Payroll Support Specialist

Check is leading a revolution in the payroll industry. Payroll is the backbone of the US economy, and yet it has not undergone significant innovation in decades. We invented the embedded payroll space to change that (see: Check: Solving the $150 Billion Payroll Problem, Bank On It; Episode 438), both for the business owners who spend countless hours per week running payroll and for the millions of Americans who depend on their next paycheck. At Check, our mission is to empower the most innovative software platforms to create new payroll businesses, and enable those businesses to transform the way companies pay their employees.

Check’s culture is intensely caring: to each other as teammates, to our partners, and to the businesses and workers we serve. Our teams are made up of creative problem solvers and empathetic cross-functional collaborators who can simplify the complexities of payroll. We bring hustle and grit to our day-to-day, while building enduring solutions and relationships. 

At Check, the Support team is responsible for top-tier proactive and reactive partner and employer communication and account management, including responding to inbound ticket requests for support. The support function's goal is to deliver exceptional service, and we do this by developing professional relationships with partners and their customers to earn their respect and trust. You will leverage your deep payroll and tax knowledge to navigate complex scenarios, deliver accurate solutions, and build lasting relationships through exceptional service. It is the responsibility of the payroll support specialist to work across the teams at Check to ensure a high level of service for all of our partners.

In this role, you will:

• Identify and assess customer’s needs to achieve satisfaction.
• Collaborate with partners and customers to review payroll and tax information, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulations.
• Meet or exceed response and ticket SLAs to provide timely and effective support to partners.
• Provide expert guidance on product, technical, and tax-related inquiries, resolving issues and escalating as needed.
• Triage non-support-related requests to other internal teams. 
• Minimize escalation through ownership and transparency.
• Going above and beyond - knowing when to jump on a call to resolve a complex payroll issue and build rapport with our partners.
• Support our Tax team with requests during quarter-end and year-end filings.
• Continuously improve skills and knowledge through collaboration with all cross-functional teams.
• Build strong relationships to establish trust and drive partner/customer retention.
• Exceed partner/customer expectations by providing exceptional customer service and support.

Many backgrounds could fit this role, but ideal candidates will have some or all of the following:

• Have 4+ years in client or partner-facing role
• Have 2+ years of experience in payroll
• Must be located in the Pacific Time Zone or willing to work Pacific Time Zone hours (8:30 AM - 5:30 PM PT / 11:30 AM - 8:30 PM ET)
• Have a deep passion for solving customer problems
• Capable of managing several tasks at once in a fast-moving environment
• Are eager to "roll up their sleeves" and get things done
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong phone contact handling skills and active listening
• Comfort with ticketing systems and tracking work (ie Salesforce, ZenDesk, etc)
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Takes ownership and identifies areas to improve quality and efficiency 
• Willingness and interest in attending our annual 3-day company offsite in the fall

Travel and Office Policy

The Check team is distributed across the US and we have offices in New York City and San Francisco. While we welcome remote work, we believe time together in person is valuable and important. We offer ample opportunities and encourage employees to attend team offsites, events, and hackathons a couple of times a year! We expect all employees to be willing to attend our annual 3-day company offsite in the fall.  

For our in-office and hybrid employees, our offices are open all week. We provide meals on Tuesdays and Thursdays and the team hosts regular happy hours, game nights, etc. 

What we offer:

For full-time employees, Check offers company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, short-term/long-term disability, and basic life insurance coverage, effective on their first day of work. We also provide stock options, flexible PTO and sick leave, 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents, flexible return-to-work, 9 annual holidays, a 401k retirement plan, and a $100 monthly stipend for home internet and mobile phone expenses.

The actual annual salary for this role depends on each candidate’s experience, qualifications and work location. Most new hires are placed near the midpoint of this range to ensure fairness with our existing team’s compensation:

• The expected range in San Francisco, NYC, LA, and Seattle is between $90,000 and $99,000. 
• The expected range for all other locations is between $76,800 and $84,150.

We accept applications on an ongoing basis with no specified deadline.

Check is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Check is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at hello@checkhq.com with “accommodations” in the subject line.

Check participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with Form I-9 information from all new employees to confirm that they are authorized to work in the U.S. Check does not use E-Verify to pre-screen applicants.