Payroll Manager

Later is the enterprise leader in social media and influencer marketing software, services, and data, trusted by leading brands and agencies worldwide. Following our acquisition of Mavely, the Everyday Influencer Platform®, Later enables brands to scale creator partnerships from nano to premium influencers while managing social media content and campaigns across all major social and affiliate networks. Through proprietary performance data, marketing leaders can drive attributable sales and optimize social commerce with our software platform or award‑winning services.

Later is founded on two success stories that began in 2014:
Mavrck, the industry‑leading influencer marketing solution (now Later Influence™), and Later, the best social media management platform (now Later Social™) and first‑to‑market link‑in‑bio tool, Later Link in Bio. In 2024, Mavrck and Later officially joined together as one unified business, with a shared vision: to enable the world to make a living with their creativity.

We’re trusted by the top social platforms, with partnerships and integrations with Meta, Tik Tok, Linked In, You Tube, and Pinterest.

We enable marketers to create high‑performing content and engage in authentic collaborations with creators to reach new audiences, drive engagement, and generate predictable ROI.

Later is hiring a Payroll Manager (Contract) to lead accurate, compliant, and scalable payroll operations across the US and Canada. Reporting to the Controller and partnering closely with Finance and People & Places, this role owns end‑to‑end payroll execution for 400+ employees across multiple jurisdictions, benefits programs, and third‑party providers.

This is a hands‑on leadership role for someone who thrives in complexity, brings strong judgment to time‑sensitive work, and proactively improves systems and processes. While US payroll expertise is essential, this role also provides an opportunity to deepen Canadian payroll exposure alongside an experienced Payroll Specialist. This is an 18‑month contract with potential to convert to a permanent role.

• Own and oversee end‑to‑end payroll processing for ~300 US and ~100 Canadian employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and full regulatory compliance
• Review, administer, and approve semi‑monthly payroll cycles, including bonuses, commissions, allowances, severance, leaves, and adjustments
• Maintain payroll system accuracy by managing employee lifecycle changes (new hires, terminations, role or compensation changes, leaves of absence)
• Ensure completion and accuracy of all payroll reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting documentation each pay period
• Lead year‑end payroll processes across jurisdictions, including W‑2s, 1095‑Cs, T4s, T2200s, and related filings
• Prepare and submit required monthly, quarterly, and annual filings (e.g., Forms 941, EHT, Workers’ Compensation, unemployment insurance, Work Safe BC)
• Serve as primary point of contact with payroll vendors, benefits providers, and EOR partners to resolve discrepancies and ensure SLA adherence
• Administer US and Canadian benefits programs, including 401(k) enrollments, contributions, audits, and employee inquiries
• Provide day‑to‑day oversight and support to the Payroll & Benefits Specialist, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and knowledge sharing
• Partner closely with Accounting and FP&A to deliver clean payroll data, reconciliations, and reporting that support close and forecasting cycles
• Collaborate with People & Places on employee experience, benefits administration, and policy alignment
• Respond to payroll‑related inquiries from employees, auditors, and government agencies with professionalism, discretion, and clarity

• Proactively identify payroll risks, inefficiencies, or compliance gaps and implement improvements before issues escalates
• Document, refine, and improve payroll workflows to increase efficiency, scalability, and audit readiness
• Stay current on US and Canadian payroll regulations, tax changes, and best practices, applying updates pragmatically and accurately

• Payroll is processed accurately…