Full-Time

Payroll Operations Specialist

Niural

Niural

51-200 employees

Global payroll, HR, and compliance platform

No salary listed

New York, NY, USA

In Person

Category
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Requirements
  • At least 2 years of payroll operations experience, preferably in a PEO, payroll provider, or multi-client payroll environment.
  • Strong understanding of payroll processing, payroll taxes, deductions, benefit deductions, wage compliance, and payroll adjustments.
  • Experience reviewing and auditing payroll data for accuracy.
  • Ability to investigate payroll discrepancies and provide clear documentation and findings.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to meet payroll deadlines.
  • Ability to communicate professionally with clients by email when needed.
  • Experience working with payroll systems, payroll reports, internal ticketing systems, or task management tools.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally with Customer Success, Tax, Benefits, Engineering, and Payroll Operations teams.
  • CPP or FPC certification preferred, but not required.
Responsibilities
  • Process and support payrolls for PEO and payroll clients in accordance with established deadlines.
  • Review and audit payroll data for accuracy, including hours, earnings, deductions, taxes, benefit deductions, reimbursements, adjustments, and employer costs.
  • Review payroll previews, variance reports, payroll registers, deduction reports, and related payroll outputs before finalization.
  • Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies related to pay, taxes, deductions, benefits, reimbursements, retroactive changes, and adjustments.
  • Support off-cycle payrolls, manual adjustments, corrections, and special payroll requests.
  • Communicate with clients by email as needed to clarify payroll items, request missing information, or provide payroll-related follow-up.
  • Partner with Customer Success on client-reported payroll issues by researching root cause and providing accurate findings.
  • Collaborate with Benefits to ensure benefit deductions and payroll impacts are accurately reflected.
  • Assist with payroll tax setup monitoring, including identifying new state tax requirements and coordinating updates when applicable.
  • Process and report new hires to the appropriate state agencies.
  • Review and publish payroll invoices
  • Audit monthly client payroll invoices and support payroll-related reconciliations.
  • Support Canada and US EOR payroll processing and EOR salary updates as needed.
  • Maintain accurate payroll notes, audit trails, task updates, and internal documentation.
  • Help build and maintain payroll SOPs, checklists, and knowledge base resources.
  • Identify workflow gaps and recommend process improvements to improve accuracy, efficiency, scalability, and client experience.
  • Assist with special projects, reporting, audits, and process improvement initiatives as needed.
Desired Qualifications
  • CPP or FPC certification preferred.

Niural provides a global payroll and HR platform that lets businesses hire, manage, and pay employees and contractors across multiple countries. It combines payroll, HR, and compliance tools in one system and serves high-growth startups and mid-sized companies expanding internationally. The product works by using a centralized, subscription-based platform powered by an AI engine called EMMA, an executional AI coworker that automates tasks related to payroll, compliance, and payments. This setup helps organizations stay compliant with local tax and labor laws while reducing administrative work and the risk of errors or violations. Niural differentiates itself through its AI-driven automation and integrated workflow (payroll, benefits administration, PEO services, and compliance) designed specifically for global teams. Its goal is to enable businesses to scale globally with smooth workforce operations, efficient payments, and solid regulatory compliance.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$52M

Headquarters

Austin, Texas

Founded

2022

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Serving 150-plus countries creates strong demand from international startups and mid-market companies.
  • Aetna-backed master medical partnership helped drive $200 million annualized gross revenue on PEO.
  • Series A expansion to $52 million funds faster product development and global expansion.

What critics are saying

  • Rippling and Deel offer broader HR suites with stronger brand recognition.
  • ADP and Workday own enterprise payroll buyers with deeper distribution and integrations.
  • Regulatory mistakes in payroll or benefits trigger fines, audits, and customer churn quickly.

What makes Niural unique

  • Niural combines global payroll, benefits, payments, and compliance in one AI-native platform.
  • EMMA executes workflows, not just recommends actions, across payroll and compliance operations.
  • Niural AI Labs extends payroll-proven automation into other regulated, high-stakes workflows.

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Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-2%

1 year growth

3%

2 year growth

0%
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