Senior Payroll Specialist

Looking to grow your payroll career while making a meaningful impact?

We’re partnering with a well‑established non‑profit organization in the San Francisco area to find a Senior Payroll Specialist who’s eager to continue learning and growing. This is an excellent opportunity to join a mission‑driven organization that offers long‑term stability, purpose, and professional development.

Responsibilities:

• Process end‑to‑end payroll for an organization with 200 employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with internal policies and applicable regulations
• Manage payroll across multiple departments, each with different GL codes, work rules, pay types, and cost centers
• Review, validate, and audit payroll data prior to each payroll run to ensure completeness and accuracy
• Ensure all payroll changes (new hires, terminations, pay adjustments, deductions, retro pay, etc.) are accurately reflected in the payroll system
• Administer and support integrated time and attendance systems, ensuring accurate capture of worked hours, PTO, and exceptions
• Partner with department leaders and HR to resolve timecard discrepancies and ensure adherence to work rules and organizational policies
• Monitor and troubleshoot timekeeping issues, providing guidance and support to managers and employees as needed
• Serve as a key user of the payroll and timekeeping platform
• UKG payroll and timekeeping experience is strongly preferred, though candidates with experience using similar integrated systems will be considered
• Ensure payroll processing complies with federal, state, and local regulations
• Maintain strict confidentiality of employee payroll and compensation data at all times
• Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation and responding to payroll‑related inquiries
• Maintain organized payroll records and documentation in accordance with retention requirements
• Provide timely and professional responses to payroll‑related inquiries from employees and managers

Qualifications:

• Experience running payroll for an organization with 200 employees
• Hands‑on experience with integrated payroll and time & attendance platforms
• Strong preference for UKG payroll and timekeeping experience; experience with comparable systems will be considered
• Advanced ability to work with payroll data, recreate reports, analyze information, and use Excel effectively
• Proven ability to work independently, manage deadlines, and maintain exceptional attention to detail
• Experience supporting payroll in a complex organizational environment with multiple departments, GL codes, and work rules

Employment type:

• Contract

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

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• 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.