Payroll Manager

Vaco by Highspring; California; On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring in South Bay, CA is seeking a Payroll Manager to lead end-to-end payroll processing for hourly and salaried populations, ensuring accuracy and on-time delivery while maintaining compliance across multiple states.

The role collaborates with HR, Accounting, and Finance, reviews taxes, deductions, benefits, and changes, and prepares reports for audits; California payroll experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on payroll experience.
• Previous Payroll Manager or senior-level payroll experience.
• Multi-state payroll experience.
• Strong knowledge of payroll laws and compliance.
• California payroll experience preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with payroll systems and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing
• Support hourly and salaried employee populations
• Oversee multi-state payroll and payroll compliance
• Review payroll taxes, deductions, benefits, and employee changes
• Ensure payroll is processed accurately and on time
• Resolve payroll discrepancies and employee payroll questions
• Maintain payroll processes, controls, and documentation
• Partner with HR, Accounting, and Finance on payroll-related matters
• Prepare payroll reports and support audits as needed

Skills

Hands-on payroll experience

Senior-level payroll experience

Multi-state payroll

Payroll laws & compliance

California payroll

Attention to detail

Payroll systems & Excel

Job description

• Support hourly and salaried employee populations


• Oversee multi-state payroll and payroll compliance


• Review payroll taxes, deductions, benefits, and employee changes


• Ensure payroll is processed accurately and on time


• Resolve payroll discrepancies and employee payroll questions


• Maintain payroll processes, controls, and documentation


• Partner with HR, Accounting, and Finance on payroll-related matters


• Prepare payroll reports and support audits as needed

Qualifications

Payroll Manager

Location

South Bay

Compensation

$100K-$150K DOE

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing


• Support hourly and salaried employee populations


• Oversee multi-state payroll and payroll compliance


• Review payroll taxes, deductions, benefits, and employee changes


• Ensure payroll is processed accurately and on time


• Resolve payroll discrepancies and employee payroll questions


• Maintain payroll processes, controls, and documentation


• Partner with HR, Accounting, and Finance on payroll-related matters


• Prepare payroll reports and support audits as needed

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on payroll experience


• Previous Payroll Manager or senior-level payroll experience


• Multi-state payroll experience


• Strong knowledge of payroll laws and compliance


• California payroll experience preferred


• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills


• Experience working with payroll systems and Excel

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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Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail].

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

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By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

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;

licensure and certification requirements;

office location and other geographic considerations; and

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. 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).