Senior Payroll Accountant

ABOUT HANDSHAKE Handshake is the career network for the AI economy. 20 million knowledge workers, 1,600 educational institutions, 1 million employers (including 100% of the Fortune 50), and every foundational AI lab trust Handshake to power career discovery, hiring, and upskilling, from freelance AI training gigs to first internships to full-time careers and beyond. This unique value is leading to unparalleled growth; in 2025, we tripled our ARR at scale. Why join Handshake now: - Shape how every career evolves in the AI economy, at global scale, with impact your friends, family and peers can see and feel - Work hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners and the world’s top educational institutions - Join a team with leadership from Scale AI, Meta, xAI, Notion, Coinbase, and Palantir, among others - Build a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue THE ROLE As Senior Payroll Accountant, you'll bring accounting rigor to a payroll-heavy function — owning the journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial reporting for all payroll activity across our global operations. Reporting to the Assistant Controller, you'll work closely with Payroll, People Ops, and Finance to ensure every transaction is accurately recorded and reconciled, and you'll be the person who gets ahead of problems before they become expensive surprises. - Prepare and r