Sr. Payroll Specialist - Bilingual

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Sr. Payroll Specialist - Bilingual based in United States. In this role, you will oversee complex, multi-state payroll operations across a growing portfolio of businesses, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant employee compensation. You will manage payroll processing across multiple legal entities and pay schedules while handling commissions, bonuses, deductions, reimbursements, and paid time off accruals. As a key member of the finance function, you will support payroll integrations for newly acquired businesses and help streamline processes as the organization expands. You will collaborate with employees, managers, and internal teams to resolve payroll questions and maintain reliable payroll records. The role requires strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll regulations, including California wage and hour requirements. This fully remote opportunity is ideal for an experienced English- and Spanish-speaking payroll professional who thrives in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment and values accuracy, service, and continuous improvement. Accountabilities - Payroll processing: Process weekly and biweekly payrolls across multiple companies, states, legal entities, and pay schedules, ensuring accuracy and timely payment. - Complex compensation administration: Manage payroll for hourly and salaried employees, including commissions, bonuses, draws, deductions, reimbursements, and paid time off accruals. - Payroll compliance: Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations, including applicable wage and hour laws and California-specific requirements. - Acquisition integrations: Support payroll integrations, system transitions, and payroll conversions for newly acquired businesses, helping establish consistent and reliable processes. - Reconciliations and reporting: Review payroll data, perform reconciliations, prepare payroll reports, investigate discrepancies, and support year-end payroll processing.

- Payroll tax administration: Coordinate payroll tax registrations, respond to tax notices, and support multi-state payroll tax compliance requirements. - Timekeeping support: Assist with timecard management and payroll data validation for field-based hourly employees. - Payroll systems and process improvement: Support BambooHR Payroll administration, maintain accurate payroll records, and identify opportunities to improve workflows, reporting, and operational efficiency. - Employee and manager support: Respond to payroll-related questions in both English and Spanish, investigate issues, and provide clear guidance to employees and managers. - Cross-functional coordination: Work with relevant internal teams to maintain consistent payroll operations across a geographically distributed workforce and multiple business entities. Requirements - At least 5 years of experience managing multi-state payroll operations. - Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is required, with the ability to communicate effectively with employees and managers in both languages. - Experience processing payroll across multiple employer identification numbers (EINs), legal entities, and payroll schedules. - Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll compliance requirements, including wage and hour regulations. - California payroll experience is strongly preferred. - Experience administering complex payroll components, including commissions, bonuses, draws, deductions, reimbursements, and paid time off accruals. - Familiarity with BambooHR Payroll or comparable HRIS and payroll platforms. - Strong Microsoft Excel skills, attention to detail, and the ability to reconcile payroll data and investigate discrepancies.