Remote Payroll Leader - Multi-Entity

Archdiocese-of-La; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Pension Plan

403B Plan

Vacation & Sick Time

Paid Holidays

Great Works Perks (Amusement Parks,Car

Rentals & Hotels, Restaurants, and Sh

Transit Subsidy

Job summary

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is seeking a Payroll Manager to lead accurate, timely payroll operations across multiple entities and pay groups. You will oversee processing, tax compliance, reconciliations, system administration, audits, and staff, partnering with HR, Finance, and external vendors.

The ideal candidate brings strong payroll leadership, expertise in regulations, and a commitment to process improvement and exceptional service.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 5+ years of progressive payroll experience supporting complex, high-volume, multi-entity payroll environments.
• 2+ years of payroll leadership or supervisory experience.
• Strong knowledge of payroll tax regulations, wage-and-hour laws, garnishments, reconciliations, payroll accounting, and compliance requirements.
• Experience with enterprise payroll or Human Capital Management (HCM) systems.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis.
• Experience supporting payroll audits and year-end payroll processing.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing for multiple entities, locations, and pay groups across weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, monthly, and off-cycle payrolls.
• Develop and maintain payroll calendars, ensuring adherence to processing deadlines, funding requirements, approvals, and pay dates.
• Review and approve payroll transactions including earnings, deductions, taxes, garnishments, benefit deductions, direct deposits, adjustments, and retroactive payments.
• Perform payroll balancing, reconciliations, variance analysis, and payroll audits to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Coordinate payroll funding, direct deposits, tax payments, and payroll-related financial transactions.
• Ensure accurate payroll data integration with accounting, benefits, retirement, and third-party systems.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Payroll compliance

Tax regulations

Excel pivot tables

Garnishments

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field

Tools

HCM systems

ADP

Job description

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is seeking a Payroll Manager to lead accurate, timely payroll operations across multiple entities and pay groups. You will oversee processing, tax compliance, reconciliations, system administration, audits, and staff, partnering with HR, Finance, and external vendors.

The ideal candidate brings strong payroll leadership, expertise in regulations, and a commitment to process improvement and exceptional service.