Job Description
Payroll Manager Company: Mission?driven organization providing critical care and support services to individuals and families
Compensation: $90,000-$120,000 base
Location: Remote (must reside in California)
Overview A growing, purpose?led organization is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to fully own payroll operations across a multi?site California workforce. This role sits within Finance and requires a confident payroll professional who can operate independently, ensure compliance, and navigate cross?functional dynamics.
Why This Role Stands Out High?visibility role owning payroll for a ~200?employee population
Mission?driven environment with strong values and real community impact
Direct partnership with Finance leadership
Remote flexibility for candidates with strong California payroll expertise
Key Responsibilities - Own full?cycle payroll processing for a largely hourly, multi?site workforce
- Ensure strict compliance with California wage & hour, payroll tax, and labor regulations
- Manage semi?monthly payroll cycles including year?end processing and reporting
- Oversee 401(k) deductions, remittance, reconciliation, and related reporting
- Serve as the primary payroll point of contact across Finance and HR
- Maintain payroll data integrity and support audit and reporting needs
- Communicate confidently and push back when necessary to ensure accuracy and compliance
Qualifications - 3-10 years of hands?on payroll processing experience
- Deep California payroll compliance experience
- Multi?site payroll experience
- Experience using a modern payroll platform (e.g., Paylocity or similar)
- Ability to work independently with minimal hand?holding
- High attention to detail, discretion, and ownership mindset
- Experience overseeing retirement plan payroll processes
- Intermediate Excel skills
- Prior exposure to finance or accounting teams
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .
Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal .
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
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- California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here .
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Pay Transparency Notice Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Work at office, Local area, Remote work