Payroll Manager

AppleOne Employment Services; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services in Los Angeles, CA is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead full-cycle payroll for 500+ employees in a multi-state restaurant environment. The ideal candidate is bilingual Spanish/English and brings strong ADP Workforce Now expertise to ensure accurate, timely processing.

You will collaborate with HR, Finance, and Operations, supervise payroll tax filings and year-end processing, and drive process improvements while maintaining compliance and confidentiality

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of progressive payroll experience.
• Experience processing payroll for 500+ employees.
• Restaurant industry payroll experience.
• Bilingual Spanish/English with strong verbal and written communication.
• Advanced ADP Workforce Now payroll experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle bi-weekly payroll processing for 500+ employees across locations and states.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local wage and hour laws and payroll tax regulations.
• Oversee payroll tax filings, reconciliations, quarter-end and year-end processing, deductions, garnishments, benefits, and wage assignments.
• Review, audit, and process meal and rest period premium payments and labor compliance-related items.
• Generate, analyze, and distribute payroll reports for HR, Finance, Operations, and senior leadership.
• Support internal and external payroll audits and drive improvements in accuracy and efficiency.

Skills

Full-cycle payroll processing

Bilingual Spanish/English

Multi-state payroll

Microsoft Excel

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Manager for a direct hire opportunity with a growing restaurant and food services organization in Los Angeles, CA. This role is ideal for a bilingual Spanish/English payroll professional with strong ADP Workforce Now experience and a proven background managing high-volume, multi-state payroll in a restaurant or multi-location environment.

The Payroll Manager will serve as the primary payroll subject matter expert, partnering closely with Human Resources, Finance, and Operations to ensure accurate, compliant, and timely payroll processing for 500+ employees. This is a strong opportunity for a detail-oriented payroll leader who enjoys process improvement, cross-functional collaboration, and working in a fast-paced, team-focused environment with supportive leadership and long-term career stability.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle bi-weekly payroll processing for 500+ employees across multiple locations and states.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local wage and hour laws, payroll tax regulations, and labor compliance requirements.
• Oversee payroll tax filings, reconciliations, quarter-end and year-end processing, deductions, garnishments, benefits, and wage assignments.
• Review, audit, and process meal and rest period premium payments and labor compliance-related payroll items.
• Generate, analyze, and distribute payroll reports for Human Resources, Finance, Operations, and senior leadership.
• Support internal and external payroll audits while identifying opportunities to improve payroll accuracy, efficiency, and controls.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary range: $70,000 to $90,000 per year.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Manage full-cycle payroll processing for a high-volume, multi-location workforce.
• Lead multi-state payroll compliance, reporting, reconciliations, and audit support.
• Partner with Human Resources, Finance, and Operations on employee changes, reporting, and payroll issue resolution.
• Serve as the primary point of contact and subject matter expert for payroll-related questions.
• Minimum 5+ years of progressive payroll experience.
• Required experience processing payroll for 500+ employees.
• Required restaurant industry payroll experience.
• Advanced ADP Workforce Now Payroll experience required.
• Bilingual Spanish/English required, with strong verbal and written communication skills in both languages.
• Strong knowledge of multi-state payroll processing, payroll tax regulations, wage and hour laws, and labor compliance requirements.
• Experience managing deductions, garnishments, reconciliations, audits, payroll reporting, and year-end payroll activities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and payroll reporting.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, confidentiality, and accuracy.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with Human Resources, Finance, and Operations teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting restaurant, hospitality, retail, or other multi-location operations.
• Experience improving payroll processes, reporting accuracy, audit readiness, and compliance workflows.

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We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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.

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.