Global Payroll Manager, Archer

$163.2-220k

Excel
GSuite
SAP
Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

Office located in San Jose, CA

Archer

Urban air mobility developer

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Archer

Urban air mobility developer

501-1000 employees

B2CSustainabilityTransportManufacturingFlightsAerospace

Be an early applicant

$163.2-220k

Excel
GSuite
SAP
Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

Office located in San Jose, CA

501-1000 employees

B2CSustainabilityTransportManufacturingFlightsAerospace

Company mission

To accelerate the benefits of sustainable air mobility.

Role

Who you are

  • Minimum 10 years of payroll, tax, accounting experience in a U.S. public company, preferably at a high-growth company. Can be a combination of education, training, and relevant experience
  • Advanced knowledge of MS Excel, GSuite products and SAP (preferred)
  • Working level knowledge of ADP Payroll, Workday and Replicon
  • Proven organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and work well in an environment with competing demands
  • Strong knowledge of payroll principles, practices, and regulations, including tax
  • Experience with Payroll system implementation / transformation projects
  • Ability to operate independently in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment
  • Highly organized and detail oriented

Desirable

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business-related field. Advanced degree or certifications is a plus
  • Experience in manufacturing, airline or international preferred

What the job involves

  • We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Payroll leader to join our company. As a leader in this role, you will handle overall operations of US payroll using both the Workday suite of tools, ADP, and third party payroll providers. In doing so, you will ensure accurate and timely processing of payroll with strong data integrity
  • This is a great opportunity to help set a strategic direction for scale as the business grows. This position will have an emphasis on delivering a best in class employee payroll experience
  • Overseeing the day-to-day payroll operation to ensure that payroll is processed and paid in compliance with all Federal, State, possession or other jurisdictions tax and labor law requirements
  • Remain compliance and work closely with HR Operations on items including but not limited to; collective bargaining agreements, qualified retirement & other offerings including union, 401(k) and ESOP, ESPP. Mobility related items such as relocation expenses, per diems, other traveling and relocation activities
  • Provide long term strategy for the organization as to the growth and development of payroll platforms and team
  • Maintain the payroll systems and software, and work to develop and create future systems and processes for greater efficiencies throughout payroll
  • Collaborate with HR Operations to assure accurate data (e.g. review and verify payroll data before processing by ADP and prior to disbursement), streamline processes, identify integration opportunities
  • Perform monthly payroll close duties, including the preparation of period-end accruals and monthly journal entries for all payroll and benefits, including preparation of reconciliations of payroll accounts and generate payroll-related reports for FP&A, Finance and HR Operations
  • Provide formal and ad-hoc analysis of payroll, benefits, time & attendance, etc
  • Continuously identify and develop solutions for process efficiency to improve productivity
  • Out of cycle/ad hoc payments of employees and production and issuance of manual checks or electronic transfers to bank accounts
  • Support the quarterly and annual Financial Statement review and audit, 401k audit, Workers Comp audit, and other audits as required
  • Respond to employee inquiries and requests regarding payroll matters
  • Manage annual preparation and delivery of Form W-2s and 1099’s
  • Develop, implement, and maintain SOX controls in payroll processes. Conduct regular reviews of payroll processes to identify and mitigate risks, ensuring compliance

Our take

Electric air taxis may sound like a pipedream, but companies like Archer are in the process of testing models that they hope to begin producing at scale in 2025. Designed to be quiet and efficient, its current model can fly at speeds of 150 miles per hour and cover 60 miles per flight. With urban transport in mind, these air taxis are both greener and vastly more efficient than traditional vehicles.

Given the congestion and pollution issues that many cities are facing, it's easy to imagine such transport taking over. It’s also worth noting that although Archer plans to run them with human pilots initially, the company has automation as part of its long-term goals.

Other players exist in this space: EHang, a Chinese firm, flew its first aerial taxi in America in 2020. However, Archer has big backers and customers such as United Airlines (acting both as an investor and launch customer) and manufacturing partner Stellantis with whom it is mass-producing its flagship Midnight eVTOL aircraft.

There's certainly a growing demand for clean transport without sacrificing speed, but many barriers still remain in Archer's way as it must help to initiate a seismic shift in transportation infrastructure and behaviors to reach mass adoption. That being said, it has the funding behind it, raising close to $2 billion in post-IPO funding since 2021.

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Freddie

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Top investors

44% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (1 round)

Jul 2020

$55.7m

SERIES A

Total funding: $55.7m

Company values

  • Transparency - We rely on transparent, direct, and honest communication to achieve our mission in the most productive way possible as one team. We’re all in this together
  • Long-term thinking - We are long-term, mission-driven thinkers with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are not afraid to be bold, think creatively, and overcome any obstacles along the way to turning our dream into reality
  • Safety - Safety first, always. We are dedicated to ensuring the safety of our employees, future passengers, and the environment by building a high redundancy aircraft with no single point of failure. Through testing, high quality materials, and precision we will never compromise on safety
  • Sustainability - We’re dedicated to creating an aircraft that will push the world towards a zero-emissions future. By using advanced technology, electric batteries, and safe materials, the environment and health of our communities always comes first
  • Celebration - Most importantly, we celebrate together. From team events to test flights and everything in between, we know how to have fun

Company HQ

Tasman and Zanker, San Jose, CA

Leadership

Started their career in financial services, before co-founding Vettery, a talent marketplace, in 2012. Founded Archer in 2018.

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