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Payroll Manager

Purple Hires Inc.
San Jose, CA Contractor
POSTED ON 7/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/4/2027
Qualifications
  • 8 years of end-to-end payroll processing experience.
  • Hands-on Workday Payroll expertise.
  • Strong payroll accounting knowledge.
  • Experience with:
  • Payroll journal entries
  • General Ledger reconciliations
  • SOX controls
  • Strong federal and multi-state payroll tax knowledge.
  • Experience processing:
  • W-2
  • W-2c
  • Experience using ADP SmartCompliance.
  • High proficiency with:
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Google Sheets
  • G-Suite
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently while meeting deadlines.
  • High attention to detail.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Required Skills
  • Workday Payroll
  • Workday
  • ADP SmartCompliance
  • Payroll Accounting
  • Payroll Journal Entries
  • General Ledger Reconciliation
  • Payroll Reconciliations
  • Payroll Accruals
  • SOX Controls
  • Federal Payroll Tax
  • State Payroll Tax
  • Local Payroll Tax
  • Multi-State Payroll
  • Equity Transactions
  • W-2
  • W-2c
  • HRIS
  • Time & Attendance
  • Payroll Audits
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Payroll Remittances
  • FLSA
  • Garnishments
  • Levies
  • Australia Payroll
  • Superannuation
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Google Sheets
  • G-Suite
  • Claude AI
  • Gemini AI
Must Have
  • Hands-on Workday Payroll experience with full ownership of end-to-end payroll processing.
  • 8 years of payroll experience (4–6 years may be considered with exceptional Workday expertise).
  • Payroll accounting experience including:
  • Journal entries
  • General Ledger reconciliations
  • Month-end close
  • Year-end close
  • SOX controls
  • Experience processing equity transactions in Workday Payroll.
  • Federal and multi-state payroll tax expertise.
  • W-2 and W-2c processing.
  • Payroll SOX compliance.
  • Basic Australia payroll knowledge including superannuation and third-party payroll preparation.
Nice to Have
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
  • Payroll team leadership experience.
  • Experience using AI tools such as Claude or Gemini to improve payroll operations.


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