Payroll Supervisor

Payroll Supervisor

Compensation: $35–$50/hour

Location: Huntington Beach, CA

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a Payroll Supervisor to lead day-to-day payroll operations for a workforce of more than 20,000 employees nationwide.

This is a fast-paced environment where the Payroll Supervisor will play a hands-on role in overseeing payroll operations, leading a team, maintaining compliance, and improving processes. The ideal candidate is highly systems-savvy, comfortable working with high-volume, multi-state payroll, and able to take ownership of the entire payroll process.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee bi-weekly payroll for more than 20,000 exempt and non-exempt employees across multiple states and jurisdictions.
• Lead, coach, train, and develop the payroll team while maintaining accountability and strong service levels.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations, including wage and hour requirements.
• Oversee payroll reconciliations, reporting, tax activities, and year-end processes.
• Support quarterly and year-end payroll tax reconciliations and filings, W-2s, bonuses, taxable fringe benefits, third-party sick pay, and related reporting.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex payroll issues and partner with HR, Finance, Operations, IT, HRIS, vendors, and government agencies.
• Maintain payroll procedures, controls, documentation, and workflows.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll accuracy, efficiency, and processes.
• Take ownership of the payroll process and continue building strong operational practices.

Must-Have Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive payroll experience
• 5+ years of supervisory/management experience preferred
• Strong multi-state payroll experience
• Experience supporting hourly employees in a high-volume environment
• Strong understanding of federal, state, and local payroll taxation and compliance
• Strong experience with payroll reconciliations, reporting, tax filings, and year-end processes
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables and XLOOKUPs
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Highly systems-savvy with the ability to navigate and reconcile data across multiple systems

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance