International Payroll Lead

Figma is growing our team of passionate people on a mission to make design accessible to all. Born on the Web, Figma helps entire product teams brainstorm, design and build better products — from start to finish. Whether it’s consolidating tools, simplifying workflows, or collaborating across teams and time zones, Figma makes the design process faster, more efficient, and fun while keeping everyone on the same page. From great products to long-lasting companies, we believe that nothing great is made alone—come make with us!

As an International Payroll Lead on the Accounting Team, you’ll be an integral part of Figma’s payroll operations. The ideal candidate will have 7 or more years’ experience in processing International payroll, posting journal entries and reconciling balance sheets. This role will collaborate closely with the Benefits, HRIS, People Ops, and Accounting teams to ensure seamless coordination across various functions. This role will report directly to the Senior Payroll Manager.

This is a full time role that can be held from one of our EMEA hubs or remotely in Ireland.

What you’ll do at Figma:

• Ensure accurate and timely processing of end-to-end international payroll with strong data integrity with third party vendor
• Coordinate year-end payroll processes, including tax reporting, annual statements, and compliance filings for each country
• Manage and resolve payroll-related issues and discrepancies
• Partner with benefits and HR teams to implement new programs and processes
• Prepare and maintain international payroll process documentation
• Implement payroll system enhancements, upgrades, and integrations to improve efficiency and accuracy

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• 7+ years of payroll processing experience in UK, France and Germany and managing relationships with external vendors
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in processing payroll
• Excellent organizational and time management skills to handle multiple payrolls and deadlines
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders
• Experience with processing equity transactions globally (RSU, NSO, ISO)

While it’s not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:

• APAC payroll experience, specifically Japan and Singapore
• EMEA payroll experience, specifically in Ireland and Sweden
• Payroll implementation experience
• Workday experience

At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace - we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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• Holding interviews in an accessible location
• Enabling closed captioning on video conferencing
• Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers
• Changing the mode or format of interviews 

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