Payroll Manager

Description

Ardelyx is a publicly traded commercial biopharmaceutical company founded with a mission to discover, develop and commercialize innovative first-in-class medicines that meet significant unmet medical needs. Ardelyx has two commercial products approved in the United States, IBSRELA® (tenapanor) and XPHOZAH® (tenapanor). Ardelyx has agreements for the development and commercialization of tenapanor outside of the U.S. Kyowa Kirin commercializes PHOZEVEL® (tenapanor) for hyperphosphatemia in Japan. A New Drug Application for tenapanor for hyperphosphatemia has been submitted in China with Fosun Pharma. Knight Therapeutics commercializes IBSRELA in Canada.

• Oversee all payroll procedures, including preparing and distributing employee payments, calculating taxes
• Oversee the semi-monthly payroll process
• Oversee new hires/terminations are processed timely and accurately
• Manage payroll system and become proficient with Paylocity
• Lead/assist with projects as needed
• Manage and maintaining state and local tax information in payroll system
• Reconcile Quarterly tax filings: Ensure all exception and errors on quarter reports are cleared for Quarter balancing report, Wage detail total, Employee Quarter error, W-2, annual balancing
• Oversee governmental reporting obligations
• Oversee monthly accounting reconciliations and ensure GL is accurate and delivered timely.
• Oversee accurate, timely processing of new hires, transfers, promotions, and terminations in compliance with multi-state regulations
• Manage processing and review of YTD information, W-2 forms, W-2c’s and amended tax returns
• Supervise payroll team, including recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and training new staff and providing performance evaluations
• Serve as a backup the Associate Director, Comp & Payroll

• Minimum of ten years of payroll experience, including at least two years of in-house payroll and tax processing experience in a payroll department with HR to PR system integrations
• Certified Payroll Professional Designation preferred; basic payroll class completion (local APA chapter) a plus
• Payroll.Org member a plus
• Knowledge of federal and state payroll and tax requirements and regulations. Multistate experience is required
• Ability to analyze data, draw conclusions and make timely decisions
• Must have problem solving skills and ability to organize time effectively
• Proficient in Microsoft-based applications (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong communication, interpersonal and writing skills required.
• Highly organized

Location

• Remote