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Senior Payroll Specialist

LHH
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/16/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/14/2026

Are you interested in expanding your accounting career in the San Francisco area? Are you looking for an opportunity where you can continue to grow and learn? This is a great opportunity for a Senior Payroll Specialist looking to grow their skill set and work for a Financial Services Company offering amazing stability and long term growth potential.


Responsibilities:

  • Manage bi-weekly multi-state payroll
  • Process and track employees’ requests for time off, ensuring that PTO accrual report reflects all activities
  • Ensure data integrity between global HRIS and payroll systems
  • Respond to employee inquiries for routine questions regarding payroll
  • Responsible for processing 401k and HSA contribution funding
  • Identify potential process improvements for the timely and accurate completion of all payroll and retirement benefit plan transactions.
  • Assist with annual W2 reconciliation
  • Assist with audit responses for periodic internal/external payroll audits and compliance reporting, including year-end payroll, 401(k), and Workers Compensation
  • Perform other payroll-related duties, including ad hoc projects/system implementation/testing, data requests as needed
  • Perform some HR duties
  • Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned



Qualifications:

  • Five plus years of relevant experience
  • Experience working with ADP Workforce Now is required
  • Experience with Workday HRIS is a plus
  • Familiarity with state and federal payroll and tax regulations
  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field preferred
  • Excellent communication skills and attention to detail, able to work independently as well with other teams across the organization.
  • Able to be proactive and stay organized in a growing and changing business.
  • Strong work ethics and ability to treat sensitive information in a professional manner



Employment type:

  • Contract


If interested in this position apply today and send your resume to Regan.Pease@LHH.com


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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act

• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance


Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits, and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.

Salary : $45 - $55

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