Harness is a high-growth company that is disrupting the software delivery market. Our mission is to enable the 30 million software developers in the world to deliver code to their users reliably, efficiently, securely and quickly, increasing customers’ pace of innovation while improving the developer experience. We offer solutions for every step of the software delivery lifecycle to build, test, secure, deploy and manage reliability, feature flags and cloud costs. The Harness Software Delivery Platform includes modules for CI, CD, Cloud Cost Management, Feature Flags, Service Reliability Management, Security Testing Orchestration, Chaos Engineering, Software Engineering Insights and continues to expand at an incredibly fast pace.

Harness is led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal, who founded AppDynamics and sold it to Cisco for $3.7B. We’re backed with $425M in venture financing from top-tier VC and strategic firms, including J.P. Morgan, Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, ServiceNow, Splunk Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Adage Capital Partners, Balyasny Asset Management, Gaingels, Harmonic Growth Partners, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Alkeon Capital, Battery Ventures, Sorenson Capital, Thomvest Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank.

Position Summary

The Harness Accounting team is searching for our next Sr. Global Payroll Manager. Are you excited by the idea of joining a high-growth SaaS start up? Are you a wizard at Global payroll management and have excellent attention to details? If so, this might be the perfect opportunity for you!

This role will report directly to the VP Corporate Controller and will function as a key leader on the Accounting team. You will participate in developing a world class payroll process, manage payroll and compliance matters, assist with financial audits, scale the payroll function, and play an important role in supporting people operations. We’re looking for teammates who are systems-oriented, customer service oriented and knowledgeable in their area of expertise.

About the role

Own the global payroll process and make improvements to drive efficiency
Partner with the People Ops and Talent team to ensure proper data integrity between systems
Manage international payroll submissions with local partners
Prepare accounting journal entries and reconciliations to facilitate month end
Provide guidance and support to employees regarding payroll inquiries
Manage payroll related audits, including 401k audits
Manage Federal, State and local payroll tax requirements
Drive audit preparation for areas related to payroll
Drive improvements to payroll workflows
Assist with system implementations
Improve internal controls for IPO readiness

About you

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance
5+ years of payroll manager experience
Experience with international payroll: UK, IND, AUS, DEU, etc
Strong compliance background of payroll laws and practices
Systems savvy experience with major payroll software provider
Strong time management and organizational skills
Advanced skills with Google sheets
Builder at heart and thrives in fast paced environment
Experience with scaling companies

Work Location

Hybrid from our San Francisco office

What you will have at Harness

Competitive salary
Comprehensive healthcare benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Flexible work schedule
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Flexible Time Off and Parental Leave
Monthly, quarterly, and annual social and team building events
Monthly internet reimbursement

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $180,000 and $195,000 annually. Salary is determined by a combination of factors including location, level, relevant experience, and skills. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. The compensation package for this position may also include equity, and benefits. More details about our company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.harness.io/company/careers.

Pay transparency

$180,000—$195,000 USD

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Note on Fraudulent Recruiting/Offers

We have become aware that there may be fraudulent recruiting attempts being made by people posing as representatives of Harness. These scams may involve fake job postings, unsolicited emails, or messages claiming to be from our recruiters or hiring managers.

Please note, we do not ask for sensitive or financial information via chat, text, or social media, and any email communications will come from the domain @harness.io. Additionally, Harness will never ask for any payment, fee to be paid, or purchases to be made by a job applicant. All applicants are encouraged to apply directly to our open jobs via our website. Interviews are generally conducted via Zoom video conference unless the candidate requests other accommodations.

If you believe that you have been the target of an interview/offer scam by someone posing as a representative of Harness, please do not provide any personal or financial information and contact us immediately at security@harness.io. You can also find additional information about this type of scam and report any fraudulent employment offers via the Federal Trade Commission’s website (https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams), or you can contact your local law enforcement agency.

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