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Payroll Migration Associate – Rippling Payroll

Job Summary

The Payroll Migration Associate supports the migration of payroll operations from multiple legacy or vendor payroll applications into Rippling Payroll system. This role assists with end to end payroll implementation, Design, Bluprinting, configuration, User acceptance testing, data migration, validation, parallel payroll testing, documentation, and post-go-live support. The associate works closely with senior consultants, project managers, and cross-functional teams to ensure payroll is delivered accurately, on time, and in compliance with applicable regulations for multiple countries. 

This is a full-time position that can be worked remotely or in one of our many offices around the globe. 

What are the main responsibilities for this role?

Payroll Migration & Implementation Support

• Support end-to-end payroll migration activities.

• Assist in migrating payroll data from multiple vendor systems into Rippling Payroll

• Map legacy payroll data to Rippling payroll structures and components.

• Support payroll data collection, extraction, cleansing, validation, reconciliation and parallel runs.

• Perform data entry and primary validation checks

Payroll Configuration

• Assist in configuring Rippling Payroll settings, including:

  • Earnings, deductions, reimbursements, and FFS

  • Pay groups, pay calendars, and pay schedules

  • Tax settings and statutory components

• Help manage payroll processes and system functionality within Rippling

Testing, Validation & Controls

• Prepare the UAT Scenarios and execution

• Participate in system testing and parallel payroll runs

• Perform variance analysis, including:

  • Salary variance (recurring and one-time)

  • Headcount variance

  • Statutory deduction variance

  • Personal data variance

• Prepare and review control reports and validation outputs

• Track and resolve payroll issues and discrepancies

Payroll Operations Support

• Adhere to payroll input cut-off dates from various sources as per the payroll calendar for multiple countries, including:

  • Online input tools

  • Excel/spreadsheet inputs

  • Email-based inputs

  • Monthly standing instructions

• Support release of payslips, tax sheets, and other salary-related outputs (e.g., leave balances)

Compliance & Documentation

• Assist in ensuring payroll configurations comply with local, state, federal, and (if applicable) international payroll regulations

• Maintain payroll migration documentation, data mapping files, control reports, and implementation checklists

• Support audit readiness and compliance reporting

Stakeholder Support

• Respond to client or internal queries and escalate issues as required

• Provide post-implementation and stabilization support after go-live

• Collaborate with HR, Finance, IT, and Rippling support teams

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

• 2–5 years of experience in payroll processing, payroll implementation, or payroll data migration for multiple countries

• Experience supporting payroll migration from multiple vendor systems into a centralized platform - Rippling

• Strong understanding of U.S. payroll processes, tax regulations, and compliance requirements

• Experience with payroll data validation, reconciliation, and parallel payroll runs

• Strong Excel skills (XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, reconciliation techniques)

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience implementing or supporting Rippling Payroll

• Experience supporting payroll consolidation, mergers, or vendor transitions

• Knowledge of Rippling integrations with HRIS, benefits, and time & attendance

• Experience supporting multi-country payrolls

Why work for Crimson?

• Rapidly growing start-up, with a flexible working environment where you will be empowered to structure how you work

• Limitless development and exposure - our internal promotions/role changes made up 33% of all recruitment last year

• $1000 individual training budget per year, we love to ‘Level Up’ (it’s one of our core values)!

• Psychologist on staff

• Insightful fireside chats and workshops to help support our high-performing and ambitious team

• Radical Candor is a feedback approach we live by

• We’re a global player with 28 markets (and growing) across the globe. Most roles have the option to work from one of our many offices or remotely!

If you're passionate about growing in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and want to work with cutting-edge technology, then we'd love to hear from you!

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