Our client is a full service accounting and financial services firm, is the largest accounting agency in Southern California servicing nonprofits exclusively. We have been expanding and is now seeking a Payroll/HR Manager to handle HR and payroll responsibilities for itself and its clients.

About the role:

This is a full time position with a solid benefit plan that includes full medical insurance, vacation pay, sick pay and retirement contributions. The position will include all payroll and HR responsibilities for our company; and some of these responsibilities for its clients.

HR Responsibilities:

• Maintains the work structure by updating job requirements and job descriptions for all positions.

• Maintains organization staff by establishing a recruiting, testing, and interviewing program; counseling managers on candidate selection; conducting and analyzing exit interviews; recommending changes.

• Prepares employees for assignments by establishing and conducting orientation and training programs.

• Maintains a pay plan by conducting periodic pay surveys; scheduling and conducting job evaluations; preparing pay budgets; monitoring and scheduling individual pay actions; recommending, planning, and implementing pay structure revisions.

• Ensures planning, monitoring, and appraisal of employee work results by training managers to coach and discipline employees; scheduling management conferences with employees; hearing and resolving employee grievances; counseling employees and supervisors.

• Maintains employee benefits programs and informs employees of benefits by studying and assessing benefit needs and trends; recommending benefit programs to management; directing the processing of benefit claims; obtaining and evaluating benefit contract bids; awarding benefit contracts; designing and conducting educational programs on benefit programs.

• Ensures legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable human resource federal and state requirements; conducting investigations; maintaining records; representing the organization at hearings.

• Maintains management guidelines by preparing, updating, and recommending human resource policies and procedures.

• Maintains historical human resource records by designing a filing and retrieval system; keeping past and current records.

Specific preferred skills & experience include:

• Strong knowledge of: employment law; benefits administration; employee training and management; compensation and wage structure; worker compensation

• Previous experience in USA - HR management

• Deep knowledge of payroll systems including ADP, Paychex, and Telepayroll (preferred, not required)

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, or human resources management preferred

• Strong communication skills and able to effectively communicate with a variety of people

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

• Ability to multi-task several responsibilities and clients

• Deep commitment to the success of our staff, our clients and their missions

IMPORTANT: Due to the confidential nature of our work, the individual must be able to maintain confidential information and exhibit a high level of professional integrity, meet professional standards and exercise good judgment at all times.

PREFFERED, BUT NOT REQUIRED, BUT PLEASE SEND IF YOU HAVE CANDIDATES WHO HAVE PAYROLL+HR MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE:

Payroll Responsibilities:

• Pays employees by directing the production and issuance of paychecks or electronic transfers to bank accounts.

• Reviews timesheets and approves payrolls for our company's staff and clients.

• Updates payroll records by reviewing and approving changes in exemptions, insurance coverage, savings deductions, and job titles, and department/ division transfers.

• Prepares reports by compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages.

• Determines payroll liabilities by approving the calculation of employee federal and state income and social security taxes, and employer's social security, unemployment, and workers compensation payments.

• Balances the payroll accounts by resolving payroll discrepancies.

• Provides payroll information by answering questions and requests.

• Maintains payroll guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures.

• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.

• Maintains employee confidence and protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential.

• Oversees workers compensation and other personnel audits as needed for our staff and clients.

Please refer to job description.