Senior Payroll Manager – Multi-State & Compliance

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

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.