What you'll do:

Report to the Director of U.S. Payroll and advance your career at a company where people and innovation are at the core of everything we do. As Payroll Coordinator you will help process payroll for 2,800+ employees in more than a dozen EF locations throughout the US. Core opportunities and responsibilities include processing bi-weekly and monthly payrolls, garnishments, deductions, and other daily payroll tasks as necessary. This role is a great entry into the world of Payroll.

The Details

• Performs payroll functions for our US offices and schools
• Processes the tracking and reconciliation of employee deductions and earnings including, but not limited to, deductions for employee benefits, retirement contributions, federal state and local taxes, and earnings for base salaries, bonuses, and other earnings
• Ensures accurate reporting to taxing authorities of taxable wages, including both cash and non-cash items such as taxable use of company property, fringe benefits, gifts and other reimbursements that may be taxable
• Assists employees and others as needed with payroll-related issues
• Assists with various internal and external financial and tax audits including but not limited to workers’ compensation, department of labor and other audits as needed
• Ensures that payroll practices are compliant with state and federal employment laws
• Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.)

Who you are:

• You are bold, positive, and fearless - you’re ready to be the subject matter expert
• An influencer - you help motivate, inspire and unify your team and those around you
• An achiever - you want to make an immediate impact and
• A thinkerandan executor - you want to find creative ways to help execute the plan
• You have strong communication skills, s ound professional judgment and discretion
• Your excellent attention to detail is unmatched
• You thrive in a fast-paced, flexible environment

Who we are

• We’re travelers, innovators, thinkers and doers
• Global - we have a presence in over 100 countries
• We’re open and collaborative - not a cubicle in sight
• Dedicated - we really do “work hard - play hard”
• We believe that international experiences are essential to a 21st century education

Why you’ll love working here:

Work in our beautiful Cambridge office where you’ll enjoy comprehensive professional development, frequent social programming and employee-run social groups (including our “EFinity” groups: Black@EF, LGBTQ+@EF,Latinos@EF, AAPI@EF,Jewish@EF,Indigenous@EFandParents@EF, etc).

You can expect:

• Eligibility for our Workplace Flexibility Program: our pilot hybrid work model with up to two days of work-from-home per week, after your initial onboarding
• Robust professional growth opportunities including monthly trainings, workshops, and inspiring talks with global leaders and experts
• 4 weeks paid vacation and 10 paid holidays
• 25% company match on your 401(k) contributions
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with life and disability insurance
• Paid international business travel
• Wellness benefits and a yearly fitness reimbursement
• EF program discounts including travel, language schools, childcare, and more
• Dependent care, healthcare, and commuter flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Discounts at local venues and businesses

About EF Education First:

At EF we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we have helped millions of people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and about themselves. Our culturally immersive education programs-focused on language, travel, cultural exchange, and academics-turn dreams into international opportunities.

When you join EF, you join a multicultural and diverse community working across more than 600 schools and offices in 50 countries, all with one shared mission of opening the world through education. Whoever you are, whatever you are passionate about-we welcome you and want you to bring that to work every day. EF is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to inclusion and belonging across race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, identity, parental status, experience and everything else that makes you unique.

Founded in Sweden in 1965, EF has schools and offices around the world, including hubs in Boston, London, Mexico City, São Paulo, Shanghai, Stockholm, Zürich, and more. Learn more at https://ef.com .

At EF Education First, we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, EF has helped millions of people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and about themselves.