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Payroll Accountant Jobs in California

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Fresno, CA

$28–$30 / hour

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6 days ago

San Jose, CA

$115,000–$130,000 / year

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3 days ago

Los Angeles, CA

$32–$45 / hour

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6 days ago

Gardena, CA

$95,000–$125,000 / year

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6 days ago

Los Angeles, CA

$70,000–$85,000 / year

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6 days ago

Huntington Beach, CA

$80,000–$105,000 / year

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6 days ago

South San Francisco, CA

$40–$50 / hour

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6 days ago

San Diego, CA

$85,000–$95,000

p> Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
licensure and certification requirements;
office location and other geographic considerations;
other business and organizational needs.
Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.

4 days ago

Irvine, CA

$50–$65

Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
licensure and certification requirements;
office location and other geographic considerations;
other business and organizational needs.

4 days ago

Torrance, CA

$28–$32 / hour

p>Position Overview: We are seeking a highly organized and proactive Staff Accountant with at least 1 year of experience to join our small but growing accounting team. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, supporting monthly closings, and assisting in process improvements.

2 days ago

San Francisco, CA

$80,000–$100,000

p> Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
licensure and certification requirements;
office location and other geographic considerations;
other business and organizational needs.
Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.

4 days ago

San Diego, CA

Remote

$225,000–$250,000

p> Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
licensure and certification requirements;
office location and other geographic considerations;
other business and organizational needs. This is a highly visible leadership role responsible for overseeing core accounting operations, external reporting, and internal controls while partnering closely with executive leadership and cross functional teams.

4 days ago

San Diego, CA

$300,000–$400,000 / year
Full time

Buyer and seller allocation of purchase price as, for example, an asset or 338 transaction; IRC Section 1060; GAAP treatment related to structuring and purchase price allocation; Section 1231 gains such as: goodwill, land, and other assets with fair market values higher than original tax cost; Section 197 issues such as: short-lived assets including machinery and equipment, inventory, prepaid expenses, etc. • Post-Transaction Filing Elections and Requirement such as: Adjusting or selecting different tax elections and accounting periods and methods; Year-end conformity with affiliated companies' year-ends and "short-period" returns; Responsibility for the pre- and post-acquisition income tax, payroll tax, property tax and other filings.

3 days ago

Los Angeles, CA

$300,000–$400,000 / year
Full time

24 days ago

Long Beach, CA

$75,000–$95,000 / year

p>Important information:

FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING TO WORK IN US OFFICES ONLY:

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Rocket Lab Employees must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce, as applicable. Our Space Systems business designs and builds our extensive line of satellites, payloads, and their components, including spacecraft that have been selected to support NASA missions to the Moon and Mars and components used on the James Webb Space Telescope.

15 days ago

Long Beach, CA

$75,000–$95,000 / year

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12 days ago

Aliso Viejo, CA

They are committed to fostering a welcoming and collaborative work environment that encourages big-picture thinking, brings out the best in their personnel, and helps them develop innovative solutions that contribute to building a better world together. • Maintain general ledger to include the preparation of journal entries, coding of invoices, accounts analysis and reconciliation, closing books monthly, and setting up new accounts.

30+ days ago

San Francisco, CA

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Support equity-related payroll accounting, including stock-based compensation, RSU vest activity, and option exercise tax implications in partnership with the Equity team. Reporting to the Assistant Controller, youll work closely with Payroll, People, and Finance/Accounting teams, and be the person who gets ahead of problems before they become expensive surprises.

16 days ago

Pomona, CA

$19–$21 / hour

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14 days ago

San Francisco, CA

$38–$42

The Payroll Accountant supports employees and leadership alike by delivering precise payroll processing, insightful reporting, and strong internal controls while contributing to audit readiness and continuous process improvement.

Process biweekly payroll using payroll software, ensuring accuracy, validation, and balancing of each payroll cycle.

6 days ago

Valencia, CA

$85,000–$90,000 / year

Organizational and planning skills, including ability to: prioritize work, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set goals and enforce deadlines, while maintaining flexibility to reassess and prioritize goals. The Payroll Administrator is responsible for processing bi-weekly or weekly payroll, communicating with other sites, researching and correcting errors, and maintaining payroll records.

30+ days ago

Remote

$84,500–$137,300 / year

The Senior Payroll Accountant will play a key role in managing high-volume and complex general ledger accounts, supporting audit activities, and mentoring and guiding team members on payroll related matters. As an employee, you will have access to: Medical, dental, vision, life and global travel health insurance; Income protection benefits: life insurance, short- and long-term disability programs; Leave programs to support personal circumstances; Retirement Savings Plan including employer match; Paid time off, volunteer time off, 10 holidays and 2 well-being days; Additional voluntary benefits available; and.

30+ days ago

San Francisco, California

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17 days ago

San Diego, CA

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Prepare and review complex journal entries and related supporting schedules, including but not limited to compensation expense, bonus accruals, benefit accounting, payroll allocations, intercompany transactions, and reclassifications.

1 day ago

Concord, CA

$70,600–$83,300 / year

We provide a full range of services, including birth control, breast exams, cancer screenings, medication and in-clinic abortion, pregnancy testing and counseling, prenatal care, PrEP, and nPEP to prevent HIV infection, STI screening and treatment, vasectomy and infertility services, gender-affirming hormone therapy, and more.

Ability to work under pressure and successfully meet deadlines - to work whatever hours are necessary to ensure processing of payroll and associated reports within established internal and external timelines and to meet deadlines and achieve departmental goals.

30+ days ago

Garden Grove, CA

$29–$33.65 / hour

Candidate ownership can only be established after a bona fide work order is issued by a member of the Southland Industries Talent Acquisition team and the candidate is appropriately submitted through our Applicant Tracking System (ATS).

Prior experience with processing Union (Collective Bargaining Agreement) payrolls, and Prevailing Wage and Certified payroll reports is a plus.

30+ days ago

Remote

$105,000–$130,000 / year

The Senior Accountant will work closely with the broader Accounting and Finance teams and collaborate with our business partners across the organization to support and analyze transactions that impact the preparation and review of the financials statements and their related disclosure requirements as well as identify opportunities for and contribute to the enhancement and optimization of existing accounting processes to support the company's growth and scale.

Proactively identify, recommend, and implement improvements to existing accounting processes, systems, and controls to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and support the company''s continuous international growth and future scalability.

13 days ago

San Francisco, CA

Remote

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Job Summary: We are seeking a detail-oriented and self-motivated Senior Corporate Accountant to support our General Ledger (GL) accounting operations, with a focus on payroll.

Experience:

4+ years of combined experience in corporate accounting and public accounting.

6 days ago

Sacramento, California

$32–$34 / hour

This role handles multi‑state payroll, assists with financial processes, and partners closely with HR and leadership to ensure accuracy, compliance, and smooth day‑to‑day operations. We're looking for a detail‑driven Payroll & Accounting Specialist to support payroll operations and core accounting activities.

30+ days ago

San Francisco, CA

$40–$50 / hour

LHH is partnering with a mission-driven, nonprofit organization is seeking a Payroll Accountant / Payroll Analyst to support a high-volume payroll function during a period of team transition and restructuring. This role blends payroll processing, accounting support, and administrative coordination, and requires strong critical thinking, attention to detail, and ownership of the full payroll cycle.

25 days ago

San Jose, CA

$118,460.16–$144,318.72 / year

The Finance Department works in partnership with the departments of Human Resources, Information Technology, and Public Works as the City's Strategic Support City Service Area to effectively develop, manage, and safeguard City fiscal, physical, technological, and human resources to enable and enhance the delivery of City services and projects. Supervision - Sets effective long and short-term goals based on a good understanding of management practices; establishes realistic priorities within available resources; provides motivational support; empowers others; assigns decision-making and work functions to others in an appropriate manner to maximize organizational and individual effectiveness.

30+ days ago

Fairfield, California

$88,154.59–$110,193.23 / year

Overview:

The Accountant III (Payroll Specialist) is responsible for the processing, auditing and analyzing of payroll, providing data support to related payroll filings and maintaining the payroll database.

Audits data entry to ADP Workforce Now such as new hire information, rate changes, benefit enrollments, tax filing changes, employee information changes, and all other miscellaneous payroll system entries.

30+ days ago

Rosemead, CA

$28–$35 / hour

With close to 2,800 locations globally, we continue our mission of delivering exceptional Asian dining experiences by building an organization where people are inspired to better their lives. Summary of Job Description: The Associate Payroll Accountant position is responsible for entering, verifying, and maintaining payroll information for assigned Regions.

23 days ago

Foster City, CA

$125,000–$150,000 / year

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20 days ago

Garden Grove, CA

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Compliance and Reporting:

Follow appropriate policies and procedures to assure that Southland maintains compliance with all state and federal laws, local payroll regulations, as well as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles .

30+ days ago

Los Angeles, California

Xos may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

Xos may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform duties, including individuals on our People Operations Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Xos affiliates; and (iii) Xos’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.

30+ days ago

Los Angeles, CA

$80,000–$95,000 / year

Xos may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform duties, including individuals on our People Operations Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Xos affiliates; and (iii) Xos's service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.

30+ days ago

Garden Grove, CA

$25–$29 / hour

Process employee payroll maintenance transactions, including direct deposit updates, federal and state tax withholding elections (W-4 and state tax forms).

5 days ago

Foster City, CA

$125,000–$150,000 / year

Our Operational Data Platform harnesses full-census, comprehensive client-side telemetry-capturing every aspect of customer experience and engagement across all devices and linking them to the performance of underlying services, in real-time and at a fraction of the cost of alternative solutions.

What You Get to Do:

• Prepare and process semi-monthly payroll timely and accurately for U.S. employees through ADP and review monthly international payroll prepared by the local accounting team.

30+ days ago

San Jose, CA

$130,472.16–$158,951.52 / year

30+ days ago

San Francisco, CA

This role sits within the Finance & Accounting organization and is designed for a detail-oriented payroll professional who can run bi-weekly and monthly payroll cycles with precision, maintain accounting accuracy through timely journal entries and reconciliations, and partner cross-functionally with Finance and HR to support a growing organization. We envision a place where all Sifties feel secure sharing their authentic selves and diverse experiences with their teams, their customers, and their community - ultimately using this empowerment and authenticity to build trust and create a safer Internet.

11 days ago

Garden Grove, CA

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6 days ago

Fairfield, California

$80,140.53–$100,175.67 / year

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Provide the highest possible level of service to clients;

Promote teamwork and cooperative effort among employees;

Maintain safe practices; and.

Audits data entry to ADP Workforce Now such as new hire information, rate changes, benefit enrollments, tax filing changes, employee information changes, and all other miscellaneous payroll system entries.

30+ days ago

San Jose, California

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Own and lead the payroll and benefits accounting close process, ensuring accurate accruals, reconciliations, reporting, and strong internal controls over employee compensation and related expenses. style="min-height:1.5em">You will partner closely with People Ops and Finance to ensure compensation activity is accurately recorded in the general ledger and supported by strong documentation and controls.

30+ days ago

San Jose, CA

p>Key Responsibilities Payroll Accounting Ownership Own and lead the payroll and benefits accounting close process, ensuring accurate accruals, reconciliations, reporting, and strong internal controls over employee compensation and related expenses.

Job Summary We are hiring a General Ledger Accountant, Payroll to own critical elements of our financial close and ensure accurate accounting for payroll, benefits, and related compensation expenses.

30+ days ago

Los Angeles, CA

li>Conduct scheduled and ad hoc payroll audits on processes and data to ensure data integrity and compliance with company policy and legal requirements; includes, union audits, claims reporting, address setup audits, International tax and VISA set-ups, etc.

Prepare and verify monthly payroll metrics, ensure information such as number of off-cycle payrolls, late timesheets received, and number of retroactive payrolls processed is available.

1 day ago

Irvine, California

$75,000–$115,000 / year

The Payroll Manager is fully responsible for the end-to-end payroll function and serves as the internal subject-matter expert for payroll processing, payroll compliance, reconciliations, and system integrity. The Payroll Manager will also be responsible for the administration of our benefit programs.

Key Responsibilities.

30+ days ago

Los Angeles, CA

p>Must hold one of the following certifications: Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA); US state bar membership; SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP from the Society for Human Resource Management; Professional in Human Resources, Senior Professional in Human Resources or Global Professional in Human Resources qualification from the HR Certification Institute; Certified Payroll Professional (CPP); and/or a Master's degree in business administration or a related field. You can review this definition at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title20-vol3/pdf/CFR-2011-title20-vol3-sec656-3.pdf at the bottom of page 750.

30+ days ago

Laguna Beach, CA

$30–$31 / hour

p>The pay scale is the base salary or hourly wage range, exclusive of incentive pay such as commissions, piece rates, gratuities, and the like, that Montage reasonably expects to pay for the position.

Responsible for ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing, maintaining compliance with relevant regulations, and supporting various Finance and People functions.

4 days ago

San Diego, CA

p>The ideal candidate will play a key role in managing payroll calculations, reconciliations, and reporting related to employee leave programs, while partnering cross-functionally with IT, Benefits, Labor Compliance, Leaves and Labor Accounting departments to ensure alignment, system accuracy, and continuous process improvement.

General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world's leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies.

30+ days ago

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