Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CG Oncology, Inc. is hiring a Manager, Payroll & Equity Accounting to own multi-state U.S. payroll operations and payroll-related accounting, tax execution, and controls. The role partners across Finance, HR, Legal, and external providers to support equity compensation accounting and reporting, resolve complex issues, and improve scalable processes.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead full-cycle, multi-state U.S. payroll operations for exempt and non-exempt employees, including incentive-based and equity-related payments, with accountability for accuracy, timeliness, compliance, and final review
• Establish and manage payroll workflows, review checkpoints, escalation paths, adjustments, and amendments to ensure transactions are processed accurately, timely, and in accordance with established controls
• Partner with HR, Finance, and other process owners to establish clear data handoffs, resolve discrepancies, and ensure employee and compensation data are complete, timely, and synchronized across systems
• Own the preparation and review of monthly payroll journal entries, bonus accruals, and related payroll accounting entries, investigating variances and ensuring accurate support for the financial close
• Partner with the Director, Technical Accounting & SEC Reporting to obtain and validate equity award activity, including grants, exercises, releases, forfeitures, and other award changes, ensuring complete and accurate data is available for payroll, accounting, and reporting purposes
• Prepare and maintain stock-based compensation expense workbooks and related monthly journal entries, reconciling source data and resolving discrepancies in partnership with the Director, Technical Accounting & SEC Reporting and Finance leadership
• Own monthly reconciliations for payroll-related accounts and investigate reconciling items, aging issues, and recurring variances through timely resolution
• Coordinate equity-related payroll events and payments in partnership with the Director, Technical Accounting & SEC Reporting, validating employee data, timing, withholding, and tax treatment before payroll execution
• Lead quarterly and year-end payroll activities, including review of payroll filings, amendments, W-2 and 1099 reporting, and related reconciliations, escalating material issues and driving them to resolution
• Own execution and ongoing improvement of payroll-related SOX controls, maintain audit-ready documentation, coordinate control testing, and drive timely remediation of identified payroll control gaps; support equity-related controls in partnership with the Director, Technical Accounting & SEC Reporting
• Oversee review of international payroll processed through global Employer of Record (EOR) providers, validate key inputs and outputs, manage escalations, and hold vendors accountable to service and contractual expectations
• Reconcile payroll data across payroll, benefits, 401(k), equity, and general-ledger interfaces, identify root causes of discrepancies, and coordinate corrective actions with the appropriate process owner
• Lead payroll audit support for internal and external reviews, providing complete, audit-ready evidence and coordinating equity-related support with the Director, Technical Accounting & SEC Reporting and other control owners
• Lead payroll process improvements, system enhancements, automation opportunities, and risk-mitigation initiatives; define requirements, coordinate testing, document changes, and monitor adoption and results
• Serve as the escalation point for complex payroll and equity-related pay inquiries, resolve issues with urgency and discretion, identify recurring themes, and implement preventive process improvements

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
• Seven (7) years of progressive payroll experience, including demonstrated ownership or lead responsibility for a complex, multi-state payroll function in a publicly traded or similarly regulated environment
• Demonstrated experience with equity-related payroll events, incentive compensation, tax withholding, stock-based compensation accounting support, vehicle reimbursements, and other complex compensation arrangements
• Hands-on expertise with Rippling, ADP, or a comparable payroll platform, including configuration, testing, reporting, issue resolution, and vendor escalation
• Demonstrated experience owning payroll-related SOX controls and leading payroll audit support, including documentation, testing coordination, issue resolution, and remediation
• Experience reviewing international payroll through EOR or global payroll models and managing third-party service quality, escalations, and reconciliations
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time
• Biotech, pharma, or life sciences experience strongly preferred
• Experience partnering with a dedicated equity administration function strongly preferred

Benefits

• Annual performance bonuses
• Equity
• Special recognition
• Fully remote work environment
• Unlimited flexible time off
• 14 holidays in 2026
• 401(k) with 100% company Safe Harbor match up to 4% of base salary
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (PPO and HDHP; Cigna/Principal)
• HSA with annual company contribution, FSA, and FSA-DC
• Company-paid LTD coverage and voluntary plans
• Company-paid life insurance equal to 2x base salary and voluntary plans
• Voluntary legal and pet benefits, plus more

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