Global Payroll Specialist - Remote

Overview

Muck Rack is the leading SaaS platform for public relations and communications professionals. Our mission is to enable organizations to build trust, tell their stories, and demonstrate the unique value of earned media. Muck Rack’s AI-powered, comprehensive, and integrated platform streamlines the PR workflow to help businesses generate positive media coverage, monitor mentions to manage brand reputation, and analyze PR’s impact on business outcomes. By combining media database, monitoring, and reporting into one dynamic platform, we empower teams to collaborate seamlessly, pitch effectively, and analyze results faster and more efficiently.

Founder-controlled, fully distributed, and growing sustainably, Muck Rack has received several awards for its unparalleled culture and product from organizations like Inc., Quartz, G2, and BuiltIn. We value resilience, transparency, ownership, and customer devotion, and infuse these values into everything we do.

In Short

• Run payroll in the U.S. using ADP, including setting up and maintaining state and local tax structures
• Oversee international payroll operations for remote employees through Remote.com
• Manage UK and Canadian payroll with third-party provider
• Oversee payroll for newly acquired entities in UK, Ireland, and Bulgaria
• Administer and manage the 401(k) plan and ensure compliance
• Collaborate with the Finance team to ensure payroll taxes are accurately processed
• Act as the primary point of contact for internal employee payroll inquiries
• Maintain payroll process documentation and contribute to process improvement initiatives

Requirements

• 5-7 years of payroll experience, with at least 5 years managing payroll independently
• 3+ years of international payroll experience, specifically handling payroll in Ireland, Bulgaria, UK, and Canada
• Strong expertise in payroll tax compliance and 401(k) plan administration
• Proficiency in ADP payroll systems
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple payroll cycles across different time zones
• Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy in payroll processing
• Preferred: Experience with Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and familiarity with Canadian leave management policies. Experience with payroll, 401K and workers compensation audits
• Experience moving payroll from an international Employer of Record to a company entity

Benefits

• Remote Work, Forever
• Transparent Compensation
• Health & Wellness
• PTO and Family Benefits
• Personal & Professional Development
• Culture of Inclusion
• Customer-First