Payroll Manager

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Our client is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to oversee all payroll operations, compliance, reporting, and payroll systems administration for a multi-state workforce. This is a highly visible role that partners closely with Accounting, Finance, HR, and leadership to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing.

Position Overview

The Payroll Manager will be responsible for managing the full payroll cycle, maintaining payroll and timekeeping systems, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations, supporting audits, reconciling payroll-related accounts, and producing payroll and labor reporting. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, technically savvy, and well-versed in payroll regulations, tax compliance, employee benefits, and payroll system administration.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll Processing & Administration

• Manage and process multi-state payroll from start to finish.
• Review payroll calculations for earnings, deductions, taxes, benefits, and accruals.
• Process payroll adjustments, manual checks, voids, and reissues as necessary.
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll distribution.
• Maintain payroll records and ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.

Timekeeping & Workforce Management

• Monitor daily timekeeping activity and validate employee punches.
• Review and resolve timecard discrepancies, missing punches, and attendance exceptions.
• Audit and reconcile employee time records prior to payroll processing.
• Maintain employee pay rates, classifications, status changes, and department assignments.
• Process scheduling and workforce updates within timekeeping systems.

Payroll Systems & HRIS Management

• Support employee onboarding and offboarding within payroll and HRIS platforms.
• Import, reconcile, and validate payroll data between timekeeping and payroll systems.
• Maintain payroll system configurations, ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
• Assist with payroll process improvements and system enhancements.

Reporting, Reconciliations & Analysis

• Prepare payroll, labor-cost, and workforce reports for management.
• Perform payroll budget analysis and labor allocation reviews.
• Complete monthly payroll journal entries and reconciliations.
• Ensure employees are accurately assigned to departments and cost centers.
• Generate ad hoc payroll, compliance, and financial reports as requested.

Compliance & Audit Support

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll laws and regulations.
• Maintain expert knowledge of California wage and hour laws and multi-state payroll requirements.
• Support internal and external audits by gathering documentation and responding to auditor inquiries.
• Manage workers' compensation reporting and compliance requirements.
• Stay current on payroll legislation and regulatory updates.

Benefits & Deductions Administration

• Reconcile benefit invoices against payroll deductions and employer contributions.
• Administer payroll-related deductions, including:
• 401(k)
• FSA
• Health and welfare benefits
• Voluntary deductions
• Partner with vendors to investigate and resolve discrepancies.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, or equivalent payroll experience.
• 5+ years of payroll processing experience.
• Experience setting up and maintaining payroll platforms, including earnings, deductions, taxes, accruals, and departmental structures.
• Strong knowledge of payroll taxes, labor laws, and multi-state payroll compliance.
• Expert understanding of California and Federal wage and hour regulations.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• High level of professionalism, discretion, and attention to detail.

Preferred

• CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) or FPC certification.
• 5+ years of multi-state payroll experience.
• 5+ years of ADP experience.
• Experience with ACA reporting.
• Experience supporting payroll audits and benefit reconciliations.

By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions.

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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

· the individual's skill sets, experience and training;

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· other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. xhyhwjd The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).