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Robert Half Payroll Manager in Goleta, California
Description
Robert Half Management Resources is recruiting for a Payroll Manager to support our publicly traded SaaS client on a 2+ month (100% remote) engagement. The Payroll Manager will report to the Director of Accounting and will oversee a two-person payroll team to ensure timely and accurate payroll close cycles and proactively evaluate, identify and execute for areas of improvement. Primarily responsibilities will be processing a bi-weekly payroll run for 1,500 employees (20% hourly | 80% salary) located throughout the US and India. The right consultant will have a strong sense of ownership, excellent analytical skills, and experience working in a fast-paced environment.
Additional Responsibilities:
Process bi-weekly payroll in ADP Workforce Now with Workday, maintain internal controls, ensuring proper and established procedures, rules and regulations are followed
Process payroll for newly acquired Indian subsidiary (about 20 people)
Process payroll deductions for an employee stock purchase plan program
Review and prepare manual adjustments to payroll for new hires and terminations
Research and set up tax jurisdictions for payroll tax filing in new states (when applicable)
Identify areas for improvement (where applicable)
Provide prompt, friendly and efficient customer service to employees who have questions. Field audit requests
Assist with 401k and workers’ compensation audits, and ensure controls are followed
Requirements
Experience with ADP Workforce Now (preferably with Workday integration)
Experience managing multi-state payroll for both hourly and salaried employees
Experience with international payroll, specifically in India
Experience setting-up/managing Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Familiarity with withholdings, taxes, and Leave of absence (manual process)
Superior attention to detail and thorough self-review
Strong communication skills, and a customer service orientation will be key in this role
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