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Payroll Specialist

Frontline Wildfire Defense

Frontline Wildfire Defense

Accounting & Finance
USD 75k-95k / year + Equity
Posted on Aug 30, 2025

About Frontline Wildfire Defense

At Frontline Wildfire Defense, our mission is to protect homes, families, and communities from wildfire disasters. Our innovative wildfire defense system allows homeowners to track wildfires, receive critical alerts, and actively safeguard their properties using a remotely operated fire protection system. With multiple layers of redundancy, our system hydrates homes and surrounding areas to prevent ignition from flying embers—the #1 cause of structure loss during wildfires.
We are a fast-growing team that has already achieved significant milestones in protecting homes across all Western States. Our team includes experienced engineers, product designers, and industry experts, and we are looking for a Payroll Specialist to help drive our efforts.
About This Opportunity
The Payroll Specialist will be responsible for maintaining payroll systems and processing multi-state paychecks according to schedule using Quickbooks online as well as managing benefit deductions, payments and reconciliations.
Payroll Processing
  • Process multi-state payroll for both hourly and salary employees, and 1099 contractors, commissions, bonuses, and other special payments using Quickbooks online.
  • Completes payroll operational activities including adjustments, audits, reporting, regulatory filing, etc.
  • Create new payroll tax accounts when an employee is hired in a new state.
  • Manage payroll tax reporting for multiple states. Maintain a thorough tracking system for payroll tax frequencies, unique circumstances, and ensure QBO is set up correctly.
  • Manage proper benefit deductions and reporting with HR.
  • Submit FSA and HSA contributions after each payroll.
Record Keeping & Reconciliation
  • Manage all onboarding and reporting required for new hires.
  • Maintain accurate and confidential employee payroll records, including new hires, terminations, changes in compensation, and benefits.
  • Manage complex commission tracking and maintain commission statements for the internal sales team.
  • Reconcile all payroll-associated accounts on both the P&L and B/S.
  • Reconcile monthly health insurance invoices and 401k deductions.
Compliance & Reporting
  • Troubleshoot errors with QB Time, whether it be employee errors, exporting, mapping, etc.
  • Ensure all labor associated to a project is imported correctly on the QB job costing module.
  • Understand the purpose of all QB Time fields including Classes, Service Items, Billable, etc.
  • Preparing periodic payroll reports for review by management.
  • Monthly Worker’s Compensation reporting.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field is a plus.
  • Construction experience is a plus.
  • Minimum of 7 years of experience in payroll, which includes multi-state payroll.
  • Must understand and have experience with Non-qualified Stock Options (NSO) and Incentive Stock Options (ISO).
  • Working knowledge of basic accounting principles and best practices for payroll processing.
  • MUST be proficient in Quickbooks Online and in QB Time (formerly TSheets).
  • Understand how the Job Costing module works in QBO.
  • High numerical aptitude.
  • Experience with Expensify, GSuite, MS Office a plus.
  • Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy in work and documentation.
  • Multi-task w/ ease, work well under pressure, and strong organizational skills.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify issues and propose effective solutions.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong time management skills.
Compensation & Benefits
  • Pay Range: $75,000 - $95,000 based on experience.
  • Company-provided equipment.
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
  • 401(k) Plan.
  • Flexible time-off policy + 10 paid holidays per year.
  • Remote-Based work environment, offering autonomy and flexibility
  • Join a passionate, mission-driven team making a real difference.
  • And much more!
Join Our Mission!
If you're excited about designing innovative wildfire defense systems that help protect homes and communities, we want to hear from you! Apply today and become part of a fast-growing team with purpose and innovation at its core.
Diversity and inclusion are essential values at Frontline. We know we'll do our best and most impactful work when we feel we're represented, and we belong. We encourage talented people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.