Payroll Manager

A well-established company in Los Angeles is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead a high-volume payroll operation supporting 7,000+ employees
. This is a hands-on leadership position responsible for overseeing a team of payroll professionals and ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant semi-monthly payroll processing
.

The ideal candidate will have strong California payroll expertise, proven team leadership experience, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to partner effectively with HR, Accounting, senior leadership, auditors, and payroll vendors.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of seven payroll professionals
  , establishing priorities, performance expectations, and accountability.
• Oversee accurate and timely semi-monthly payroll for 7,000+ employees
  .
• Manage payroll processing, including earnings, deductions, benefits, garnishments, payroll taxes, adjustments, and third-party payments.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations
  , with strong emphasis on California wage-and-hour and payroll tax requirements.
• Oversee timekeeping and payroll systems, ensuring accurate employee hours and compensation.
• Manage payroll changes related to new hires, terminations, salary adjustments, organizational changes, and system updates.
• Partner closely with HR and Accounting on payroll reconciliations, reporting, payroll-related accounting entries, and employee changes.
• Coordinate with payroll providers, tax agencies, auditors, and other external partners.
• Support payroll tax audits and provide required documentation and reporting.
• Develop and maintain payroll policies, procedures, documentation, and internal controls.
• Prepare customized payroll reports, analyses, and metrics for management and senior leadership.
• Investigate and resolve payroll, tax, timekeeping, and employee compensation issues.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, controls, systems, and departmental efficiency.
• Train and develop payroll staff on systems, processes, compliance requirements, and best practices.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and data security when handling sensitive employee and financial information.
• Ensure payroll deadlines and departmental service-level expectations are consistently achieved.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources
  , or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive payroll experience
  , including payroll management or supervisory responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience managing, mentoring, and developing a payroll team.
• Experience processing large-volume payrolls
  , preferably 5,000+ employees.
• Strong knowledge of California payroll, wage-and-hour laws, payroll taxes, and compliance requirements
  .
• Experience with semi-monthly payroll processing
  .
• Strong knowledge of payroll procedures, controls, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, and data analysis.
• Experience with ADP payroll platforms strongly preferred.
• Experience with E-Time or comparable timekeeping systems preferred.
• CPP, CPM, or other payroll certification is a plus.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while consistently meeting strict payroll deadlines.
• High level of discretion, professionalism, confidentiality, and attention to detail.

The successful candidate will be a hands-on payroll leader who can manage a large and complex payroll operation while developing a strong team and continuously improving processes. The ability to communicate effectively with employees, managers, executives, HR, Accounting, and external payroll partners is essential.