Bilingual Spanish Payroll Manager

AppleOne Employment Services; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services in Los Angeles, CA seeks a Bilingual Spanish Payroll Manager to oversee full-cycle payroll for 500+ employees across multi-state operations. The role demands advanced ADP Workforce Now expertise, multi-location payroll knowledge, and collaboration with HR, Finance, and Operations.

The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, highly organized, and able to work in a fast-paced environment while supporting both English- and Spanish-speaking employees and leaders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive payroll experience.
• Experience processing payroll for 500+ employees.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle bi-weekly payroll for 500+ employees across multi-state operations.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local wage and hour laws and payroll taxes.
• Oversee payroll tax filings, reconciliations, quarter-end and year-end processing, audits, and reporting.
• Administer deductions, garnishments, and benefits-related payroll transactions.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, and Operations to improve payroll accuracy and efficiency.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish/English

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a Bilingual Spanish Payroll Manager for a direct hire opportunity in Los Angeles, CA. This role is ideal for an experienced payroll professional with a strong restaurant, hospitality, retail, or multi-location operations background and advanced ADP Workforce Now Payroll expertise.

The Bilingual Spanish Payroll Manager will oversee full-cycle payroll for 500+ employees, manage multi-state payroll compliance, and serve as the primary payroll subject matter expert for Human Resources, Finance, and Operations. This is a strong opportunity to join a stable, fast-paced food and beverage production environment with supportive leadership, collaborative teams, and visibility across key business functions.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organized, confident working with complex payroll data, and comfortable supporting both English- and Spanish-speaking employees and leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle bi-weekly payroll processing for 500+ employees across multi-state operations.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local wage and hour laws, payroll tax requirements, and labor regulations.
• Oversee payroll tax filings, reconciliations, quarter-end processing, year-end processing, audits, and reporting.
• Administer deductions, garnishments, wage assignments, benefits-related payroll transactions, and employee status changes.
• Review and process meal and rest period premium payments, labor compliance violations, and related payroll adjustments.
• Generate payroll reports and partner with Human Resources, Finance, Operations, and senior leadership to improve payroll accuracy and efficiency.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary: $70,000 to $85,000 per year.
• Job Type: Direct hire.
• Work Location: Los Angeles, CA.
• Benefits include health insurance and retirement plan.
• For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Manage full-cycle payroll processing for a high-volume employee population.
• Process multi-state payroll and support payroll compliance across restaurant or multi-location operations.
• Lead payroll reporting, reconciliations, audits, tax filings and year-end payroll activities.
• Partner cross-functionally with Human Resources, Finance, and Operations on employee payroll changes and issue resolution.
• Minimum 5+ years of progressive payroll experience.
• Experience processing payroll for 500+ employees.
• Restaurant industry experience required.
• Advanced ADP Workforce Now Payroll experience required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and payroll reporting.
• Strong knowledge of multi-state payroll processing, payroll tax regulations, wage and hour laws, and labor compliance requirements.
• Experience managing payroll deductions, garnishments, audits and reporting.
• Bilingual Spanish and English skills required, with strong verbal and written communication skills in both languages.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive payroll information with accuracy and professionalism.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, follow-through, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Human Resources, Finance, Operations, and senior leadership.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds regularly and unassisted.
• Ability to respond quickly to sounds, move safely over uneven terrain or in confined spaces, and safely climb ladders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting restaurant, hospitality, retail, food and beverage, or other high-volume multi-location operations.
• Prior experience improving payroll processes, controls, reporting accuracy, or audit readiness.
• Experience serving as the primary payroll point of contact for employee and manager payroll inquiries.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.