HR - Payroll - Mgr - Payroll

Golden 1 Talent Acquisition Team•Sacramento, CA

1d•$124,700 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Golden 1 Credit Union is among the top credit unions in the country. As a member-owned, not-for-profit cooperative, Golden 1 is guided by the credit union philosophy of “people helping people.” We are committed to empowering our members and uplifting our communities as we create a more equitable and financially inclusive California. We welcome all who embrace our Core Values. You are a strategic and people-focused payroll leader with deep expertise in payroll operations, compliance, and payroll systems administration. You excel at leading and developing high-performing teams, ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing, and driving continuous process improvements. You build trusted partnerships across the organization, leverage technology to enhance efficiency, and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and service excellence while maintaining the highest standards of regulatory compliance and employee support.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field or equivalent work experience required
7+ years of experience in payroll management in processing, with 5 or more years leading a team required

Nice To Haves

Experience using Dayforce payroll systems is preferred

Responsibilities

Oversee end-to-end payroll processing, including salary calculations, deductions and benefits administration, such as provident fund, insurance and healthcare plans.
Oversee timely entry and verification of employment data, including new hires, job status changes, tax updates, direct deposits, and employee deductions.
Generate payroll reports, including tax filings, benefits deductions and other required reports, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
Conducting regular payroll audits to ensure accuracy and compliance with federal, state, local applicable laws, regulations, best practices and company policies while processing payroll. Liaise with internal and external auditors for payroll tax audits and resolve any discrepancies.
Maintain accurate employee records, including attendance, leaves and personal information.
Serve as the escalation point for complex payroll issues, monitor and resolve payroll discrepancies, investigate and resolve issues promptly and accurately and provide timely resolution and high-quality support to internal stakeholders.
Partner with cross-functional departments to ensure timely and accurate data flow between payroll, timekeeping, benefits, and finance systems.
Implements, maintains, and reviews payroll processing systems to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions.
Develop and maintain clear, concise, and accurate procedures and process documents, ensuring procedures comply with industry standards, regulations, and best practices.
Oversee payroll system updates, testing, and upgrades—particularly within Dayforce environments.
Prepare month-end close reports, compliance filings, and responses to government or audit inquiries and oversee all state and federal required reporting.
Provide leadership, guidance, and mentoring to payroll support team members.
Train, motivate, develop, supervise and evaluate the job performance of Payroll staff.
Foster a positive and engaging work environment for each team member by promoting skill development, coaching for improvement and growth, inspiring others through your words and actions, ensuring positive employee morale throughout Golden 1, and embracing our mission, vision and core values.
Critically review and analyze current payroll, HR accounting practices, HRIS systems and processes in order to ensure best-practice operations.
Collaborate with internal customers to foster a culture of trust, support, and process transparency.
Maintain thorough understanding of state and federal laws and regulations related to credit union compliance including bank secrecy and anti-money laundering laws appropriate to the position.
Stay updated on payroll regulations, tax laws and industry trends, implementing necessary changes to ensure compliance and best practices.
Drive operational excellence by developing processes and tools that ensure a high quality employee experience as well as compliance with wage and hour laws, accounting practices, and all areas of responsibility, document audit methodology and implement ongoing audit procedures.
Identify opportunities that address service gaps, process inefficiencies, or emerging service requirements, develop the business case for new initiatives, and provide effective project management.
Perform other jobs as assigned.