Kodiak Robotics
Payroll Manager
$110K–$140K
Mountain View, CA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA
Mountain View, California, United States - Experience
- 8+ years of progressive payroll experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship may be provided for eligible candidates.
About the job
Owns payroll operations for salaried and hourly employees, ensuring accurate, compliant processing and supporting accounting, financial reporting, and public-company controls.
What you'll do
- Manage end-to-end payroll, including regular and off-cycle runs and equity-related transactions.
- Own payroll accounting and month-end close activities, tax filings, year-end reporting, and audit support.
- Maintain payroll controls and compliance, and partner with cross-functional teams to improve operations.
What they ask for
- Hands-on ownership of end-to-end payroll processing and direct experience with Paylocity.
- Knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll rules, including California wage-and-hour laws and multi-state compliance.
- Experience processing salaried and hourly payroll, equity transactions (RSUs and NQSOs), and associated tax withholding and reporting.
- Payroll accounting and month-end close expertise, public-company controls, SOX compliance, and audit requirements; advanced Excel skills.
Nice to have
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification.
- Experience managing payroll at a publicly traded company or supporting payroll in a high-growth technology environment.
Pay
$110,000 — $140,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Paylocity, Excel
AI focus
The company uses the third-party AI tool Endorsed to assist with initial application screening; final hiring decisions are made by human recruiters.
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