Top Payroll Jobs in San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Owns federal, state, and local payroll tax compliance across a multi-client, multi-state payroll operation. Responsibilities include tax account registration, payroll tax research, auditing and reconciliation, agency notice resolution, amended returns, payments, and quarter-end and year-end compliance. The role partners with payroll teams, vendors, clients, and tax agencies while maintaining accurate records and supporting payroll processing.

Supports multi-country payroll processing, tax activities, reporting, reconciliations, audits, employee inquiries, system maintenance, and process improvements. Reviews payroll data for discrepancies, ensures accurate earnings and payments, and partners with HR, Benefits, and senior payroll staff. The role requires multi-state U.S. payroll experience, Canadian payroll knowledge, payroll tax experience, strong Excel skills, and attention to detail.

Executes accurate, timely multi-state payroll for employees and contractors, including biweekly, bimonthly, and off-cycle payments. Owns UKG Pro and UKG Workforce Management configuration, testing, integrations, timekeeping, troubleshooting, and process improvement. Supports audits, reconciliations, tax registrations, garnishments, year-end reporting, employee inquiries, and payroll or HRIS implementations. Partners with Finance, IT, People Ops, and other teams while maintaining payroll documentation and controls.

Leads U.S. and Canadian payroll tax compliance, filings, payments, audits, reconciliations, year-end reporting, controls, and regulatory monitoring. Manages a team of six payroll tax professionals while partnering with Payroll Operations, Technology, Product Management, HR, Accounting, vendors, auditors, and government agencies. Drives process improvements, system enhancements, testing, strategic initiatives, and organizational change across complex, multi-jurisdiction payroll operations.

Leads U.S. and Canadian payroll tax compliance, including filings, payments, audits, reconciliations, year-end reporting, regulatory monitoring, and agency relations. Manages and develops a team of six payroll tax professionals, establishes internal controls, drives process improvements, and partners with Payroll Operations, Technology, Product Management, HR, Finance, vendors, auditors, and government agencies on system enhancements and strategic initiatives.

Manage end-to-end, multi-state payroll operations, including complex compensation calculations, data imports, reconciliations, audits, compliance, and discrepancy resolution. Lead and develop the payroll team, maintain controls and documentation, support ADP Workforce Now processes, and partner with HR, Finance, Operations, and field leadership to improve payroll accuracy and efficiency.

Provides Canadian payroll tax services for assigned customers, managing daily cases, customer communications, tax remittances, and year-end T4, T4A, Releve 1, and Releve 2 activities. Researches and resolves multi-jurisdiction payroll tax issues, supports escalations, maintains service-level and quality targets, safeguards confidential data, and collaborates with internal teams to stabilize service delivery.

Resolve complex payroll corrections, amended returns, tax notices, and multi-jurisdiction payroll issues for employer customers. Diagnose root causes, coordinate with tax operations, product, and engineering, explain resolutions to partners, and help document and automate recurring processes. The role requires payroll-provider experience across prior-quarter and prior-year amendments, state and local taxes, agency notices, and Canadian equivalents.

Process end-to-end payroll and timekeeping, including wage calculations, deductions, pay adjustments, certified payroll, and discrepancy resolution. Support HR administration through onboarding, separations, employment verifications, background checks, and HRIS updates. Ensure compliance with payroll taxes, federal contractor requirements, prevailing wage laws, and employment regulations while safeguarding confidential employee information.

Process semi-monthly payroll using Workday and timekeeping systems; audit salary changes, retro pay, absences, deductions, wage attachments, and terminations. Maintain payroll records and reporting, support audits, complete employment and unemployment verifications, and submit required government reports. Provide confidential employee support while ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely processing across multiple companies.

Lead semi-monthly payroll processing for approximately 800 U.S. and Canadian employees. Ensure compliance with federal, state, provincial, and local tax regulations; resolve payroll issues; coordinate benefits deductions and external vendors; support year-end filings, audits, and reporting; improve payroll processes; and mentor a Payroll Administrator.

Lead semi-monthly U.S. and Canadian payroll for approximately 800 employees, ensuring accurate processing and compliance with federal, state, provincial, and local regulations. Resolve payroll issues, coordinate benefits deductions and vendors, manage year-end tax filings and audits, provide reporting and analysis, improve payroll processes, and mentor a Payroll Administrator.

Oversee end-to-end multi-state payroll processing for approximately 450 employees, including payroll inputs, adjustments, audits, reconciliations, tax compliance, and issue resolution. Serve as the Workday Payroll subject matter expert, managing configurations, testing, controls, and change documentation. Coordinate with HR, HRIS, Finance, employees, and third-party payroll providers to resolve issues, maintain data integrity, support regulatory updates, and improve payroll processes.

Processes semimonthly U.S. payroll, including wages, deductions, benefits, garnishments, and multi-state tax filings. Supports payroll tax reconciliations, year-end W-2 processing, tax notices, and international payroll coordination with external providers. Collaborates with HR, Legal, and Finance, uses Excel and AI-powered tools for validation and reconciliation, and escalates complex tax or compliance matters.

Provides end-to-end payroll processing and customer support for multiple managed payroll clients. Responsibilities include resolving cases and escalations, configuring Workday payroll components, supporting year-end processing, troubleshooting tax and audit reports, conducting client calls, documenting procedures, and maintaining service-level, quality, and production standards.

Processes end-to-end payroll for multiple managed customers, including Workday configuration, payroll taxes, deductions, year-end support, audits, and compliance. Resolves customer and internal cases, manages escalations, performs root cause analysis, leads client calls, maintains documentation, and meets service-level, quality, and production targets. The role requires strong payroll expertise, multi-jurisdiction tax knowledge, customer service, analytical skills, and the ability to manage competing deadlines.

Owns nationwide payroll operations, including multi-state tax compliance, wage and hour compliance, payroll controls, vendor governance, systems configuration, reporting, reconciliations, audits, and final payroll approval. Leads the payroll team, manages ADP and related integrations, oversees regulatory filings and notices, and drives automation, process improvement, and internal control effectiveness for a large hourly workforce.

Process regular and off-cycle US payroll, calculate payroll inputs, ensure tax and regulatory compliance, audit records, resolve employee and stakeholder requests, maintain documentation, improve payroll systems and processes, and support Canada payroll processing. The role also provides backup support, participates in payroll projects, and collaborates with multiple departments and stakeholders while working Eastern Standard Time hours.

Processes standard and non-standard payroll runs, including timekeeping, deductions, garnishments, and off-cycle payments. Performs payroll reconciliations and audits, maintains employee payroll records, resolves employee inquiries, and supports quarterly and year-end tax compliance activities such as filings and W-2 preparation. Also documents payroll process improvements and supports workflow controls.

Processes payroll by verifying timesheets, entering payroll data, managing direct deposits and paper checks, obtaining distribution signatures, processing wage garnishments, and adjusting pay for raises, bonuses, and commissions.

Oversee end-to-end multi-state payroll processing for more than 1,000 U.S. employees. Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax laws; manage year-end W-2 processing and reconciliations; collaborate with HR and Accounting; administer ADP and Workday systems; conduct payroll audits; resolve discrepancies; and lead process improvements, system upgrades, and AI-enabled optimization initiatives.

Processes accounts payable, payroll, reconciliations, journal entries, and financial records. Supports construction project accounting through invoice review, job costing, billing, cost tracking, subcontractor documentation, project reporting, and closeout activities. Coordinates with HR, project managers, and accounting teams while maintaining compliance, confidentiality, and accurate financial data.

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 semi-monthly multi-state payroll operations, including compensation, equity, benefits, deductions, garnishments, tax compliance, audits, reconciliations, and year-end reporting. Investigate discrepancies, support employee escalations, maintain internal controls, and automate payroll reporting using Workday, Excel, Alteryx, and related tools. Collaborate with People Operations, Total Rewards, HR, Stock Administration, and Accounting across US and broader Americas entities.

Monitors U.S. and Canadian payroll compliance, regulations, tax filings, audits, controls, and employee pay accuracy. Investigates exceptions, manages corrective actions, supports SOX and regulatory audits, and coordinates payroll compliance for acquisitions and new entities. Maintains procedures, governance documentation, dashboards, and reporting while partnering with Legal, Finance, HR, vendors, and leadership to improve controls, reduce risk, and support payroll technology and transformation initiatives.