Payroll & Accounting Manager

Robert Half • California, California • 6h ago

Description We are looking for a Payroll & Accounting Manager to lead payroll operations and support essential accounting activities in La Crescenta, California. This onsite position will play a central role in ensuring accurate semi-monthly payroll for a large, multi-location workforce while maintaining compliance with California labor requirements and payroll tax obligations. The role also contributes to month-end accounting, financial recordkeeping, and cross-functional coordination with HR, operations, and leadership.

Responsibilities:

Direct semi-monthly payroll processing for a workforce of more than 600 employees across multiple locations, ensuring every pay cycle is completed accurately and on schedule.

Monitor payroll practices for compliance with federal, state, and local requirements, with particular attention to California wage and hour standards, sick leave rules, deductions, and garnishments.

Investigate and resolve payroll variances by completing adjustments, correcting discrepancies, and administering final pay in accordance with applicable regulations.

Manage quarterly and year-end payroll activities, including tax filings, reporting obligations, and W-2 preparation.

Partner with HR and operations teams to apply employee updates such as hires, terminations, leave activity, and status changes to payroll records.

Support the accounting function through journal entry preparation, account reconciliations, and participation in month-end close activities.

Contribute to oversight of accounts payable and accounts receivable processes while helping maintain complete and accurate financial records.

Assist with audit readiness, financial reporting, and coordination with outside accountants, auditors, and banking partners.

Provide day-to-day guidance to payroll and accounting support staff, helping track priorities, maintain deadlines, and strengthen internal controls.

Identify opportunities to improve payroll and accounting procedures, including effective use of systems such as ADP Workforce Now and related accounting platforms. Requirements - At least 5 years of combined payroll and accounting experience, including responsibility for high-volume payroll processing.

Strong working knowledge of California payroll compliance, wage and hour requirements, payroll taxes, and multi-location payroll administration.

Experience preparing payroll audits, reconciliations, and year-end reporting with a high degree of accuracy and confidentiality.

Background using ADP Workforce Now or a comparable payroll system in a complex operating environment.

Hands-on accounting experience that includes month-end close, journal entries, account reconciliations, and audit support.

Proficiency with accounting software such as Sage, QuickBooks, or similar platforms, along with advanced Microsoft Excel skills including formulas, VLOOKUP, and pivot tables.

Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities with the capacity to manage deadlines independently.

Effective communication and leadership skills; Spanish language ability is a plus.

Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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