The HROP payroll ops team at ByteDance seeks an Experienced Payroll Specialist to manage end-to-end monthly payroll activities, including data validation and statutory reporting.  This role requires driving process improvements, ensuring compliance with payroll and benefits processes, preparing reports for audits, overseeing vendors, liaising with authorities, and collaborating with HR.  The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of US payroll experience, strong knowledge of payroll legal/compliance, advanced Excel skills, and excellent stakeholder management abilities.  Responsibilities include payroll processing, system implementations, compliance adherence, report preparation, vendor oversight, and collaboration with HR.

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<div class="jobDetail__1UFk5 jobDetail" style="transform: translate(0px, 0px); opacity: 1;"><div class="block-title">Responsibilities</div><div class="block-content">Team Introduction
The HROP payroll ops team strives to be the trusted partner to the employees as we respect and value their opinions and honoring our promise in handling sensitive data with integrity. We are committed to innovation in continuous systematization and process optimization to achieve our full potential and we endeavor to provide a positive end-to-end employee experience in salary and benefit processing.

We aspire to be the leading payroll ops team by providing excellent support to the employees in our industry in order for them to excel in their career. The ideal candidate is someone who is passionate, highly independent, self-driven with a growth mindset and is keen on accepting challenges yet remain humble with the aim of learning and growing with the team.

Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end monthly payroll activities, including collating and validating inputs, outputs, and statutory reporting;
- Drive process improvements and system implementations to enhance payroll efficiency and accuracy;
- Ensure compliance with payroll and benefits processes in line with new policies or regulatory changes;
- Prepare payroll reports and analysis, supporting finance in audits (internal/external);
- Oversee payroll vendors, ensuring strict adherence to contracts and SLAs;
- Liaise with authorities (e.g., social security, tax) to ensure compliance;
- Collaborate with HR business partners and HR operations to improve employee experience.</div><div class="block-title">Qualifications</div><div class="block-content">Minimum Qualifications:
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in US payroll with strong functional expertise;
- Strong knowledge of payroll legal/compliance audits (e.g., income tax, social security);
- Advanced excel skills and project management capabilities;
- Proven ability to perform high-accuracy payroll verification and checks;
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills. 

Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in human resources or related fields; 
- Vendor management skills;
- Experience in payroll system implementation;
- Excellent communication and proficiency in payroll tools.</div><div class="block-title">Job Information</div><div class="block-content block-content-jobinfo"><div class="job-info-item__UZSBL job-info-item-lang__3Il6m"><span>【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)</span><div class="template__2vEr7"><div class="editor-content" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', 'PingFang SC', 'Hiragino Sans GB', 'Microsoft YaHei', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Roboto', 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; color: #1f2329; word-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $91000 - $160000 annually.<span>​</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.<span>​</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).<span>​</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.<span>​</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:<span>​</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:<span>​</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;<span>​</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and<span>​</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">3. Exercising sound judgment.<span>​</span></p></div></div></div><div class="job-info-item__UZSBL job-info-item-lang__3Il6m"><span>About Us</span><div class="template__2vEr7"><div class="editor-content" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', 'PingFang SC', 'Hiragino Sans GB', 'Microsoft YaHei', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Roboto', 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; color: #1f2329; word-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.<span>​</span></p></div></div></div><div class="job-info-item__UZSBL job-info-item-lang__3Il6m"><span>Why Join ByteDance</span><div class="template__2vEr7"><div class="editor-content" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', 'PingFang SC', 'Hiragino Sans GB', 'Microsoft YaHei', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Roboto', 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; color: #1f2329; word-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.<span>​</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.<span>​</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Diversity &amp; Inclusion<span>​</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.<span>​</span></p></div></div></div><div class="job-info-item__UZSBL job-info-item-lang__3Il6m"><span>Reasonable Accommodation</span><div class="template__2vEr7"><div class="editor-content" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', 'PingFang SC', 'Hiragino Sans GB', 'Microsoft YaHei', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Roboto', 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; color: #1f2329; word-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at <span>​</span></p></div></div></div></div></div>

Experienced Payroll Specialist