Payroll Manager

Position Summary

The Payroll Manager is responsible for overseeing the accurate, timely, and compliant processing of multi-state payroll while leading payroll operations, controls, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives. This individual will serve as the subject matter expert for payroll administration and will have hands-on experience utilizing Workday Payroll in a complex, multi-state environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee end-to-end payroll processing for employees across multiple states, ensuring payroll is accurate, timely, and compliant.

• Manage payroll activities within Workday Payroll, including payroll processing, audits, reporting, system configuration support, testing, and issue resolution.

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations, including wage and hour requirements, payroll tax withholding, garnishments, deductions, and other statutory requirements.

• Review payroll calculations, employee changes, earnings, deductions, bonuses, commissions, benefit deductions, and other compensation-related transactions.

• Manage multi-state payroll tax compliance, including employee taxation, state and local withholding requirements, registrations, reconciliations, and year-end reporting.

• Oversee payroll reconciliations, general ledger activity, payroll funding, tax filings, and month-end and year-end payroll processes.

• Manage year-end payroll activities, including W-2 processing and reconciliation.

• Maintain strong payroll controls and documentation while identifying opportunities to improve accuracy, efficiency, and automation.

• Develop, document, and maintain payroll policies, procedures, workflows, and internal controls.

• Partner closely with HR, Finance, Accounting, Benefits, and other internal teams to resolve payroll-related questions and discrepancies.

• Coordinate with third-party payroll, tax, banking, and benefits vendors as necessary.

• Support internal and external audits and provide payroll documentation, reconciliations, and reporting.

• Monitor payroll-related regulatory changes and ensure processes remain compliant across all applicable jurisdictions.

• Lead, develop, and mentor payroll team members while establishing clear processes, responsibilities, and performance expectations.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for escalated payroll questions and complex payroll issues.

• Participate in Workday enhancements, upgrades, testing, integrations, and payroll process-improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.

• 5+ years of progressive payroll experience, including experience managing or leading payroll operations.

• Strong hands-on experience processing and managing multi-state payroll.

• Workday Payroll experience strongly preferred or required.

• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll regulations and payroll tax requirements.

• Experience with payroll reconciliations, GL reporting, tax filings, W-2s, garnishments, deductions, and year-end processing.

• Previous experience managing or mentoring payroll professionals preferred.

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including experience working with payroll reports, reconciliations, and large data sets.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.

• Ability to handle confidential employee and compensation information appropriately.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to partner effectively across HR, Accounting, Finance, Benefits, and senior leadership.

Compliance & Equal Opportunity Statement

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements.

Pay Details: $85,000.00 to $100,000.00 per year

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.