Location: San Jose, CA (Hybrid -- onsite Mon/Tue/Thu, remote Wed/Fri through September, then fully remote)
Compensation: $74/hour (W2 contract, 8-month assignment)
Employment: Contract (8 months)
An established financial services company needs a hands-on Payroll Manager to own end-to-end payroll for a 1,500+ employee workforce across the US and Australia during a critical coverage period.
What You'll Own
- Prepare and process end-to-end multi-state payroll for 1,500+ employees in Workday Payroll
- Process equity transactions and related tax withholding through Workday
- Prepare payroll journal entries and GL reconciliations and support month-end and year-end close, including W-2/W-2c
- Ensure federal, state, and local multi-state payroll tax compliance and payroll SOX controls
- Partner with HR, Finance, Legal, Tax, and Benefits to resolve payroll matters quickly
- Support Australia payroll (superannuation and data prep for a third-party provider)
What You'll Bring
- 8+ years of end-to-end payroll and equity transaction experience (4-6 years considered with exceptional Workday ownership)
- Hands-on Workday Payroll expertise, personally processing payroll end to end rather than only managing or approving it
- Strong payroll accounting: journal entries, GL reconciliation, month-end and year-end close, SOX controls
- Deep federal and multi-state payroll tax knowledge and W-2/W-2c processing
- Year-end experience in Workday and ADP SmartCompliance
- Advanced Excel and Google Sheets
Nice to Have
- Basic Australia payroll and superannuation exposure
- Experience leading a payroll team
- Experience using AI tools to streamline payroll work
This is a rare chance to own a complex, high-volume payroll end to end. If you are a true hands-on Workday payroll pro who can hit the ground running, this one is for you.