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Senior Payroll & Benefits Specialist

We are looking for a Senior Payroll and Benefits Specialist to join our UK team in London to work closely with our VP Finance. This role will be managing payroll for the UK, Ireland and the US, as well as global benefits – so experience across multiple countries is a must.

About Avara

Avara builds innovative products leveraging blockchain technologies. Avara's suite includes the Aave Protocol, along with the native stablecoin GHO, Lens, an open social network, and Family, a design-first mobile crypto wallet. Avara's vision is to build a people-powered internet that benefits all.

How you can make an impact:

  • Accurately and timely process the global payroll for employees and contractors
  • Liaise with the people team to ensure HRIS reliability
  • Assist in on/offboarding from a financial perspective (payroll, expenses reimbursements, benefits)
  • Respond to employee queries to explain pay and the impact of policies and tax law-related changes
  • Calculate and accurately process crypto tokens and equity grants, vesting schedules, and any other related transactions
  • Recommend and implement improvements to the existing payroll, benefits and long-term incentives processes, in compliance with laws and regulations
  • Participate in system testing, payroll implementations, process improvements & ad hoc projects
  • Prepare payroll tax and general ledger accounts/activities; liaise with finance to reconcile and resolve discrepancies on a regular basis
  • Source new benefit vendors to improve our compensation offering and increase employee retention
  • Ensure compliance and meeting HMRC, US Federal and state obligations as well as other benefit and pension provider obligations
  • Support the people team in global relocation cases from a payroll and benefits 

Let's connect if:

  • You have experience with UK and US payroll
  • You have worked with some or all of the following tools: NetSuite, Gusto, Carta and Hibob
  • Good level of numeracy skills and confident in payroll calculations
  • You have an interest in the Crypto/Web3 ecosystem
  • A CIPP certification is an advantage
  • You are digitally savvy and an expert user of GSuite (preferred) <br />

What we offer

  • Work-life balance
  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Regular team events and off-sites
  • Medical coverage and pension
  • Generous paid parental leave
  • Generous vacation and sick leave
  • Work from anywhere
  • Paid co-working space/desk

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