Arrowhead Research

Senior Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Arrowhead Research$85K — $110K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4 years of payroll and/or benefits experience required.
  • Must excel in fast-paced environments while keeping attention to detail.
  • Ability to analyze and interpret payroll data accurately.
  • Strong organizational skills are essential.
  • Recent experience with ADP WFN and advanced Excel proficiency required.
  • Knowledge of wage and hour laws is necessary.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Manage biweekly payroll processing and final pay calculations for terminations.
  • Create and maintain equity compensation checklists, ensuring timely completion.
  • Oversee the company's equity plan management activities.
  • Ensure compliance of equity processes with relevant regulations.
  • Back up the review and processing of biweekly timecards, following up as needed.
  • Maintain organized electronic filing systems for equity compensation.
  • Conduct audits to verify accuracy of employee changes and pay data.

Benefits

  • Competitive salaries offered.
  • Excellent benefit package included.
Full Job Description
The Position

Reporting to the Associate Director of Payroll & Benefits, this role will be responsible for assisting with the end-to-end processing of biweekly payroll and day-to-day benefit support for employees across four locations: Pasadena, CA; San Diego, CA; Madison, WI; and Verona, WI. The Senior Specialist will also process off-cycle payrolls as needed.

In addition, this individual will oversee the administration of daily and quarterly equity compensation transactions, including processing new grants, stock option exercises and restricted stock unit (RSU) activity. Collaboration with the Accounting team and broader People Services & Culture department will be essential to ensure accuracy and compliance. In addition to administration of equity compensation, the Sr Specialist will support the broader People Services & Culture team in general HR related areas.

This is a full-time, onsite position at Arrowhead's Corporate Headquarters in Pasadena, CA.

Responsibilities
  • Back up for all payroll activities, including calculating final pay for upcoming terminations and processing their separation through ADP WFN.
  • Creating and maintaining equity compensation checklists, routing as needed in a timely manner for completion, and closing out checklists once complete.
  • Key player in managing company's equity plan
  • Help to ensure equity processes comply with federal, state and local regulations
  • Backup for reviewing and processing biweekly timecards; following up with employees and supervisors as needed.
  • Maintain electronic equity filing systems.
  • Backup for tracking or managing benefits
  • Conduct audits as needed to ensure all employee changes and pay data has been entered
  • Provide benefit support as needed
  • Provide system support and focus on process improvement on all areas of HR/People Services
  • Support general HR/People Services tasks as needed

Requirements
  • 4 recent years of payroll and/or benefits experience.
  • Must be able to keep up with a fast pace while maintaining attention to detail.
  • Ability to gather, analyze and interpret information for completeness and accuracy.
  • Excellent organizational skills.
  • Recent experience with current version of ADP WFN and advanced Excel skills.
  • Knowledge of wage and hour laws related to payroll.
  • Knowledge of equity compensation administration is a plus but not required.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.
  • Strong communication skills (oral & written); ability to effectively interact with others at all levels - within and outside of finance.
  • Flexibility to put in extra hours during critical times.
  • Strong time management with the ability to work independently and in a group setting.

Preferred
  • Bachelor's degree is preferred but not required.


California pay range

$85,000-$110,000 USD

Arrowhead provides competitive salaries and an excellent benefit package.

About Arrowhead Research

Arrowhead Research is a biotechnology company that develops RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California. Arrowhead's RNAi technology targets specific genes to silence their expression, which can be used to treat a variety of diseases. The company's pipeline includes treatments for liver disease, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. Arrowhead has partnerships with pharmaceutical companies such as Amgen and Janssen Pharmaceuticals. The company has received FDA approval for some of its products and is conducting clinical trials for others.
Learn more about Arrowhead Research
Size
329 employees
Market Cap
$4 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$102.6 million
Founded
2004
5 Year Trend
+50.6%
Revenue
$79.8 million
NASDAQ

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