll experience is required. Our team provides excellent internal payroll customer service by answering payroll related employee inquiries, delivering inter-departmental reporting, and working closely and collaboratively with HR and other cross-functional departments. This position reports to the Director of Americas Payroll.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Review of semi-Monthly U.S. multi-state payroll processing
• Review of other America entity payrolls (e.g. Canada, Brazil)
• Oversee the end-to-end payroll process
• Ensuring accuracy and timely processing of all payrolls by managing schedule, volume and quality of processing.
• Payroll audit and reconciliation to include maintenance of tools and templates
• Employee inquiries
• Collaborate with our internal business partners to solution and develop streamline functionality in Workday to support our Payroll and Time Tracking
• Create and maintain Payroll KPI Metrics
• Other duties and special tasks or projects as needed

What You Bring Along:

• Workday payroll experience required. Ceridian tax management experience a bonus.
• Positive attitude, priority on being a good teammate, communicator, and collaborator; these are a must!
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field preferred
• Minimum of 7 years of end-to-end payroll processing experience at a public (ideally technology) company
• Prior experience in a multi-state, high volume, fast-paced payroll environment
• Solid understanding of current legislative requirements and regulations paired with a detailed understanding of payroll, tax, stock and benefits administration
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Self-motivated by opportunities to gain knowledge and improve processes
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Ability to provide outstanding customer service to internal and external customers
• Ability to foster relationships with internal business partners
• Effective leadership, conflict resolution and mentoring skills
• Strong attention to detail and discretion, able to work confidentially
• Ability to work independently and well under pressure. Outstanding work ethic, organization, and time management skills.
• Certified Payroll Profession (CPP) or Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) a bonus

Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary.  This role does not have a variable compensation component.  

The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below.  In select locations (including Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, the San Francisco Bay Area CA, and the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply as specified below. 

These ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future.  

An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program.  Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings, along with a range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being.

The typical starting salary range for this role is:$106,900—$169,050 USDThe typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is:$128,200—$202,745 USDAdditional Information - We Take Care of Our People

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Double your charitable giving - We match up to $1500 (or local currency equivalent)
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
• Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.

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