Payroll Manager

We are looking for an experienced Payroll Manager to join our team in San Francisco, California on a Contract basis. This position will play a key role in managing complex payroll activities tied to major employee compensation events, with a strong focus on accuracy, compliance, and employee support. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Workday Payroll, multi-state tax handling, and large-scale payroll reconciliation for a workforce of more than 1,500 employees.

Responsibilities:
• Manage specialized payroll transactions related to employee compensation events, ensuring earnings, deductions, and tax treatment are processed accurately in Workday.
• Review settlement and payment data in partnership with payroll and stock administration leadership to confirm correct calculations and reporting outcomes.
• Perform and validate supplemental payroll tax calculations for items such as equity-related payments, incentive compensation, and reimbursement adjustments.
• Create and analyze custom reports and payroll data extracts to support reconciliation, workforce validation, and payment modeling activities.
• Investigate inconsistencies involving employee tax records, work locations, or withholding details, and escalate issues when resolution is needed.
• Oversee retirement contribution processing and review time tracking information for eligible non-exempt employees during high-volume payroll cycles.
• Respond to employee questions regarding payment timing, withholding results, and payroll statement details with clarity and professionalism.

Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of payroll experience, including responsibility for full-cycle processing and complex supplemental earnings.
• Advanced hands-on expertise with Workday Payroll, including reporting, data uploads, tax setup, and issue resolution.
• Strong understanding of U.S. federal and multi-state payroll tax requirements, including wage and tax reporting for equity compensation.
• Proven ability to reconcile large volumes of payroll data accurately under tight deadlines.
• High proficiency in Excel, including lookup functions, pivot tables, and reconciliation analysis.
• Experience supporting payroll for employee populations exceeding 500 workers.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or comparable relevant experience.

Compensation

$60.00-$65.00 Hourly

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