US Payroll Specialist

Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world, helping business owners operate, increase sales, engage customers, and keep employees happy. We are seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist to join our in-house North America (NAM) payroll team. This is a high-impact, hybrid role that owns the most complex payroll processing, escalations, and systems and compliance initiatives, while overseeing and reviewing the day-to-day transactional work delivered by the Payroll team. As part of Toast’s internal payroll organization — not a third-party payroll bureau or outsourced provider — you will act as a subject-matter expert across payroll operations, compliance, and systems; mentor Payroll Specialists and help prepare them for advancement; and serve as a key backup to the Payroll Team Lead. Based in India, this position supports payroll for employees in the NAM region; it does not involve India payroll processing. A day in the life (Responsibilities) Payroll Operations: Serve as the primary processor for assigned US and Canadian payrolls, delivering accurate and timely end-to-end and off-cycle payroll processing for assigned employees, including new hires, terminations, leaves of absence, commissions, garnishments, time and absence entries, equity, bonuses, retroactive pay, and escheatments. Process clawbacks for overpayments. Perform year-end activities as needed.