Job Description
Job Description
Payroll Supervisor
Compensation: $35–$50/hour
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
About the Opportunity
We are seeking a Payroll Supervisor to lead day-to-day payroll operations for a workforce of more than 20,000 employees nationwide.
This is a fast-paced environment where the Payroll Supervisor will play a hands-on role in overseeing payroll operations, leading a team, maintaining compliance, and improving processes. The ideal candidate is highly systems-savvy, comfortable working with high-volume, multi-state payroll, and able to take ownership of the entire payroll process.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee bi-weekly payroll for more than 20,000 exempt and non-exempt employees across multiple states and jurisdictions.
- Lead, coach, train, and develop the payroll team while maintaining accountability and strong service levels.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations, including wage and hour requirements.
- Oversee payroll reconciliations, reporting, tax activities, and year-end processes.
- Support quarterly and year-end payroll tax reconciliations and filings, W-2s, bonuses, taxable fringe benefits, third-party sick pay, and related reporting.
- Serve as an escalation point for complex payroll issues and partner with HR, Finance, Operations, IT, HRIS, vendors, and government agencies.
- Maintain payroll procedures, controls, documentation, and workflows.
- Identify opportunities to improve payroll accuracy, efficiency, and processes.
- Take ownership of the payroll process and continue building strong operational practices.
Must-Have Qualifications
- 5+ years of progressive payroll experience
- 5+ years of supervisory/management experience preferred
- Strong multi-state payroll experience
- Experience supporting hourly employees in a high-volume environment
- Strong understanding of federal, state, and local payroll taxation and compliance
- Strong experience with payroll reconciliations, reporting, tax filings, and year-end processes
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables and XLOOKUPs
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- Highly systems-savvy with the ability to navigate and reconcile data across multiple systems
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance