Payroll and Equity Accountant

Description

• Performance of monthly reconciliation activities for payroll and stock-based compensation.
• Enter payroll journal entries, including monthly accruals, into NetSuite ERP and submit for approval
• Serve as Accounting team liaison with Oklo's Operations team for all employment changes, including new hires and termination, to ensure appropriate management of employees within Oklo's payroll and equity platforms.
• Support payroll tax setup, including withholdings, unemployment, state and local taxes and monitor tax notices from state and federal agencies
• Design Oklo's payroll and equity process for scale, preparing for future projects such as transition from PEO platform, addition of hourly workforce, and broadening of remote workforce into additional locations
• Develop and maintain payroll and equity accounting policies and procedures to ensure compliance with US GAAP, including creating procedures to validate the accuracy, reliability, and effectiveness of data utilized
• Oversee the payroll activities of Oklo subsidiary Atomic Alchemy and perform above duties for both subsidiary and corporate level.
• Provide payroll data reports to support regulatory reporting to the U.S. Department of Energy
• Liaise with external auditors during audits and provide necessary documentation and explanations regarding their testing of payroll and equity areas
• Execute as well as monitor end to end processes and controls across Oklo's payroll and equity management systems in close coordination with Internal Audit, Accounting and IT staff
• Perform regular nexus evaluations for remote employees to ensure appropriate payroll administration across the U.S.
• Review bi-weekly payroll records to ensure accuracy and completeness of payroll records
• Own month-end payroll and equity tasks within the FloQast close automation tool, ensuring close targets are timely met and appropriate supporting documentation is maintained.
• Maintain a robust checklist of payroll-specific onboarding and offboarding activities for employees and execute upon this checklist to ensure timely and accurate administration of payroll accounting

Requirements

• Strong understanding of common payroll and equity tax issues
• Proficient in payroll and accounting systems and capable of performing detailed reconciliations across these systems
• Experience at a fast growth startup
• Experience working in a public company strongly preferred
• Ability to reconcile data across multiple systems such as ERP, equity, and payroll tools
• Experience with Fidelity NetBenefits (equity administration), Rippling (payroll), and other leading payroll platforms (e.g., Workday, ADP, Paylocity, Paycor)
• Forward-thinking – anticipates changes in Oklo's business and proactively evaluates the potential impacts on accounting policies and financial reporting as we evolve
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, information systems, or related field
• 3-5 of payroll and equity accounting experience at a public company
• Master's degree in accountancy preferred
• Effective communicator— articulates ideas and technical content effectively and persuasively in positive and challenging situations, comfortable with public speaking, and facilitates efficient, results-driven meetings.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment
• Big 4 audit experience a plus
• Analytical—synthesizes complex or diverse information
• Quality-Focused—consistently demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness while identifying ways to improve and promote quality and efficiency
• Willing and able to learn quickly, to think differently, and do things in new ways
• Judgment—the individual displays willingness to make decisions, exhibits sound and accurate judgment and makes timely decisions
• Solutions-Oriented— Identifies and resolves problems through timely, skillful analysis; brings creativity and critical thinking to develop thoughtful, novel solutions beyond conventional approaches.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance