Top Payroll Jobs in Seattle, WA

Owns end-to-end global payroll across 20+ countries, including pay-run approval, US multi-state payroll, compliance, controls, vendor management, country expansion, and payroll technology modernization. Leads a distributed payroll team, manages third-party providers, partners with Finance, HR, Legal, and Total Rewards, supports M&A and restructuring, and develops AI-driven automation for reconciliations, anomaly detection, and scalable payroll operations.

Manage biweekly US payroll in Workday, validate earnings/deductions/taxes and garnishments, ensure multi-state compliance, support audits and year-end W-2s, troubleshoot Workday-ADP integrations, reconcile variances, produce payroll reports, document processes, and drive payroll process improvements.

Manage and validate payroll tax calculations, filings, and payments; interpret multi-state payroll tax laws; support audits and SOX compliance; produce tax reports; handle escalated payroll inquiries; maintain documentation, controls, vendor relationships, and lead payroll-related projects and year-end tax processing.

Processes scheduled and off-cycle payrolls, enters employee and payroll changes, calculates payroll, verifies data accuracy, and resolves discrepancies. The specialist responds to client inquiries, manages an assigned book of business, supports special projects, and collaborates with HR, Finance, Operations, and payroll supervisors. The role requires accurate recordkeeping, confidentiality, strong communication, analytical problem-solving, multitasking, and proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Outlook.

Manage accurate bi-weekly, multi-state payroll through Rippling, including tax support, reconciliations, compliance, employee inquiries, leave adjustments, and audit documentation. Support accounts payable through vendor maintenance and transaction review, and accounts receivable through invoicing, collections, reconciliations, and discrepancy resolution. Assist with month-end close, internal controls, process documentation, and broader accounting projects while handling confidential financial and employee information.

Maintains accurate and confidential payroll data, verifies timesheets, processes personnel changes in Dayforce, researches tax issues, calculates deductions, handles employment verification requests, distributes payroll reports, updates processing manuals, troubleshoots issues, supports employees and managers, and improves payroll processes.

The Payroll Manager oversees end-to-end, multi-state U.S. payroll processing, tax compliance, benefits deductions, garnishments, direct deposits, journal entries, reconciliations, and year-end filings. The role manages Workday time tracking, coordinates international payroll matters, supports Asia payroll, resolves agency inquiries, and supervises and mentors direct reports. It requires strong knowledge of wage-and-hour regulations, payroll taxes, HRIS platforms, confidentiality, accuracy, and deadline management.

Owns global, multi-entity payroll operations for employees and contractors across North America, EMEA, and APAC. Responsibilities include payroll processing, tax and regulatory compliance, reconciliations, labor cost allocation, journal entries, financial reporting, audit support, payroll systems automation, internal controls, and employee payroll inquiries. Partners with HR, Finance, Accounting, FP&A, external accountants, and regional teams to ensure accurate, secure, and scalable payroll operations.

Process U.S. and international payroll, answer employee payroll questions, audit pay data, maintain confidential records, support onboarding and offboarding, handle adjustments and off-cycle payments, assist with compliance and year-end activities, and improve payroll processes. The role partners with People and Finance teams to resolve discrepancies and maintain accurate payroll and HRIS data.

Processes client payroll settlements and on-demand payments in Workday, maintains support documentation, manages daily control reports, and resolves Treasury exceptions. The role requires strong organization, communication, customer service, mathematical, and problem-solving skills while supporting multiple clients and meeting tight deadlines. It is an entry-level opportunity with no supervisory responsibilities and focuses on accurate, confidential payroll processing.

Manage domestic and international payroll cycles, validate payroll inputs, reconcile accounting entries, maintain time and attendance systems, coordinate with payroll providers and vendors, address employee payroll and benefits questions, support audits, ensure legal and policy compliance, and lead payroll process and system improvements. The role also provides support to Human Resources and requires collaboration across remote teams and international PEOs.

Supports weekly and semi-monthly payroll processing, including employee changes, deductions, garnishments, adjustments, tax setup, reconciliations, and year-end reporting. Maintains payroll systems, audit trails, controls, SOPs, and accurate data flows into Accounting. Responds to tax notices, unemployment claims, and audits while partnering with Accounting, Finance, and People teams to resolve discrepancies and improve payroll workflows.

Manage complex U.S. and Canadian payroll tax compliance, including audits, agency inquiries, filings, reconciliations, tax adjustments, employee tax configurations, and W-2/W-2c and T4 reporting. Resolve escalated tax matters, oversee registrations and vendor coordination, identify control gaps, and improve payroll tax processes while ensuring regulatory accuracy and timely reporting.

Leads global payroll operations across multiple countries and entities, overseeing processing, compliance, controls, vendors, reconciliations, reporting, audits, systems, and continuous improvement. Partners with Finance, Accounting, People, Legal, IT, and Total Rewards on payroll accounting, tax, equity, employee lifecycle changes, and system enhancements. Serves as the senior escalation point, improves employee experience, manages payroll metrics and forecasts, and develops payroll team members and external partners.

Supports accurate and compliant U.S. payroll processing, including biweekly payroll, timekeeping and employee-change validation, tax withholding, multi-state compliance, terminations, reconciliations, audits, reporting, year-end activities, and off-cycle payroll runs. Investigates discrepancies, responds to employee payroll inquiries, maintains confidential records, and provides backup support during absences or high-volume periods.

Manage bi-weekly, multi-state payroll for more than 1,700 employees while supervising two payroll staff. Oversee payroll processing, audits, reconciliations, tax filings, journal entries, benefits, garnishments, year-end reporting, access permissions, compliance, and process improvements. Partner with HR, Finance, Accounting, department leaders, and vendors to resolve issues, maintain controls, improve workflows, and protect confidential payroll information.

Supports the museum’s daily financial operations, including accounts payable and receivable, deposits, reconciliations, journal entries, credit card processing, audits, and database maintenance. Processes biweekly payroll through Paylocity, administers benefits through Employee Navigator, supports onboarding, reporting, and payroll troubleshooting, and assists with personnel documentation. The role also provides staff accounting support and may require occasional evening, weekend, and holiday event work.

Process full-cycle biweekly payroll for assigned entities, resolve payroll inquiries, manage expense reimbursements, and support payroll tax audits. Maintain multi-state compliance, improve payroll processes, assist with system implementations, and enhance employee communication and experience. The role requires knowledge of UKG, payroll systems, and evolving procedures in a fast-growing organization.

Own end-to-end biweekly payroll processing across multiple entities and states, including pay inputs, tax withholding, garnishments, equity transactions, audits, reconciliations, and compliance. Administer payroll systems, validate data and configurations, produce reports, maintain records and audit trails, and support employees with payroll inquiries. Partner with HR, Finance, People Operations, Legal, and Stock Administration to improve scalable payroll processes and ensure accurate, compliant pay delivery.

Process biweekly payroll for more than 4,000 employees across multiple states. Responsibilities include payroll audits, timekeeping validation, exception management, complex issue resolution, reconciliations, variance analysis, general ledger tie-outs, compliance support, audit and year-end processing, SOP maintenance, process improvement, and mentoring junior payroll associates.

Provides end-to-end payroll processing support for multiple managed customers, including case management, escalations, root cause analysis, client calls, Workday payroll configuration, year-end processing, tax and audit troubleshooting, compliance support, and customer issue resolution. Maintains documentation, meets service metrics, and collaborates with internal and customer teams in a remote environment.

Own global payroll operations across the US, Singapore, Germany, Ireland, Cyprus, and Italy. Manage payroll vendors, tax and statutory compliance, equity-related payroll events, Workday and payroll integrations, reconciliations, controls, audits, and month-end close support. Partner with Finance, Accounting, HR, Legal, and Tax while improving processes, addressing employee inquiries, and ensuring accurate, timely payroll delivery.

Process bi-weekly, full-cycle payroll in Workday; manage multi-state tax compliance, garnishments, adjustments, off-cycle payments, and payroll reporting. Reconcile salary and benefit expenses, maintain payroll data integrity, validate timesheets and employee changes, support audits, establish tax jurisdictions, answer employee questions, and train offshore payroll team members.

Prepare and file multistate payroll tax returns, process tax payments, reconcile payroll tax accounts to filings and the general ledger, maintain payroll tax system configurations, respond to tax notices and support audits, validate payroll data and W-2s, and collaborate with HR, Payroll, and Finance to ensure compliance and improve processes.

The Payroll Specialist processes complex client payrolls, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulations while managing payroll system cycles and audits.