Senior Payroll Director - 21484

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Payroll Director - TalentZok

OVERVIEW

Are you looking for a new career opportunity with an exciting company?! Then we've got the right team for you! In this role, you're responsible for the duties listed below.

 

Immediate opening for a Senior Payroll Director in Corona, CA who possesses:

• 7+ years of progressive payroll leadership experience
• 3+ years of payroll experience within a healthcare environment
• Experience leading complex, high-volume payroll operations across multiple facilities, entities, and employee groups
• Strong ADP Workforce Now experience
• Deep knowledge of California wage and hour laws, payroll tax regulations, payroll audits, and compliance requirements
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing payroll teams
• Experience supporting approximately 4,000 employees across multiple locations strongly preferred

FULL DESCRIPTION: We are seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Director to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of a complex, multi-facility payroll function within a large healthcare organization. This role will oversee payroll operations supporting approximately 4,000 employees across seven locations, ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing, regulatory compliance, system integrity, audit readiness, strong internal controls, and exceptional employee service. The ideal candidate will bring significant healthcare payroll experience, advanced ADP Workforce Now expertise, strong California wage and hour knowledge, and a proven ability to lead high-volume payroll operations across multiple entities and facilities.

 

The selected candidate will be responsible for:

• Providing strategic leadership and oversight of payroll operations across multiple healthcare facilities and entities
• Directing payroll processing for approximately 4,000 employees across seven locations
• Ensuring timely and accurate processing of regular payroll, off-cycle payroll, bonuses, final pay, and other payroll transactions
• Maintaining compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations
• Ensuring compliance with California wage and hour laws
• Maintaining compliance with payroll tax regulations and reporting requirements
• Leading payroll audits, reconciliations, balancing, and reporting activities
• Reviewing payroll results for accuracy and identifying discrepancies before final processing
• Overseeing payroll system administration and workflow integrity
• Managing payroll system access and user controls
• Maintaining strong payroll governance and internal controls
• Developing, implementing, and maintaining payroll policies and procedures
• Identifying payroll discrepancies, compliance risks, and operational gaps
• Developing and implementing corrective actions when payroll issues are identified
• Driving payroll process improvements and operational efficiencies
• Partnering closely with Human Resources regarding employee data and payroll-impacting changes
• Partnering with Benefits to ensure accurate deductions, leave administration, and benefit changes
• Partnering with Finance regarding payroll taxes, audits, reconciliations, and financial reporting
• Supporting wage and hour audits
• Supporting payroll tax audits and internal compliance reviews
• Serving as a senior payroll resource for executive leadership
• Providing guidance regarding payroll strategy, workforce impacts, and operational risk
• Supervising, mentoring, and developing payroll team members
• Establishing expectations for accuracy, accountability, responsiveness, and customer service
• Evaluating payroll workflows and identifying opportunities for automation and process improvement
• Maintaining confidentiality and security of payroll and employee information
• Supporting payroll-related projects, implementations, acquisitions, and system upgrades
• Monitoring payroll performance across multiple facilities and entities
• Ensuring consistent payroll practices and procedures across locations
• Supporting leadership with payroll reporting, analytics, and operational insights
• Building strong collaborative relationships across Human Resources, Finance, Benefits, Operations, and executive leadership
• Traveling between healthcare facilities and corporate locations as business needs require
• Performing other payroll leadership and strategic initiatives as assigned

 

The selected candidate will also possess:

• 7+ years of progressive payroll leadership experience required
• Healthcare payroll experience required
• 3+ years of payroll experience within a healthcare environment strongly preferred
• Experience managing high-volume payroll operations required
• Multi-facility payroll leadership experience required
• Multi-entity payroll experience required
• Experience supporting several thousand employees preferred
• ADP Workforce Now experience strongly preferred
• Advanced payroll systems knowledge required
• Strong knowledge of payroll processing required
• Strong knowledge of federal and state payroll tax regulations required
• Deep knowledge of California wage and hour compliance required
• Payroll audit and reconciliation experience required
• Experience developing and maintaining payroll controls required
• Experience identifying and resolving complex payroll discrepancies required
• Experience leading payroll teams required
• Demonstrated experience mentoring and developing payroll staff required
• Experience improving payroll processes and operational controls required
• Experience partnering with Human Resources, Finance, Benefits, and Operations required
• Experience supporting payroll system implementations, conversions, upgrades, or acquisitions preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required
• Excellent organizational skills required
• Exceptional attention to detail required
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees, payroll staff, executives, and cross-functional leadership
• Strong judgment and ability to handle highly confidential information required
• Solution-oriented and compliance-focused leadership style required
• Ability to operate with urgency while maintaining accuracy
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred
• 10+ years of advanced payroll leadership and operational experience may be considered in lieu of formal education
• Certified Payroll Professional certification preferred
• Ability to successfully complete required background and drug screening
• Ability to work onsite at corporate headquarters in Corona, CA
• Ability to travel periodically between healthcare facilities throughout the Inland Empire and Orange County
• Potential hybrid flexibility may be available based on business needs and successful integration into the role
• Ability to work Monday through Friday approximately 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with additional availability as required for payroll deadlines and leadership responsibilities

 

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods while reviewing payroll registers, reconciliations, tax reports, audit documentation, spreadsheets, system data, and related records
• Ability to communicate by phone, email, virtual meeting, and in person throughout the workday
• Ability to use hands and fingers for typing, data analysis, reporting, document review, and standard office tasks
• Ability to review detailed payroll reports, spreadsheets, compliance documentation, system records, and computer screens for extended periods
• Ability to occasionally stand, walk, bend, reach, and move throughout corporate and healthcare facility environments as needed
• Ability to travel periodically between corporate headquarters and healthcare facilities
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, accuracy, organization, and attention to detail while managing complex payroll operations and sensitive employee information
• Ability to work effectively within professional healthcare and corporate environments

 

Salary Range: $140,000 to $185,000/year
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\nCompany Description

TalentZok was founded in 2008 and has been repeatedly recognized as one of San Diego County's fastest growing businesses. In 2025, we were named Business Journal's 'Best Places to Work'. Even as our competitors are scaling back and laying off staff, Simply Biotech is expanding to new markets and hiring additional staff in existing offices.

Company Description

TalentZok was founded in 2008 and has been repeatedly recognized as one of San Diego County's fastest growing businesses. In 2025, we were named Business Journal's 'Best Places to Work'. Even as our competitors are scaling back and laying off staff, Simply Biotech is expanding to new markets and hiring additional staff in existing offices.