Payroll Supervisor

BJ's Restaurants•Huntington Beach, CA

About The Position

At BJ’s Restaurants, we’ve been bringing people together to celebrate life’s moments since 1978. We’re more than a restaurant, we’re a team of passionate people who take pride in creating great food, memorable experiences, and a workplace where everyone feels valued. If you’re energized by teamwork, motivated to keep learning, and passionate about creating great experiences for others, you’ll feel right at home here. As our Payroll Supervisor, you’ll oversee day-to-day payroll operations and lead the payroll team to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing for more than 22,000 team members nationwide. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll provide guidance and support to the payroll team while maintaining strong payroll controls, overseeing payroll tax activities, reconciliations, and reporting, and serving as a key escalation point for complex payroll matters. You’ll partner across the organization to help deliver consistent, accurate, and effective payroll support.

Requirements

5+ years of progressive payroll experience, including multi-state payroll processing.
2+ years of experience leading or supervising payroll staff.
Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll taxation, wage and hour requirements, and payroll compliance.
Experience with quarterly and year-end payroll tax reconciliations, filings, and reporting.
Experience supporting high-volume payroll processing, reconciliations, payroll controls, tax reporting, and year-end activities.
Demonstrated ability to coach and develop payroll staff while building accountability and a collaborative, productive team environment.
Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
Ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities and deadlines in a fast-paced payroll environment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with team members and leaders at all levels.
Strong Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a public company and/or Sarbanes-Oxley controlled environment preferred.
Workday Payroll and ADP SmartCompliance experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversee bi-weekly payroll operations for more than 22,000 exempt and non-exempt team members across multiple states and jurisdictions.
Provide hands-on payroll support and review to ensure accurate and timely processing.
Lead, develop, and prioritize the work of payroll staff.
Provide coaching, training, cross-training, and ongoing feedback to support strong payroll coverage, accountability, accuracy, and service.
Interpret and apply Company policies and federal, state, and local payroll requirements.
Maintain payroll-related Sarbanes-Oxley controls to support compliance, accurate processing, and mitigation of payroll risk.
Oversee bi-weekly payroll reconciliations and monthly payroll reporting.
Research discrepancies, resolve issues, and perform analysis to ensure accurate payroll results and reporting.
Coordinate quarterly and year-end payroll tax activities, including tax reconciliations and filings.
Oversee federal, state, and local tax requirements, W-2 preparation and reconciliation, bonuses, third-party sick pay, taxable fringe benefits, and other required payroll reporting.
Oversee payroll-related unclaimed property activities and annual Workers’ Compensation reporting.
Support payroll audits and regulatory reporting to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
Serve as a primary escalation point for complex payroll matters.
Partner with Finance, Human Resources, Operations, HCM/HRIS, IT, payroll vendors, and government agencies to research and resolve payroll-related issues.
Maintain payroll procedures, documentation, and workflows.
Identify and recommend improvements that strengthen payroll accuracy, efficiency, controls, team effectiveness, and service.