Payroll Analyst

We are looking for an experienced Payroll Analyst to support a growing engineering organization in Roseville, California. This Long-term Contract opportunity is ideal for a detail-oriented payroll analyst who brings strong knowledge of California regulations, experience handling payroll across multiple states, and the ability to work onsite in a fast-paced environment. The person in this role will help strengthen payroll operations, support payroll system-related projects, and ensure accurate, compliant processing for a large employee population.

Responsibilities:
• Oversee payroll activities for employees across California and other states, maintaining accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with applicable laws.
• Partner with human resources, finance, information technology, and business leaders to coordinate payroll system implementation efforts and support a smooth rollout.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of California payroll rules, including overtime, wage and hour standards, meal and rest break requirements, and payroll tax obligations.
• Configure and validate payroll elements such as earnings, deductions, taxes, benefits, time records, and reporting outputs within payroll systems.
• Perform testing, issue resolution, and process troubleshooting related to payroll workflows, integrations, and system functionality.
• Assess existing payroll procedures, identify control gaps or compliance risks, and recommend practical improvements to strengthen operations.
• Support data conversion and system integration activities to help ensure payroll information is transferred accurately and completely.
• Process full-cycle payroll for a large workforce while maintaining detailed records and responding to payroll-related questions as needed.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience managing full-cycle payroll in a high-volume environment, including payroll populations of 500 or more employees.
• Strong working knowledge of California payroll laws and multistate payroll practices.
• Hands-on experience with ADP Workforce Now and other payroll platforms used for processing, testing, and reporting.
• Ability to support payroll implementations, including configuration review, data validation, and user acceptance testing.
• Solid understanding of payroll components such as taxes, deductions, benefits, timekeeping, and compliance reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify discrepancies and resolve payroll issues efficiently.
• Availability to work onsite 40 hours per week in Roseville, California.

Compensation

$37.00-$40.00 Hourly

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