Top Payroll Manager Jobs in Seattle, WA

Leads end-to-end Americas payroll operations across multiple countries, ensuring accurate processing, statutory compliance, tax withholding, reporting, controls, audit readiness, and scalable processes. Partners with Finance, Accounting, Legal, Tax, People, Equity, HR operations, and external providers. Oversees complex cross-border payroll, global mobility, shadow payroll, and equity-related matters while using AI for analysis, reporting, and documentation with rigorous validation.

Owns end-to-end multi-state payroll for more than 3,500 employees using ADP Workforce Now and Workforce Manager. Responsibilities include payroll processing, wage and hour compliance, payroll tax administration, garnishments, PTO and sick leave tracking, audits, reconciliations, internal controls, process documentation, and payroll team supervision. Partners with Finance, HR, and field operations while supporting acquisitions, new locations, manager training, and company growth.

Oversee US, Canadian, international, and EOR payroll operations; approve payroll runs, resolve complex tax and compliance issues, and lead the payroll team. Manage multi-state and multi-province filings, reconciliations, journal entries, equity withholding, benefits deductions, audits, provider implementations, and new-country setup. Partner with People Operations, Legal, Accounting, and Equity while improving payroll systems, controls, procedures, and automation.

Leads multi-country payroll operations across the U.S., UK, Canada, and other jurisdictions. Oversees payroll accuracy, compliance, reconciliations, vendor relationships, benefits-related payroll changes, audits, reporting, and employee support. Serves as the Workday Payroll subject-matter expert, optimizing configurations, integrations, controls, reporting, and automation. Manages and develops a global payroll team while establishing scalable processes, service standards, and operating procedures.

Manage US, Canada, UK, and global Employer of Record payroll operations; validate payroll data, process special payments, maintain compliance, audit tax records, reconcile payroll accounts, prepare journal entries, and support financial audits. Administer payroll and expense systems, maintain employee and benefits data, produce payroll reports, document controls, analyze payroll expenses, and respond to employee inquiries while collaborating with HR and Finance.

Oversee payroll tax operations, supervise specialists, ensure accurate federal and state tax filings, manage reconciliations and liabilities, interpret tax regulations, support audits, and improve accounting processes. The role also manages employer registrations, workers’ compensation reconciliations, budget projections, year-end reporting, quality reviews, and staff development while maintaining compliance and confidentiality.

Leads payroll operations for approximately 4,000 employees across multiple divisions and locations. Oversees payroll processing, tax compliance, reconciliations, issue resolution, internal controls, and regulatory compliance. Partners with Accounting, HR, Grant Accounting, and operational leaders on cost allocation, audits, and funding requirements. Drives process improvements, payroll systems optimization, reporting, and future implementations while leading payroll professionals.

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.

Own full-cycle, multi-state payroll for more than 1,000 employees using Rippling. Manage payroll tax accounts, filings, notices, reconciliations, audits, benefits, 401(k), workers’ compensation, year-end reporting, and payroll accounting. Serve as Rippling system owner, maintain payroll documentation, and build AI-enabled automation for payroll support, reporting, agency notices, and audit preparation.