Top Payroll Manager Jobs in San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Manage end-to-end semi-monthly payroll, including payroll data, personnel records, deductions, equity taxation, tax mobility, tax returns, amendments, reconciliations, audits, and payroll journal entries under U.S. GAAP. Partner with payroll providers, state agencies, vendors, Accounting, Finance, Legal, and Human Strategy to resolve issues, maintain compliance, improve workflows, automate processes, and ensure data accuracy.

Manages end-to-end payroll administration, including wage calculations, deductions, distributions, reporting, reconciliations, journal entries, regulatory compliance, and government filings. Partners with HR and external payroll providers to maintain accurate employee data and support benefits programs. Develops payroll policies and controls, responds to payroll and benefits inquiries, and provides forecasts and reports to leadership. The role requires extensive payroll experience, accounting knowledge, ADP and Microsoft Office proficiency, and a bachelor's degree.

Manage global payroll operations, ensure accuracy and compliance, conduct audits and reconciliations, and improve processes for Airtable's payroll across various countries.

Manage end-to-end payroll operations across the US, India, and UK, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant processing. Lead an offshore payroll team, own payroll systems and integrations, support implementations and Workday Payroll rollouts, and oversee payroll accounting, reconciliations, audits, tax compliance, controls, and process improvements. Partner with PeopleOps, Benefits, and Accounting while resolving complex payroll issues and protecting confidential employee data.

Manage end-to-end US payroll delivery for client engagements, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant multi-state payroll. Responsibilities include payroll data validation, discrepancy resolution, tax and benefits administration, vendor management, reconciliations, payroll accounting, system testing, implementations, migrations, process improvements, and automation. The role requires adapting quickly to different client environments and collaborating with HR, Finance, senior stakeholders, and payroll partners.

Own full-cycle payroll for salaried, hourly, and contractor employees across multiple states. Ensure accurate, compliant, and timely payroll runs; manage tax filings (941, W-2, 1099); handle off-cycle/termination pays and employee inquiries; configure payroll system workflows; document controls; coordinate benefits deductions; support finance/HR projects and provide payroll data for budgeting and forecasting.

Senior operational leader for US payroll across five legal entities. Manages a team of three specialists, owns end-to-end payroll processing, final review/sign-off, off-cycle runs, tax compliance, SOX controls, year-end W-2s, vendor and stakeholder relationships, and leads process improvements and payroll system projects (Workday).

Manage US, Canada, UK, and global Employer of Record payroll operations; validate payroll data, process special payments, maintain compliance, audit tax records, reconcile payroll accounts, prepare journal entries, and support financial audits. Administer payroll and expense systems, maintain employee and benefits data, produce payroll reports, document controls, analyze payroll expenses, and respond to employee inquiries while collaborating with HR and Finance.

Own end-to-end U.S. and international payroll, stock administration in Carta, payroll accounting and month-end close, payroll tax registrations and filings, build documentation and controls, automate processes, and expand into broader accounting operations as capacity allows.

Own full-cycle, multi-state payroll for more than 1,000 employees using Rippling. Manage payroll tax accounts, filings, notices, reconciliations, audits, benefits, 401(k), workers’ compensation, year-end reporting, and payroll accounting. Serve as Rippling system owner, maintain payroll documentation, and build AI-enabled automation for payroll support, reporting, agency notices, and audit preparation.

Manage semi-monthly multi-state US payroll and international payroll oversight, handle benefits and equity activities, coordinate with HR, maintain compliance, prepare payroll journal entries and GL reconciliations, support audits and SOX requests, serve as payroll point of contact and backup, and assist with ad hoc payroll-related finance tasks.

Own end-to-end payroll operations for U.S. and Canada, oversee global payroll processes and accounting, ensure statutory compliance, manage payroll controls and audits (including 401(k)), partner with HR and finance, handle payroll inquiries, prepare journal entries and reconciliations, and drive process improvements and vendor performance.

Manage end-to-end payroll for US and UK employees, ensuring accurate, timely pay and compliance. Reconcile payroll registers, process hires/terminations, handle LOA calculations, tax filings, and year-end reporting. Administer expense reimbursements and corporate card programs, maintain payroll systems, support month-end close and audits, and drive process improvements and internal controls while partnering with HR and Accounting.

Own and scale global payroll end-to-end for employees, contractors, and commission recipients. Build systems, automation, controls, and documentation for payroll at scale. Manage payroll vendors, EORs, and benefits administrators. Ensure domestic and international payroll tax compliance, registrations, filings, reconciliations, and tax notice resolution. Handle complex compensation (commissions, bonuses, taxable benefits, relocation). Administer 401(k), deductions, garnishments, and contractor payments. Partner with Finance, Accounting, People Ops, Tax, and Legal.

Manage a team of Payroll and Tax Specialists, ensuring efficient payroll processing and tax compliance for various payroll systems. Candidates should have at least 1 year of experience in payroll services, preferably in a PEO environment.

Lead and strengthen global payroll for a multi-entity SaaS company: manage payroll execution, vendor relationships, compliance, reconciliations, controls, reporting, integrations, team development, and payroll-related change projects (M&A, system transitions, expansions).

Manage end-to-end US, UK, and EMEA payroll operations, ensure tax and labor law compliance, oversee payroll accounting and SOX controls, maintain payroll systems and integrations, lead quarter- and year-end reporting, drive process improvements, document SOPs and resolve payroll issues, and support audits and ad-hoc projects.

Lead payroll tax subject matter expertise: advise payroll, equity, HR, and accounting on payroll tax positions, audits, compliance, and policy. Manage audits and revenue authority inquiries, support M&A integrations, reconcile payroll tax accounts, and improve payroll tax reporting through cross-functional collaboration and automation.

Own end-to-end payroll for a 500+ multi-state and international workforce: execute full-cycle payroll in Rippling HCM, ensure multi-state compliance, manage vendor relationships, handle year-end tax/W-2 processes, reconcile payroll expenses with Finance, and support audits and headcount planning.