Payroll Leader: Multi-State Ops & Automation

Redwood Family Care Network; Chino Hills (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance and benefits package

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

STD/LTD insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Employee discount program

Paid time off (PTO)

Dayforce Wallet Daily Pay

Pre-Tax 401(k)

After-Tax Roth 401(k)

Tuition discount Capella University

Job summary

Redwood Family Care Network is seeking a Payroll Manager to lead the payroll function for a multi-state workforce, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and regulatory compliance. The role partners with HR, Finance, Benefits, and Operations to drive process improvements and operational excellence while delivering a best-in-class employee experience.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on leadership in payroll, Dayforce expertise, and a track record of scalable processes in a fast-growing organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive payroll experience, including multi-state payroll administration.
• Minimum of 2 years of leadership or supervisory experience leading payroll professionals.
• Experience processing payroll for organizations with 2,000+ employees preferred.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll laws and regulations.
• Experience managing payroll audits, reconciliations, compliance, and internal controls.
• Experience with enterprise HRIS and payroll systems; Dayforce experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to improve payroll processes, identify efficiencies, and implement process improvements.
• Experience partnering effectively with Human Resources, Finance, Benefits, and Operations.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification preferred, but not required.
• Experience supporting organizational growth, system implementations, or payroll transitions preferred.
• Successful completion of background and reference checks.

Responsibilities

• Lead all payroll operations for a multi-state workforce, ensuring payroll is processed accurately, timely, and in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
• Establish payroll schedules, assign workloads, and oversee daily payroll operations.
• Supervise, coach, develop, and evaluate Payroll team members while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and exceptional customer service.
• Review, audit, and approve payroll prior to transmission.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local payroll laws and regulations.
• Oversee payroll tax reporting, garnishments, wage assignments, retirement contributions, benefit deductions, and year-end payroll activities, including W-2 processing.
• Maintain payroll policies, procedures, internal controls, and documentation.
• Coordinate payroll audits and ensure compliance with internal and external regulatory requirements.
• Protect the confidentiality and security of payroll and employee information.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, increase efficiency, and reduce manual work through automation.
• Partner with the HRIS Manager to implement technology solutions, optimize workflows, and improve system functionality.
• Standardize payroll processes to support organizational growth, acquisitions, and scalability.
• Develop and monitor payroll metrics to improve operational performance and service delivery.
• Partner with Human Resources, Benefits, Finance, Accounting, and Operations to resolve payroll issues and improve cross-functional processes.
• Serve as the organization's payroll subject matter expert for strategic initiatives, system implementations, acquisitions, and organizational changes.
• Provide payroll reporting and insights that support business decision-making and workforce planning.
• Ensure employees receive accurate and timely pay while delivering a high level of customer service.
• Respond to complex payroll inquiries and resolve escalated issues with professionalism and urgency.
• Continuously improve the employee payroll experience by simplifying processes and enhancing communication.

Skills

Leadership

Payroll knowledge

Multi-state payroll

Regulatory compliance

Process improvement

Data analysis

HRIS/Dayforce

Communication

Collaboration

Integrity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Accounting/Finance/HR

Tools

Dayforce

Job description

Redwood Family Care Network is seeking a Payroll Manager to lead the payroll function for a multi-state workforce, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and regulatory compliance. The role partners with HR, Finance, Benefits, and Operations to drive process improvements and operational excellence while delivering a best-in-class employee experience.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on leadership in payroll, Dayforce expertise, and a track record of scalable processes in a fast-growing organization.