Full-Time

Leave Payroll Analyst

Posted on 11/1/2024

Sparrow

Sparrow

201-500 employees

Leave administration platform for distributed workforces

No salary listed

Junior, Mid

Remote in USA

Remote position; candidates are likely expected to be based in the United States.

Category
Payroll Accounting
Accounting
Required Skills
Data Analysis
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Requirements
  • 2+ years of experience in either data-focused operations, payroll, accounting, or bookkeeping.
  • Excellent spreadsheet skills. Adept at using Excel functions, formulas, and cell formatting.
  • Superior organization skills and detail-oriented. You're able to manage a multitude of tasks with accuracy and attention to deadlines.
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills. Clear, empathetic communicator able to distill complex information to ensure understanding. Is able to work with different communication styles.
  • Trustworthy. You act with discretion and can be trusted to handle confidential information appropriately.
  • Learner's mindset. Highly self-directed, adaptable, and open to feedback and implementation in a fast paced, always changing environment.
  • Able to become a subject matter expert. Your coworkers and Sparrow customers will look to you as a go-to resource for all things payroll.
Responsibilities
  • Provide internal support for our leave specialists with leave and payroll calculations.
  • Work with the leave specialists by preparing customized and personalized payroll plans and payroll reconciliations for our customers’ payroll teams.
  • Act responsively, accurately, and with attention to customers’ payroll deadlines.
  • Ensure correct personalized payroll plans are calculated on the Sparrow dashboard.
  • Interface and collaborate comfortably with a variety of key parties including: leave specialists, sales and marketing, and engineering teams through various channels (instant message, email, video chat).
  • Effectively collaborate with our customers’ payroll teams to ensure they love Sparrow.
  • Work with onboarding specialists to understand our customers’ payroll needs.
  • Assist with the setup of customized personalized payroll plans, payroll schedules, and payroll workflows.
  • Share best practices for leave payroll when needed.
  • In collaboration with the Sparrow team, build a better product.
  • Collect and share product feedback.
  • Identify improvements in payroll calculations software and services.
  • Provide input on payroll system integrations.
  • Implement process improvements to resolve inefficiencies and address customer pain points.
Desired Qualifications
  • Someone looking for something new. This is not a traditional payroll role so you will not be doing full-cycle payroll. Instead you will create payroll plans for our customers.

Sparrow provides a platform for managing employee leave for companies with remote and hybrid workforces in the U.S. and Canada. The platform simplifies the leave administration process by automating tasks such as handling paperwork and coordinating with medical providers, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. This service is particularly useful for Human Resources and payroll departments, allowing them to efficiently manage various types of leave, including medical and parental leave. Unlike competitors, Sparrow focuses specifically on compliance and leave management, offering a subscription-based model that scales with the size and needs of the company. The goal of Sparrow is to help businesses save time and money while supporting employee well-being through effective leave management.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$20M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2018

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Sparrow raised $20 million in Series A funding in February 2022.
  • The platform can capitalize on the rise of mental health awareness in workplaces.
  • Sparrow's integration with AI-driven analytics can optimize workforce planning.

What critics are saying

  • Emerging startups like AbsenceSoft threaten Sparrow's market share.
  • Rapid AI advancements may outpace Sparrow's current platform capabilities.
  • Changes in data privacy laws could increase compliance burdens for Sparrow.

What makes Sparrow unique

  • Sparrow automates leave management, streamlining processes for HR and employees.
  • The platform ensures compliance with federal, state, and local leave regulations.
  • Sparrow offers consulting services to help companies benchmark and improve leave policies.

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Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

3%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

13%
PRWeb
May 18th, 2022
Sparrow received award 2022 HR Tech Award on May 18th 22'.

Sparrow, a pioneer in Employee Care Management (ECM), announced today that the company was bestowed with a 2022 HR Tech Award in the category of “employee experience.”

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To better support their team members and save time, Webflow partnered with Sparrow for more straightforward leave management.

Finsmes
Feb 17th, 2022
Sparrow Raises $20M In Series A Funding

Sparrow, a San Francisco, CA-based Employee Care Management (ECM) provider, raised $20m in Series A funding. The round was led by WndrCo, with participation from Authentic Ventures and South Park Commons. The company intends to use the funds to: accelerate sales, marketing, and product development activities in North America, scale their team of industry leaders and hire for several [] The post Sparrow Raises $20M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

Sparrow
Feb 16th, 2022
Sparrow Announces $20 Million in Funding

Finally, stress-free employee leave.

News Journal
Feb 15th, 2022
Sparrow received financing of $20M in funding on Feb 15th 22'.

Sparrow, a pioneer in Employee Care Management (ECM), today announced the company has announced their Series A and $20 million in funding.

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