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.
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)
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