California Payroll Lead | End-to-End, Hybrid Role

Hoxton Circle; Vacaville (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule: on-site 3 days/wk

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Hoxton Circle, a private equity-backed distribution business in Northern California, seeks a Payroll Manager to own payroll end to end and be the expert on pay practices. You will run cycles, own the system, and ensure compliance with California wage and hour rules.

You will bi-weekly and off-cycle payroll across multiple states, manage time and attendance for a large hourly workforce, handle multi-state taxes and year-end processing, and automate where possible. Hybrid onsite three days a week.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of payroll experience with 3+ years owning a payroll function.
• Deep knowledge of California wage and hour law for hourly, non-exempt employees.
• Multi-state payroll and tax experience.
• UKG Ready experience preferred; strong experience on another major platform acceptable.
• Solid understanding of payroll accounting, GL entries and reconciliations.
• Comfortable as the sole payroll owner and able to flag and fix issues.

Responsibilities

• Run bi-weekly and off-cycle payroll end to end for exempt and non-exempt employees across multiple states.
• Own California wage and hour compliance, including daily overtime, double time, meal and rest premiums and regular rate calculations on bonuses and incentives.
• Manage time and attendance for a large hourly workforce that clocks in and out.
• Handle multi-state payroll taxes, filings and agency notices, plus year-end and W-2 processing.
• Prepare payroll journal entries, accruals and reconciliations with the accounting team.
• Administer and improve the payroll and timekeeping system, building automation and self-service where it saves time.
• Write the procedures and controls for each payroll process and support audits.
• Bring employees from acquired businesses onto payroll and harmonize pay practices.

Skills

Payroll end-to-end

California wage & hour law

Time & attendance management

Payroll accounting & GL entries

Sole payroll owner

Tools

UKG Ready

Job description

Hoxton Circle, a private equity-backed distribution business in Northern California, seeks a Payroll Manager to own payroll end to end and be the expert on pay practices. You will run cycles, own the system, and ensure compliance with California wage and hour rules.

You will bi-weekly and off-cycle payroll across multiple states, manage time and attendance for a large hourly workforce, handle multi-state taxes and year-end processing, and automate where possible. Hybrid onsite three days a week.