Payroll Administrator - Careers at Robert Half
Robert Half
Payroll Administrator - Careers at Robert Half
Job Description
Payroll Administrator Opportunity in Benicia, California - Join Robert Half
Robert Half is proud to present an exciting part-time contract opportunity for a skilled Payroll Administrator in Benicia, California. This pivotal role offers the perfect blend of flexibility and professional challenge, requiring just three days per week with Mondays and Tuesdays as mandatory workdays. If you're an expert in Workday payroll systems, multi-state compliance, and full-cycle payroll processing, this position provides an ideal platform to leverage your expertise while maintaining excellent work-life balance. Managing payroll for approximately 200 employees (mostly exempt), you'll play a crucial role in ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency in all payroll operations.
Benicia, CA, offers a picturesque setting in the San Francisco Bay Area, combining coastal charm with professional opportunities. As a Payroll Administrator with Robert Half, you'll contribute to streamlined financial operations while enjoying the benefits of part-time employment and cutting-edge payroll technology.
About the Role
This Payroll Administrator position is designed for professionals who thrive in dynamic environments and possess deep knowledge of modern payroll systems like Workday. The role emphasizes precision in auditing processes, generating insightful reports, and training team members. You'll collaborate closely with the Controller to resolve inquiries and drive continuous improvements. With a focus on approximately 200 employees across multiple states, this part-time contract (3 days/week) ensures your contributions have maximum impact without full-time commitment. Remote work support, including laptop coordination, adds modern flexibility to this essential finance role.
Key Responsibilities
Your day-to-day will involve hands-on payroll management with a strong emphasis on accuracy and compliance:
- Audit payroll processes meticulously to identify and correct errors, particularly inaccurate deductions that could impact employee satisfaction and financial accuracy.
- Generate comprehensive payroll reports using Workday, including critical month-end and year-end summaries that inform strategic business decisions.
- Deliver hands-on training and guidance to payroll specialists, enhancing their Workday proficiency and overall team performance.
- Maintain strict compliance with multi-state payroll regulations and internal company policies, mitigating risks and ensuring legal adherence.
- Partner with the Controller to handle payroll-related inquiries, propose process improvements, and implement efficient solutions.
- Oversee payroll operations for ~200 employees, the majority exempt, executing full-cycle tasks from data entry to final processing.
- Monitor workflows to guarantee timely, accurate payroll delivery every cycle.
- Coordinate remote work setups, including technology provisioning like laptops, to support distributed teams.
- Tackle special payroll projects, showcasing your versatility and problem-solving skills.
Required Qualifications
To excel in this Payroll Administrator role, candidates should demonstrate:
- Proven expertise in Workday for full-cycle payroll execution and reporting.
- Strong auditing skills with a track record of correcting deductions and process errors.
- In-depth knowledge of multi-state payroll compliance regulations.
- Experience managing payroll for mid-sized employee groups (200+).
- Training experience to upskill payroll specialists.
- Collaborative mindset for working with Controllers and finance leaders.
- Availability for part-time schedule: 3 days/week, including mandatory Mondays/Tuesdays.
- Tech-savvy approach to remote work support and workflow monitoring.
Robert Half values candidates who bring precision, adaptability, and a commitment to excellence in payroll administration.
Why Join Us at Robert Half?
Partnering with Robert Half means accessing premier opportunities in finance and accounting. This part-time Payroll Administrator role offers a competitive hourly rate of $35.63, flexible scheduling, and professional growth through Workday expertise and leadership training responsibilities. Enjoy the vibrant Benicia community while contributing to essential business functions. Robert Half provides contract stability, skill-building projects, and a supportive network of finance professionals. Apply today to elevate your payroll career in California's Bay Area!
Total word count: 728
Locations
- Benicia, California, United States
Salary
37,000 - 56,000 USD / yearly
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Workday payroll softwareintermediate
- Payroll auditing and error correctionintermediate
- Multi-state payroll complianceintermediate
- Payroll report generation and analysisintermediate
- Full-cycle payroll processingintermediate
- Employee training and guidanceintermediate
- Payroll workflow monitoringintermediate
- Collaboration with finance teamsintermediate
- Remote work technology coordinationintermediate
- Month-end and year-end payroll summariesintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience as a Payroll Administrator using Workday (experience)
- Strong knowledge of multi-state payroll regulations (experience)
- Ability to audit and correct payroll errors including deductions (experience)
- Experience managing payroll for 200+ employees (experience)
- Proficiency in generating detailed payroll reports (experience)
- Training skills for payroll specialists (experience)
- Excellent collaboration skills with Controllers and finance teams (experience)
- Availability for part-time schedule (3 days/week, Mon-Tue mandatory) (experience)
Responsibilities
- Audit payroll processes to identify and correct errors, including inaccurate deductions
- Generate and analyze payroll reports in Workday, including month-end and year-end summaries
- Provide hands-on training and guidance to payroll specialists to improve system proficiency
- Ensure compliance with multi-state payroll regulations and company policies
- Collaborate with the Controller to address payroll-related inquiries and implement improvements
- Manage payroll operations for approximately 200 employees, primarily exempt
- Utilize Workday to execute full-cycle payroll tasks efficiently
- Support remote work setup by coordinating technology needs, such as laptops
- Monitor payroll workflows to ensure timely and accurate processing
- Assist with additional payroll-related projects as needed
Benefits
- general: Part-time contract flexibility (3 days/week)
- general: Mandatory Mondays and Tuesdays with flexible other day
- general: Competitive hourly rate of $35.63
- general: Opportunity to work with cutting-edge Workday system
- general: Collaboration with experienced finance leadership
- general: Support for remote work technology setup
- general: Professional development through training others
- general: Stable contract position with Robert Half
- general: Exposure to multi-state payroll compliance expertise
- general: Part of a dynamic team managing 200+ employees
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Job Description
Payroll Administrator Opportunity in Benicia, California - Join Robert Half
Robert Half is proud to present an exciting part-time contract opportunity for a skilled Payroll Administrator in Benicia, California. This pivotal role offers the perfect blend of flexibility and professional challenge, requiring just three days per week with Mondays and Tuesdays as mandatory workdays. If you're an expert in Workday payroll systems, multi-state compliance, and full-cycle payroll processing, this position provides an ideal platform to leverage your expertise while maintaining excellent work-life balance. Managing payroll for approximately 200 employees (mostly exempt), you'll play a crucial role in ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency in all payroll operations.
Benicia, CA, offers a picturesque setting in the San Francisco Bay Area, combining coastal charm with professional opportunities. As a Payroll Administrator with Robert Half, you'll contribute to streamlined financial operations while enjoying the benefits of part-time employment and cutting-edge payroll technology.
About the Role
This Payroll Administrator position is designed for professionals who thrive in dynamic environments and possess deep knowledge of modern payroll systems like Workday. The role emphasizes precision in auditing processes, generating insightful reports, and training team members. You'll collaborate closely with the Controller to resolve inquiries and drive continuous improvements. With a focus on approximately 200 employees across multiple states, this part-time contract (3 days/week) ensures your contributions have maximum impact without full-time commitment. Remote work support, including laptop coordination, adds modern flexibility to this essential finance role.
Key Responsibilities
Your day-to-day will involve hands-on payroll management with a strong emphasis on accuracy and compliance:
- Audit payroll processes meticulously to identify and correct errors, particularly inaccurate deductions that could impact employee satisfaction and financial accuracy.
- Generate comprehensive payroll reports using Workday, including critical month-end and year-end summaries that inform strategic business decisions.
- Deliver hands-on training and guidance to payroll specialists, enhancing their Workday proficiency and overall team performance.
- Maintain strict compliance with multi-state payroll regulations and internal company policies, mitigating risks and ensuring legal adherence.
- Partner with the Controller to handle payroll-related inquiries, propose process improvements, and implement efficient solutions.
- Oversee payroll operations for ~200 employees, the majority exempt, executing full-cycle tasks from data entry to final processing.
- Monitor workflows to guarantee timely, accurate payroll delivery every cycle.
- Coordinate remote work setups, including technology provisioning like laptops, to support distributed teams.
- Tackle special payroll projects, showcasing your versatility and problem-solving skills.
Required Qualifications
To excel in this Payroll Administrator role, candidates should demonstrate:
- Proven expertise in Workday for full-cycle payroll execution and reporting.
- Strong auditing skills with a track record of correcting deductions and process errors.
- In-depth knowledge of multi-state payroll compliance regulations.
- Experience managing payroll for mid-sized employee groups (200+).
- Training experience to upskill payroll specialists.
- Collaborative mindset for working with Controllers and finance leaders.
- Availability for part-time schedule: 3 days/week, including mandatory Mondays/Tuesdays.
- Tech-savvy approach to remote work support and workflow monitoring.
Robert Half values candidates who bring precision, adaptability, and a commitment to excellence in payroll administration.
Why Join Us at Robert Half?
Partnering with Robert Half means accessing premier opportunities in finance and accounting. This part-time Payroll Administrator role offers a competitive hourly rate of $35.63, flexible scheduling, and professional growth through Workday expertise and leadership training responsibilities. Enjoy the vibrant Benicia community while contributing to essential business functions. Robert Half provides contract stability, skill-building projects, and a supportive network of finance professionals. Apply today to elevate your payroll career in California's Bay Area!
Total word count: 728
Locations
- Benicia, California, United States
Salary
37,000 - 56,000 USD / yearly
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Workday payroll softwareintermediate
- Payroll auditing and error correctionintermediate
- Multi-state payroll complianceintermediate
- Payroll report generation and analysisintermediate
- Full-cycle payroll processingintermediate
- Employee training and guidanceintermediate
- Payroll workflow monitoringintermediate
- Collaboration with finance teamsintermediate
- Remote work technology coordinationintermediate
- Month-end and year-end payroll summariesintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience as a Payroll Administrator using Workday (experience)
- Strong knowledge of multi-state payroll regulations (experience)
- Ability to audit and correct payroll errors including deductions (experience)
- Experience managing payroll for 200+ employees (experience)
- Proficiency in generating detailed payroll reports (experience)
- Training skills for payroll specialists (experience)
- Excellent collaboration skills with Controllers and finance teams (experience)
- Availability for part-time schedule (3 days/week, Mon-Tue mandatory) (experience)
Responsibilities
- Audit payroll processes to identify and correct errors, including inaccurate deductions
- Generate and analyze payroll reports in Workday, including month-end and year-end summaries
- Provide hands-on training and guidance to payroll specialists to improve system proficiency
- Ensure compliance with multi-state payroll regulations and company policies
- Collaborate with the Controller to address payroll-related inquiries and implement improvements
- Manage payroll operations for approximately 200 employees, primarily exempt
- Utilize Workday to execute full-cycle payroll tasks efficiently
- Support remote work setup by coordinating technology needs, such as laptops
- Monitor payroll workflows to ensure timely and accurate processing
- Assist with additional payroll-related projects as needed
Benefits
- general: Part-time contract flexibility (3 days/week)
- general: Mandatory Mondays and Tuesdays with flexible other day
- general: Competitive hourly rate of $35.63
- general: Opportunity to work with cutting-edge Workday system
- general: Collaboration with experienced finance leadership
- general: Support for remote work technology setup
- general: Professional development through training others
- general: Stable contract position with Robert Half
- general: Exposure to multi-state payroll compliance expertise
- general: Part of a dynamic team managing 200+ employees
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