Job Description
HIRING: Payroll Manager | Workday Payroll
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📍 Location: West Los Angeles, CA
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🏢 Work Model: Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite
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💼 Employment Type: Full-Time / FTE
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We are looking for an experienced Payroll Manager to oversee end-to-end payroll operations for approximately 1,000 employees across multiple states.
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This is a hands-on payroll leadership role and requires someone with strong expertise in Workday Payroll processing, administration, troubleshooting, and compliance.
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🔑 Key Responsibilities
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• Lead end-to-end on-cycle and off-cycle payroll processing
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• Manage payroll for salaried and hourly employees across multiple states
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• Serve as the Workday Payroll Subject Matter Expert (SME)
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• Perform payroll configuration, processing, reconciliation, reporting, and troubleshooting
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• Validate timesheets, earnings, deductions, bonuses, taxable benefits, and adjustments
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• Manage 401(k) and HSA funding processes
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• Ensure compliance with federal and state payroll tax requirements
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• Handle month-end, quarter-end, and year-end payroll accounting
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• Prepare journal entries and reconcile payroll accounts with the General Ledger
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• Manage wage garnishments and government reporting requirements
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• Support payroll audits and provide documentation to auditors
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• Partner with HRIS, Finance, Total Rewards, and external payroll vendors
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• Support third-party payroll system implementations and upgrades
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• Document payroll processes and identify opportunities for process improvement
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• Provide payroll support to employees and resolve payroll-related issues
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✅ Required Qualifications
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• 5+ years of relevant US payroll experience
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• Strong knowledge of US payroll regulations, tax laws, and compliance
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• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
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• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
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• Ability to manage complex payroll operations independently
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• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
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⭐ Preferred Qualifications
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• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
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• CPP Certification
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• ADP Smart Compliance experience
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• Multi-state payroll experience
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🚨 MUST-HAVE: WORKDAY PAYROLL
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Workday Payroll is mandatory — this is NOT an exposure-only requirement.
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The ideal candidate must have hands-on experience processing payroll directly in Workday