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About the Role

Rippling is a leading Employer of Record (EOR) provider. The Payroll Specialist, EOR Equity Services will support equity-related payroll and compliance operations for EOR customers and employees across multiple countries. This role applies payroll expertise to the specialized domain of equity compensation within the EOR model, ensuring equity-related income is correctly captured, taxed, and reported through payroll.

Responsibilities

Advise customers on how to enter equity-related items into payroll
Process equity income through pay runs and review pay statements for accuracy
Work with engineering when system errors arise
Partner with tax advisors to ensure items are taxed appropriately across jurisdictions
Perform calculations to validate withholding and reporting
Advise customers on how to correctly report equity-related taxable income in payroll, including which earnings codes to use, how to enter taxable amounts, and how to handle regular pay runs, off-cycle payroll, and payroll corrections.
Process equity-related payroll entries for EOR employees, including stock option exercises and RSU vesting, ensuring equity income is configured correctly for local tax and social contribution treatment.
Review pay statements to confirm equity income, tax withholding, and employer contributions are reflected accurately.
Perform calculations to validate withholding amounts, net pay impacts, and employer cost for equity-related payroll events.
Explain equity-related payroll outcomes to customers and employees.
Help customers understand applicable tax withholding approaches for equity income by country, including the use of maximum or supplemental rates where required.
Support equity-related compliance filings (e.g., UK ERS returns, Ireland RSS1, Australia ESS) as needed, including data preparation, review, and submission coordination.
Assist with collecting and validating required equity and payroll data from customers, internal teams, and third-party providers ahead of filing deadlines.
Track filing confirmations, acknowledgements, and follow-up inquiries from tax authorities, supporting corrections or resubmissions as required.
Maintain trackers, standard operating procedures, and internal reference materials related to equity payroll reporting, filings, and compliance processes.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in payroll operations, tax compliance, or a related role
Hands-on experience processing or supporting multi-country payroll inputs for non-cash or imputed income (such as benefits-in-kind, equity, relocation, or other taxable fringe benefits).
Familiarity with how non-cash compensation or taxable benefits flow through payroll, impact withholding, and appear on pay statements and annual wage reporting.
Comfort performing payroll calculations and validating withholding amounts, net pay, and employer costs.
Experience troubleshooting payroll system issues and working with engineering or technical teams to resolve errors.
Ability to interpret legal or tax guidance and translate it into clear, practical payroll and operational steps.
Clear, confident written communication skills, with comfort explaining complex payroll concepts to customers and non-expert audiences.
Exceptional attention to detail and comfort managing complex data sets, deadlines, and cross-functional dependencies.
Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment with evolving processes.
Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills, including working with large data sets, formulas, lookups, and pivot tables, along with experience using case management systems (e.g., Salesforce).

Skills

Payroll operations
Tax compliance
Multi-country payroll
Non-cash compensation
Imputed income
Equity compensation
Payroll calculations
Withholding calculations
Payroll system troubleshooting
Excel
Google Sheets
Case management systems (e.g., Salesforce)

Location

British Columbia
Ontario

Work Type

Fully remote
Hybrid

Experience Level

5+ years

Salary/Compensations

Competitive salary + benefits + bonus

Benefits

Competitive salary + benefits + bonus

About the Company

Rippling is a leading Employer of Record (EOR) provider, enabling businesses to hire globally while ensuring compliance with local labor laws and regulations.

Equal Opportunity

Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics, Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email accommodations@rippling.com.