Top Payroll Jobs in San Francisco Bay Area, CA

The Global Payroll Controller manages payroll for multiple entities globally, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and process automation. Responsibilities include data management, stakeholder collaboration, and reporting.

Manage accurate, on-time EMEA payrolls and provide APAC operational coverage. Process monthly payrolls, one-time payments, and pension contributions; reconcile payroll journal entries and balance sheets; liaise with vendors and cross-functional teams; generate payroll reports; and improve payroll workflows while providing employee support.

Manage biweekly US payroll in Workday, validate earnings/deductions/taxes and garnishments, ensure multi-state compliance, support audits and year-end W-2s, troubleshoot Workday-ADP integrations, reconcile variances, produce payroll reports, document processes, and drive payroll process improvements.

Own end-to-end multi-jurisdiction payroll across 34 US states and Canada using ADP WFN and Workday. Reconcile HRIS and payroll data, manage tax compliance and year-end filings, partner with HR/Finance, lead process improvements and automations, support audits/SOX-adjacent controls, and escalate/resolve complex payroll issues.

Lead and scale full-cycle US multi-state payroll operations, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll delivery. Manage payroll timelines, reconciliations, tax and year-end activities, audits, ADP/Workday configurations, process improvements, reporting, and cross-functional stakeholder partnerships. Serve as escalation point for complex payroll issues and coach payroll team members to ensure operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Lead and scale end-to-end payroll operations across Americas and EMEA. Manage a distributed payroll team, ensure compliance across jurisdictions, drive payroll transformation, system implementations, automation and AI initiatives, support global expansions and EOR activities, maintain governance and controls, manage vendors, and deliver payroll reporting and insights to stakeholders.

Process semi-monthly payroll, maintain associate payroll records, calculate deductions, reconcile discrepancies, prepare payroll tax filings (W-2, 941), support month-end accounting and audits, assist integrations and process improvements, and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll laws.

The Finance & Business Operations Lead will establish and manage finance operations, reporting, contract workflows, and vendor coordination in a fast-paced startup environment.

Lead end-to-end biweekly U.S. payroll for salaried and hourly employees (including equity/RSUs); compile and validate payroll inputs; resolve payroll inquiries in Jira; reconcile timecards; partner with HR/Finance/Legal on employee changes; and identify automation and process improvements.

Lead US payroll operations and a team in the US and Philippines; manage biweekly/semi-monthly/commission payrolls using UKG and Workday; ensure multi-state compliance, payroll accounting, reconciliations, SOX controls, audits, integrations with HRIS/ERP, and drive system implementations and process improvements.

Manage and review employee time and payroll-ready data for craft and administrative staff, support timesheet accuracy and compliance, resolve pay inquiries, coordinate with Shared Services Payroll and People Practice teams, handle payroll corrections, onboarding/offboarding in payroll systems, support union-related payroll matters, and provide field-facing payroll guidance and travel support for assigned projects.

The Senior Payroll Accountant manages the U.S. and Canada payroll lifecycle, ensuring financial accuracy, compliance, and effective employee communication, while implementing scalable processes and internal controls.

The Payroll Specialist will perform multi-state payroll processing, manage records for new hires, ensure compliance with tax laws, and respond to payroll inquiries. Responsibilities include auditing labor, reconciling commissions, and managing paycheck distribution, among other tasks.

Owner of end-to-end global payroll for multi-entity, multi-currency environments. Execute payroll across jurisdictions (US, UK, Canada, Singapore, UAE, EOR countries), manage contractor payroll, oversee pension/401(k) administration, coordinate and validate EOR/vendor outputs, process payments and GL journals, ensure regulatory filings and compliance, reconcile benefits and statutory leave top-ups, lead new-country payroll setups, support employees on payroll issues, and build scalable, auditable payroll processes.

Process bi-weekly U.S. and Canadian payroll using ADP Workforce Now; ensure accurate wages, taxes, deductions, reconciliations, and compliance; handle payroll inquiries, year-end reporting, audits, and cross-functional coordination.

Own end-to-end multi-state payroll processing, employer payroll tax compliance, and business licensing for a ~230-person remote-first workforce. Process biweekly and off-cycle payrolls in Rippling, reconcile taxes, manage registrations and notices, maintain W-2/ACA and licensing inventories, and develop SOPs and controls while partnering with People Ops, Finance, Legal, and operations teams.

Part-time (≈20 hrs/wk) payroll specialist who owns end-to-end payroll for the company and subsidiaries, manages multi-state tax registrations, administers Rippling, ensures data integrity, resolves paycheck inquiries, produces payroll reports, and maintains secure payroll records.

Administer day-to-day payroll for hourly and salaried employees, maintain payroll data, process transactions, resolve routine payroll inquiries, perform audits and reconciliations, support tax and year-end activities, and collaborate with HR, Finance, and vendors to ensure accurate, compliant payroll processing.

Own and execute global payroll operations and analytics: build pre-payroll audit reporting, run end-to-end US payroll cycles, manage payroll inputs and EIB uploads in Workday, coordinate with global payroll vendors and tax cases (OSV), investigate discrepancies, maintain payroll data, and improve payroll workflows and automation.

Own end-to-end U.S. and multi-state payroll processing, reconciliations, reporting, and audit support. Administer travel & expense operations, corporate card management, AP and AR, month-end close activities, accruals, and reconciliations. Build scalable processes, controls, and automation; partner with People and Finance to support headcount growth in a fast-paced startup.

Support day-to-day accounting operations including payroll, accounts payable/receivable, reconciliations, and financial reporting. Maintain budgets, assist month- and year-end close, prepare documentation for audits, resolve billing/payroll issues, and identify process improvements to ensure accurate and efficient corporate finance operations.

Support daily accounting operations including payroll processing, accounts payable/receivable, purchasing, cash management, general ledger entries and reconciliations, month‑end/year‑end close, financial reporting, audit support, and process improvement to ensure accurate cash flow and financial records.

Own end-to-end payroll for a multi-site, multi-state clinical organization using Rippling. Process semi-monthly and off-cycle payroll, maintain records, reconcile reports in Excel, respond to employee inquiries, support benefits and year-end tax processes, and maintain audit-ready compliance documentation.

Process semi-monthly payroll for U.S., Canadian, and international employees; verify timesheets, earnings, and deductions; respond to payroll inquiries; maintain records; prepare payroll reconciliations and GL month-end reconciliations; ensure regulatory compliance; generate payroll reports for finance/tax filings; support year-end tax forms and payroll-related projects and system upgrades.

Process full-cycle payroll using ADP Workforce Now, reconcile payroll-related accounts, prepare payroll journal entries and reports, support audits and financial close, respond to employee payroll inquiries, maintain payroll documentation, and assist with system testing and process improvements to ensure compliant, accurate, and timely payroll operations.