Payroll Specialist — Workday, Compliance & Insights

AAA Auto Club Enterprises; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) with company match and Pension

Tuition assistance

Floating holidays & PTO for volunteer

Paid parental leave

Wellness programs

Employee discounts

Job summary

Auto Club Enterprises in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a Payroll Counselor to process payroll accurately and on time, supporting employees, managers, and HR partners. You will handle complex transactions, resolve issues, and ensure compliance with payroll laws.

The role requires 2+ years in payroll, strong Excel skills, and experience with Workday. Competitive pay and benefits accompany a collaborative, process-improvement culture.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of accounting or payroll experience in a multi-state environment.
• Strong knowledge of payroll compliance, taxation, garnishments, leave administration, and payroll operations.
• Hands-on experience with Workday Payroll, Workday Time Tracking, and Absence Management.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, data analysis, and reporting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams).
• Familiarity with AI-powered tools to improve productivity, data analysis, reporting, documentation, and process efficiency.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, customer service, and communication skills.
• CPP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process employee terminations and final pay calculations.
• Review payroll audit reports and monitor retroactive (retro) transactions.
• Manage BMC payroll cases and employee correspondence.
• Process company transfer vacation payouts.
• Administer garnishments, ACH reversals, stop payments, bank rejects, and deceased wage payments.
• Process off-cycle payments, reimbursements, wage verifications, and W-2 inquiries/corrections.
• Support Time & Attendance, Leave Management, moving/relocation transactions, and pay slip requests.
• Maintain payment elections, tax elections, and resolve payroll overpayments.
• Manually end-date benefits records when necessary.
• Update payroll procedures, participate in special projects, and identify process improvement opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations.

Skills

Payroll experience

Multi-state experience

Analytical skills

Communication skills

CPP certification

AI tools awareness

Education

Accounting or payroll education

Tools

Workday Payroll

Workday Time Tracking

Absence Management

Excel

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Auto Club Enterprises in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a Payroll Counselor to process payroll accurately and on time, supporting employees, managers, and HR partners. You will handle complex transactions, resolve issues, and ensure compliance with payroll laws.

The role requires 2+ years in payroll, strong Excel skills, and experience with Workday. Competitive pay and benefits accompany a collaborative, process-improvement culture.