Payroll Processor (Biweekly / Monthly Payroll)

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At Crowe, you can build a meaningful and rewarding career. With real flexibility to balance work with life moments, you’re trusted to deliver results and make an impact. We embrace you for who you are, care for your well-being, and nurture your career. Everyone has equitable access to opportunities for career growth and leadership. Over our 80-year history, delivering excellent service through innovation has been a core part of our DNA across our audit, tax, and consulting groups. That’s why we continuously invest in innovative ideas, such as AI-enabled insights and technology-powered solutions, to enhance our services. Join us at Crowe and embark on a career where you can help shape the future of our industry.

Job Description:

About Crowe

Crowe is a global consulting and accounting firm that delivers smart decisions and lasting value through deep industry expertise and innovative solutions. We are committed to a people-first culture built on collaboration, integrity, and continuous improvement. We are seeking an experienced Payroll Processor to support our biweekly and monthly payroll operations for salaried employees and variable compensation programs.

Position Summary

The Payroll Processor will execute accurate and timely biweekly and monthly payroll cycles, ensuring all salary changes, pay adjustments, and variable compensation items are correctly processed. This role manages commissions, bonuses, and other variable compensation files, performs detailed audits, and partners closely with HR and Finance to maintain data integrity and compliance. The ideal candidate is analytical, reliable, and comfortable navigating complex payroll scenarios.

Key Responsibilities

• Process biweekly and monthly payroll cycles for salaried and hourly employees with high accuracy.
• Audit and validate job changes, salary adjustments, and other employee data updates.
• Handle off-cycle payroll runs, including pay corrections and special payments.
• Reconcile payroll results and ensure proper posting to financial systems.
• Process and validate the monthly payroll cycle, ensuring compliance and timeliness.
• Partner with HR and Finance teams to resolve issues, provide reporting, and support audits.
• Maintain payroll records and documentation in accordance with internal controls and regulatory requirements.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of payroll processing experience, including exposure to biweekly and/or monthly payroll cycles.
• Experience working with salaried employee payroll, job changes, and complex pay structures.
• Strong understanding of payroll principles, wage & hour laws, and regulatory requirements.
• Proficiency with payroll and HRIS systems (e.g., Workday, ADP, UKG/Kronos, or similar).
• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and communicate effectively with HR, Finance, and leadership teams.
• High level of integrity with the ability to handle confidential information.
• We appreciate talent from all over the United States and are willing to consider candidates who may not be located near a Crowe office location for this role/opening.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing variable compensation programs (commissions, bonuses, or incentives).
• Intermediate Excel skills (e.g., VLOOKUP, pivot tables, data validation).
• Experience in a professional services or multi-entity environment.

Why Crowe

• Collaborative and inclusive culture
• Opportunities for learning, growth, and career progression
• Competitive compensation and benefits package

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We expect the candidate to uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship. These values define who we are. We expect all of our people to act ethically and with integrity at all times.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Crowe is not sponsoring for work authorization at this time.

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Crowe, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $24.25 - $46.75 per hour.

Our Benefits:
Your exceptional people experience starts here. At Crowe, we know that great people are what makes a great firm. We care about our people and offer employees a comprehensive total rewards package. Learn more about what working at Crowe can mean for you!

How You Can Grow:
We will nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. You will have the chance to meet on a consistent basis with your Career Coach that will guide you in your career goals and aspirations. Learn more about where talent can prosper!
More about Crowe:
Crowe (www.crowe.com) is one of the largest public accounting, consulting and technology firms in the United States. Crowe uses its deep industry expertise to provide audit services to public and private entities while also helping clients reach their goals with tax, advisory, risk and performance services. Crowe is recognized by many organizations as one of the country's best places to work. Crowe serves clients worldwide as an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the largest global accounting networks in the world. The network consists of more than 200 independent accounting and advisory services firms in more than 130 countries around the world.

Crowe LLP provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Crowe LLP does not accept unsolicited candidates, referrals or resumes from any staffing agency, recruiting service, sourcing entity or any other third-party paid service at any time. Any referrals, resumes or candidates submitted to Crowe, or any employee or owner of Crowe without a pre-existing agreement signed by both parties covering the submission will be considered the property of Crowe, and free of charge.

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