As Marqeta’s Global Payroll Senior Analyst, you will be responsible for combining technical expertise, project management, and employee relations. Your primary focus will be on Payroll Processing, using the Paylocity and Cloudpay Payroll system and/or preparing monthly international payroll instructions for third-party vendors. Additionally, you will support internal payroll projects and work closely with the greater Payroll team. You will also serve as a trusted advisor to both third-party vendors and payroll partners regarding integrated solutions and implementation projects. The ideal candidate will have a passion for people, payroll, project management, implementation, and problem-solving. This role requires a self-motivated professional who consistently brings a high level of dedication to projects and teammates, along with the ability to strategically and tactically navigate the unique challenges that innovation presents.

We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely anywhere within the United States or from our Oakland office. We’d love for you to join us!

The Impact You’ll Have

Process payroll transactions, handle special calculations, update employee information, collaborate with partners, prepare journal entries, and manage time and labor systems while ensuring compliance with standards.
Retrieve reports, collaborate with HR, conduct audits, and communicate outcomes to Senior Management.
Ensure compliance with SOX regulations for payroll by implementing and maintaining secure procedures and adhering to internal controls consistently.
Manage all payroll-related issues for all external and internal stakeholders in a prompt and efficient manner.
Identify and produce process improvement initiatives and action plans of essential projects such as Benefit Compliance, Global Mobility Compliance and Payroll Tax Compliance.
Manage all vendor relationships and provide best practice process solutions that could be used to improve process performance from a Vendor and Process perspective.

Who You Are

Requires a minimum of 5 years of overall experience with full life cycle payroll with a global entity with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.
Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulations as they relate to payroll.
Experience working in a fast paced work environment, ideally in the tech industry.
Timeliness: Strong deadline management skills with the ability to lead cross-functional collaborators to an outcome on a set timeline.
Prioritization: Excellent project management skills with the ability to process a large number of competing requests from cross-functional partners .
Efficient with large dataset management; strong experience in Excel
Must embrace tools and technology; familiarity with Paylocity, Workday, Intacct is ideal.

Your Manager

Roxana Morales, Senior Manager, Procure to Pay

Typical Process

Application Submission
Recruiter video call
Hiring manager video call
Virtual “Onsite” consisting of 4-5, 45 min calls
Offer!

Compensation and Benefits

Marqeta is a Flex First company which allows you to choose your best working environment, whether that be from home or at a company office. To support Flex First, we calibrate pay to a competitive value according to working location. Compensation is aligned according to three tiers within the United States:

National: A baseline tier that applies to most of the geographic territory of the United States.
Premium: Slightly elevated from the National tier, and oriented toward a narrower set of higher cost-of-living areas, such as Los Angeles CA and Seattle WA
Premium Plus: A tier for the most expensive working areas, like the San Francisco Bay area and New York City.

Visit this page or consult with a Recruiter to determine which tier would be applicable to you.

When determining salaries, we consider several factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior experience, and work location. The new-hire base salary range for this position is:

National: $86,100 - $107,600
Premium: $93,200 - $116,500
Premium Plus: $101,300 - $126,600

We also believe in recognizing the contributions of our people. That's why we award annual bonuses to eligible employees, rewarding both individual performance and the success of the entire company.

Along with monetary compensation, Marqeta offers

Multiple health insurance options
Flexible time off – take what you need
Retirement savings program with company contribution and after tax contributions
Equity in a publicly-traded company and an Employee Stock Purchase Program
Family-forming benefits, fertility support, and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave
Free therapy sessions, financial and professional coaching, and legal advice
Monthly stipend to support our remote work model
Annual “development dollars” to support our people growth and development
Through Flex First, the freedom to live and work wherever you and your family thrive

About Marqeta

Marqeta is on a mission to change the way money moves. We’re one of the earliest enablers of embedded finance, a market opportunity sized up in the trillions. Our card issuing platform provides unprecedented flexibility and control for companies to issue cards, authorize transactions, and manage payment operations in real time. Marqeta is powering the most well known brands in the new economy (Block, Cash App, Affirm, Instacart, Doordash, Uber, Walmart, etc). You don’t need to be a Payments expert to join the Marqeta Team, let us help you with that. This is the opportunity of a lifetime to work with innovators around the world and unlock equitable financial access for all.

Marqeta’s Values

– Solve for the Customer: With a deep understanding of our customers' business and empathy for their needs, we deliver products and services that drive their success. Earning and keeping their trust guides everything we do.

– Do What's Right: Knowing businesses and livelihoods depend on us, we pursue solutions that disrupt responsibly and deliver high-quality results that our customers count on. We own our work from start to finish.

– Simplify and Innovate: We approach challenges with curiosity and take smart risks. Innovation comes from finding better, simpler ways to achieve extraordinary outcomes.

– Win as a Team: We succeed together by embracing diverse perspectives and pushing each other to raise the bar. We lead with humility and set aside hierarchy to work as a team.

– Make it Count: We drive forward with focus and agility. With a sense of urgency and purpose, we get the job done, and done right.

Equal Employment Opportunity, Accommodations and Privacy

Marqeta is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth, or related medical conditions), veteran status or uniformed service member status, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical or mental disability, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information (including testing or characteristics) or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Marqeta endeavors to make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to submit this application, complete any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participate in the employee selection process, please submit this form with your specific accommodation request.

Personal data that is provided as part of the application and recruitment process is processed in accordance with the Applicant Privacy Notice. Additional information for California residents can be found here.

Global Payroll Senior Analyst