5+ years of hands-on payroll processing experience, including multi-state and international payroll
Proficiency with HRIS/payroll platforms like Workday, Rippling, and ADP
Strong understanding of payroll compliance, tax calculation, and reporting
Knowledge of benefits deductions and tax administration
Experience in payroll accounting, including reconciliations and month-end close
Advanced skills in Excel or Google Sheets
Responsibilities
Process end-to-end bi-weekly, semi-monthly, and high-volume off-cycle payroll for a remote workforce
Support international payroll through in-house and vendor partnerships
Maintain accurate employee payroll records and audit time and attendance entries
Ensure compliance with payroll tax and wage requirements, monitoring changes in tax laws
Respond to tax agency notices and manage payroll-related reconciliations
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve payroll inquiries and support month-end close
Drive process improvements and system implementations for payroll operations
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
401k Plan with 2% company match for USA employees
Flexible paid time off plan that is actively encouraged
Generous cash and equity compensation
Full Job Description
As Payroll Analyst, you'll keep payroll accurate, compliant, and on time as Lambda's payroll operations grow. This is a hands-on role covering end-to-end payroll processing, tax reporting, equity transactions, internal controls, and employee inquiries. You'll help shape and modernize our payroll processes as we scale, and you'll work directly with cross-functional teams, gaining broad exposure across the business.
What You'll Do
Payroll Processing and Operations
Process end-to-end bi-weekly, semi-monthly, and high-volume off-cycle payroll for a multi-state, remote workforce, including pre and post payroll reconciliation
Support international payroll, both in-house and through payroll partner vendors
Maintain employee payroll records and audit time and attendance entries for accuracy, proactively monitoring missing time and approvals ahead of payroll cutoffs
Compliance and Controls
Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and international payroll tax and wage and hour requirements, and monitor tax law changes
Respond to tax agency notices and manage quarterly amendments and unemployment claims
Perform monthly, quarterly, and year-end reconciliations of payroll-related accounts, including wages, taxes, benefits, 401(k), and other liability and expense accounts
Validate payroll inputs from HR, time tracking, benefits, and equity systems; investigate and resolve discrepancies
Maintain payroll controls and supporting documentation for SOX compliance and internal and external audits
Partnership and Service
Partner closely with People, Finance, AP, and IT teams to resolve payroll questions and support month-end close
Manage external vendor relationships (payroll partners, benefit administrators, auditors), driving issue resolution and deliverables and escalating risks as needed
Resolve employee service cases in JIRA within established SLAs
Collaborate on process improvement, automation, and system implementation
You
5+ years experience - Hands-on experience processing end-to-end payroll, including multi-state and international payroll (in-house and payroll partner vendors)
Proficiency with modern HRIS/payroll platforms Workday, Rippling, ADP
Strong understanding of payroll compliance requirements, tax calculation and reporting.
Working knowledge of benefits deductions and tax administration
Payroll accounting, including account reconciliations and month-end close
Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets
Nice to Have
Exposure to equity and stock related transaction processing
Start-up or high-growth environment background
Salary Range Information
The annual salary range for this position has been set based on market data and other factors. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description.
About Lambda
Founded in 2012, with 500+ employees, and growing fast
Our investors notably include TWG Global, US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT), Andra Capital, SGW, Andrej Karpathy, ARK Invest, Fincadia Advisors, G Squared, In-Q-Tel (IQT), KHK & Partners, NVIDIA, Pegatron, Supermicro, Wistron, Wiwynn, Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners, SVB, 1517, and Crescent Cove
We have research papers accepted at top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG
Our values are publicly available: https://lambda.ai/careers
We offer generous cash & equity compensation
Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
Flexible paid time off plan that we all actually use
About Lambda
Lambda is an online education company that offers courses in computer science and software engineering. The company was founded in 2017 by Austen Allred and Ben Nelson. Lambda's courses are designed to be accessible to anyone, regardless of their background or prior experience. The company's mission is to provide high-quality education that leads to well-paying jobs in the tech industry. Lambda has partnerships with a number of companies, including Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, and has helped thousands of students launch careers in tech.
