Senior Workday Payroll Manager - Multi-State & Equity

Globalchannelmanagement; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Globalchannelmanagement is seeking a Payroll Manager with hands-on Workday Payroll expertise to own end-to-end multi-state payroll processing for 1,500+ employees. You will lead payroll activities, ensure SOX compliance, and partner with Accounting and HRIS to optimize the payroll lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in payroll, strong payroll accounting skills, experience with equity transactions, and a track record of improving processes with AI tools.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of payroll experience, with deep Workday Payroll expertise and end-to-end ownership.
• Experience across multi-state payroll including 1,500+ employees.
• Strong payroll accounting: journal entries, GL reconciliations, month/year-end close, SOX controls.
• Experience processing equity transactions and payroll tax withholding.
• Knowledge of federal and multi-state payroll tax compliance; W-2/W-2c processing.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review payroll journal entries, reconciliations, and GL postings.
• Collaborate with Accounting to record payroll expenses, accruals, liabilities.
• Process end-to-end multi-state payrolls using Workday Payroll for 1,500+ staff.
• Process equity transactions and tax withholding via Workday Payroll.
• Partner with HRIS/IT to manage Workday updates, testing, enhancements.
• Ensure accurate payroll taxes, filings, and SOX controls.

Skills

Workday Payroll

Payroll management

Multi-state payroll

Payroll accounting

Equity transactions

US payroll tax compliance

SOX controls

Excel advanced

Leadership

AI payroll tools

Tools

Workday

Excel

Job description

Globalchannelmanagement is seeking a Payroll Manager with hands-on Workday Payroll expertise to own end-to-end multi-state payroll processing for 1,500+ employees. You will lead payroll activities, ensure SOX compliance, and partner with Accounting and HRIS to optimize the payroll lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in payroll, strong payroll accounting skills, experience with equity transactions, and a track record of improving processes with AI tools.