Payroll & HR Administrator

Role Overview

This position is responsible for handling a wide mix of payroll and HR administration tasks that support efficiency, compliance, and smooth day-to-day operations. The role focuses on biweekly payroll, HR and payroll reporting, governance, employee records, and related administrative support.

Essential Duties

• Help prepare, document, distribute, and reconcile payroll on a biweekly cycle.
• Handle questions about paychecks and payroll reports, and make sure any issues are escalated and closed quickly.
• Assist with required tax submissions, state setup activities, and payroll audit requests.
• Create supporting reports and metrics such as labor summaries, federal and state reporting, and other internal requests.
• Support audits across the employee lifecycle to help ensure payroll and timekeeping records follow company policy and state and federal rules.
• Keep employee information current and accurate in the HR database.
• Work with HR colleagues to keep processes aligned across different locations.
• Help communicate company policies and programs while supporting labor law and regulatory compliance.
• Assist with HR operations and contribute to process improvements through technology.
• Provide general support for employee questions and concerns.
• Take on additional tasks and projects as needed.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is required.
• At least 1 year of corporate experience, or an equivalent mix of education and experience, is needed.
• Strong accuracy and organization are essential.
• The candidate should be comfortable learning and troubleshooting new software quickly.
• Advanced Excel ability is required, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP without help.
• High confidentiality and professional judgment are expected when handling sensitive information.
• Good interpersonal skills, time management, and organizational discipline are necessary.
• Strong customer service skills are required.
• Prior experience in HR and payroll is preferred.
• Experience with HRM systems, especially Workday, is preferred.

Work Arrangement

This is a hybrid role based in Gardena, California, with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote each week.

Compensation

The pay range for this role is USD 28.00 to USD 36.00 per hour.

Additional Information

The listed duties are essential to the role and represent the functions an employee must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation may be available for individuals with disabilities to help them perform the essential functions.