Top Payroll Manager Jobs

Leads payroll shared services across U.S. and Canadian multi-entity operations, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll delivery. Manages payroll staff, UKG configuration, tax compliance, controls, audits, year-end processing, reporting, process standardization, and payroll integrations for acquisitions. Partners with HR, Finance, Internal Audit, and business stakeholders to resolve issues, improve systems, protect sensitive data, and support union and non-union payroll environments.

Leads global payroll operations across multiple countries, managing a team of regional specialists and ensuring accurate, compliant, timely payroll. Oversees payroll provider transitions, Workday Payroll design and implementations, U.S. tax compliance, SOX controls, audits, reporting, process automation, and cross-functional stakeholder management.

Own the end-to-end payroll function for approximately 430 employees, including payroll processing, wage-and-hour compliance, tax and regulatory filings, timekeeping governance, garnishments, ACA reporting, reconciliations, and liability accounting. Configure and manage ADP and the ESO interface, audit payroll data, establish policies and controls, represent the organization during agency audits, and improve payroll workflows. The role is on-site and requires independent judgment regarding Washington and federal payroll requirements.

Manage bi-weekly payroll for more than 5,000 employees across multiple legal entities using UKG. Supervise six payroll staff, ensure payroll tax and regulatory compliance, oversee reconciliations and year-end processes, maintain payroll procedures, support audits, resolve complex inquiries, and lead payroll system and process improvements in partnership with HR and Finance.

Owns nationwide payroll operations, including multi-state tax compliance, wage and hour compliance, payroll controls, vendor governance, systems configuration, reporting, reconciliations, audits, and final payroll approval. Leads the payroll team, manages ADP and related integrations, oversees regulatory filings and notices, and drives automation, process improvement, and internal control effectiveness for a large hourly workforce.

Leads end-to-end multi-state payroll operations for a project-based professional services organization. Oversees payroll personnel, compliance, tax reporting, reconciliations, audits, PTO administration, reporting, and employee support. Partners with HR, Finance, Accounting, Benefits, IT, and business leaders while leading HRIS implementations, integrations, system upgrades, automation, testing, and process improvements. Ensures accurate, timely, scalable, and compliant payroll operations across jurisdictions.

Oversee international payroll operations for the U.S., India, and Canada, including processing, compliance, tax remittances, reconciliations, reporting, and vendor management. Supervise payroll staff, resolve complex payroll issues, maintain controls and audit trails, and lead process improvements and system enhancements. Partner with HR, Finance, IT, benefits providers, and external vendors to ensure accurate, compliant payroll and support audits, implementations, and payroll-related reporting.

Oversee and supervise all payroll functions for the organization. The Payroll Manager will manage payroll administration, ensure accurate and timely processing, support compliance, and use automated financial applications. The role requires payroll expertise, supervisory experience, and familiarity with accounting software, with Oracle experience preferred.

Manage end-to-end multi-state payroll processing, including payroll approvals, taxes, deductions, garnishments, reconciliations, accruals, reporting, audits, and year-end activities. Ensure compliance with payroll laws and company policies, maintain controls and records, administer payroll systems, resolve complex employee inquiries, and partner with HR, business leaders, and external vendors.

Leads complex, multi-state, multi-entity payroll operations, including processing, tax compliance, reconciliations, audits, reporting, implementations, acquisitions, and system improvements. Manages and develops the payroll team, resolves escalated issues, oversees vendors, maintains payroll controls, and partners with HR, Finance, Compliance, and business stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll services.

Manage end-to-end multi-state payroll operations in Workday, including payroll processing, tax compliance, reporting, reconciliations, audits, controls, and system troubleshooting. Partner with People, Finance, Total Rewards, Legal, and Accounting on payroll matters, while ensuring accurate payments, regulatory compliance, SOX documentation, and process improvements. This fixed-term contract role requires independent ownership of high-volume payroll with minimal onboarding.

Manage semi-monthly payroll for U.S. and expatriate staff, including tax filings, reconciliations, audits, and regulatory compliance. Administer corporate insurance, incident reporting, governance tracking, and risk-management activities across international operations. Maintain payroll policies, compliance databases, filing schedules, and insurance programs while partnering with HR, Finance, senior management, country teams, and external providers to resolve issues and improve processes.

Manage multi-location payroll operations, ensuring accurate and timely processing, legal and tax compliance, audits, reconciliations, reporting, system maintenance, employee changes, and year-end filings. Train payroll staff, resolve discrepancies, monitor fraud and waste, coordinate external audits, maintain benefits records, and collaborate with Finance and HR. The role requires extensive payroll management experience, CPP certification, and preferably a bachelor’s degree.

Lead Bitdeer’s end-to-end, multi-state payroll operations, including ADP administration, payroll tax compliance, reconciliations, reporting, audits, and year-end processing. Partner with HR, Finance, and Accounting on employee changes and compensation events, maintain payroll controls and documentation, resolve complex payroll issues, and lead and mentor the payroll team.

Oversee end-to-end payroll processing, compliance, system administration, benefits deductions, audits, reporting, employee support, vendor relationships, process improvement, and payroll team leadership. Ensure accurate and timely payments while maintaining regulatory compliance, internal controls, data integrity, and effective payroll policies and procedures.

Manage end-to-end biweekly and semimonthly US and Canadian payroll, including equity transactions, off-cycle payments, year-end tax forms, reconciliations, accounting close, audits, controls, procedures, and compliance. The role serves as primary payroll approver and partners cross-functionally to ensure financial integrity and minimize operational risk.

Processes bi-weekly and semi-monthly multi-state payroll, including wages, taxes, benefits, deductions, bonuses, and employee lifecycle changes. Maintains payroll data and records in UKG Pro, supports tax filings, audits, reconciliations, journal entries, reporting, and year-end W-2 and 1099 activities. Partners with Finance, People, Benefits, and external vendors while responding to payroll inquiries, safeguarding confidential information, and improving payroll controls and processes.

Leads end-to-end U.S. payroll operations, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing. Oversees multi-state payroll, tax compliance, reconciliations, controls, audits, vendor relationships, reporting, system enhancements, and process improvements. Partners with Finance, Accounting, HR, Legal, and other stakeholders while resolving complex payroll issues. Provides leadership, coaching, and development to the payroll team and maintains scalable documentation and procedures.

Owns end-to-end global payroll across 20+ countries, including pay-run approval, US multi-state payroll, compliance, controls, vendor management, country expansion, and payroll technology modernization. Leads a distributed payroll team, manages third-party providers, partners with Finance, HR, Legal, and Total Rewards, supports M&A and restructuring, and develops AI-driven automation for reconciliations, anomaly detection, and scalable payroll operations.

Manage end-to-end multi-state payroll operations, compliance, tax administration, reconciliations, audits, and internal controls. Lead the company’s transition to Paycom, administer payroll systems, improve processes, support SOX readiness, and partner with HR, Finance, Accounting, employees, managers, and external agencies. The role also provides payroll guidance, prepares reporting and analytics, and oversees external payroll vendors or implementation consultants as needed.

Leads multi-state payroll operations, compliance, tax filings, audits, reporting, and payroll system administration. Manages and develops the Payroll team, resolves complex pay issues, maintains controls, partners with HR, HRIS, Benefits, Accounting, and business leaders, and drives process improvements. Oversees wage and hour compliance, garnishments, deductions, leave-related pay, year-end reporting, and payroll-related organizational initiatives.

Manage provider monthly and PLLC biweekly payroll processing, reconciliations, quarterly and annual filings, payroll reporting, and record maintenance. Support migration of employees and providers from Workday and existing ADP platforms to PeopleSoft and Starling’s ADP platform. Collaborate with HR, benefits, operations, physician compensation, accounting, finance, and IT stakeholders while maintaining accurate payroll records and resolving data issues.

Own multi-entity, multi-state payroll operations for over 500 employees while leading the transition from a PEO to Rippling. Responsibilities include payroll processing, tax compliance, benefits deductions, HRIS administration, internal controls, reconciliations, audits, employee support, and process documentation. The role will build an internal payroll function and eventually hire and manage a payroll specialist.

Leads multi-state U.S. and Canada payroll processing, equity-related payroll, tax compliance, reconciliations, SOX controls, audits, and process automation. Partners with Employee Success, Accounting, IT, and external vendors to resolve issues and maintain data integrity. Manages and develops a remote payroll team while ensuring timely execution, regulatory compliance, and strong service to employees.

Oversee high-volume, multi-state payroll operations, including weekly, biweekly, and monthly processing, tax compliance, W-2 reporting, payroll reconciliations, audits, general ledger uploads, and discrepancy resolution. Manage Workday, ADP, and OSV payroll systems, vendors, and reporting. Supervise, train, and mentor payroll staff while collaborating with HR, Finance, and external partners to maintain data integrity and improve operational efficiency.