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Our integrated solution unifies data across risk teams to help organizations stop fraud in real time, prevent AI-driven attacks, and automate fraud and AML operations. Sardine’s platform is strengthened by one of the fastest-growing fraud consortiums in the market, spanning more than 6 billion profiled devices, 800 million consumers, and 3 million businesses worldwide. Leading companies including FIS, GoDaddy, Intuit, Edward Jones, ZoomInfo, and Checkout.com rely on Sardine to secure and grow trust in their products.\nOur culture:\nWe hire talented, self-motivated individuals with extreme ownership and high growth orientation.\n\nWe value performance and not hours worked. We believe you shouldn't have to miss your family dinner, your kid's school play, friends get-together, or doctor's appointments for the sake of adhering to an arbitrary work schedule.\n\nWe're a remote-first team spread across time zones, so no office to report to - work from wherever helps you do your best work. Just a couple of things to keep in mind: pay is based on where you're located, and you'll need to keep a home base in the country you're hired in. So while we love the \"coffee shop today, mountains tomorrow\" life, this isn't a passport-optional, work-from-anywhere-on-Earth kind of remote - think flexible within your country, not borderless.\n\nLocation:\nRemote - US or Canada\nAbout the Role\nWe are seeking a Payroll Specialist to manage payroll across our global workforce. You’ll handle payroll for employees in the United States, Canada, and Lithuania, as well as contractor and EOR payroll through Rippling and Deel. The ideal candidate will possess a solid understanding of payroll procedures and exceptional attention to detail.\nYou’ll also manage payroll taxes and state registrations, retirement plan funding, workers’ compensation coverage, and payroll corrections. You’ll work closely with People Operations, Finance, and our vendors to make sure employees are paid accurately and on time.\nWhat You’ll Do\nGlobal Payroll\nOversee and execute the end-to-end global payroll across US and other global entities, as well as EOR and contractor arrangements worldwide.\n\nProcess off-cycle and correction payroll runs, including retroactive pay, sign-on bonuses, commissions, garnishments, and short-term, long-term, and state disability payments.\n\nManage relationships and SLA performance with global payroll, EOR, and benefits platforms (Rippling, Deel, Fidelity, Wealthsimple).\n\nEstablish standard operating procedures (SOPs), internal controls, and variance reporting standards to ensure 100% precision in period-over-period payroll, off-cycle adjustments, and FX reconciliations.\n\nSupport annual payroll compliance reporting for the US, including the preparation, review, and audit of W-2s.\n\nManage payroll tax registrations, agency notices, quarterly amendments, unemployment claims, and year-end corrections.\n\nOversee governance, funding, and reconciliation for domestic and international retirement programs (US 401k, Canadian RRSP), resolving complex regulatory or provider challenges.\n\nPartner with People Ops to ensure tax compliance for global equity awards, Carta transactions, sign-on bonuses, garnishments, and short-term/long-term/state disability disbursements.\n\nAccounting Operations\nManage employee stipends and expense reimbursements.\n\nSupport accruals, including commissions, bonuses, payroll taxes, and benefits.\n\nEnsure accuracy of payroll-related balance sheet accounts and support monthly and year-end reconciliations.\n\nWhat You’ll Need\n5+ years of payroll experience, including independently processing multi-state US payroll.\n\nExperience with payroll tax compliance and working with state agencies. Canadian payroll experience is required; additional international experience is a plus.\n\nExperience with correction runs, retroactive payments, tax notices, and year-end reporting.\n\nExperience with payroll platforms such as Rippling and Deel, and retirement plan vendors such as Fidelity or Wealthsimple.\n\nStrong knowledge of U.S. federal, state, and local payroll regulations and tax requirements.\n\nStrong understanding of payroll accounting, including accruals, liabilities, reconciliations, and year-end reporting.\n\nExperience supporting year-end financial statement audits and preparing payroll audit schedules.\n\nAbility to analyze payroll data, identify discrepancies, and resolve complex issues.\n\nStrong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.\n\nAbility to manage deadlines in a high-compliance, deadline-driven environment.\n\nHigh level of integrity, discretion, and professionalism in handling confidential information.\n\nStrong interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-functionally with People, Finance, IT, and international teams.\n\nBenefits we offer:\nGenerous compensation in cash and equity\n\nEarly exercise for all options, including pre-vested\n\nWork from anywhere: Remote-first Culture\n\nFlexible paid time off and Year-end break\n\nHealth insurance, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents - US and Canada specific\n\n4% matching in 401k / RRSP - US and Canada specific\n\nMacBook Pro delivered to your door\n\nOne-time stipend to set up a home office - desk, chair, screen, etc.\n\nMonthly meal stipend\n\nMonthly social meet-up stipend\n\nAnnual health and wellness stipend\n\nAnnual Learning stipend\n\nJoin a fast-growing company with world-class professionals from around the world. 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