Top Payroll Manager Jobs

Leads payroll operations across the Americas and APAC, overseeing multi-country processing, compliance, controls, funding, tax payments, reconciliations, providers, and audit readiness. Manages payroll professionals, partners with Accounting, Treasury, People Tech, and HR teams, and supports Workday integrations, RSU processing, system enhancements, country implementations, migrations, and process improvements. Coaches the team and drives accurate, timely, scalable payroll delivery.

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.

Manages multi-country payroll operations for the United States, Canada, and Japan, including payroll processing, tax filings, deductions, reconciliations, year-end reporting, audits, workforce-management administration, and compliance. Partners with HR, benefits, compensation, accounting, and finance teams on employee lifecycle changes and financial close activities. Oversees payroll communications, system rules, off-cycle payments, international funding, reporting, employee inquiries, team development, and special projects.

Leads end-to-end payroll operations, including payroll processing, tax compliance, reconciliations, benefits deductions, garnishments, reporting, audits, and year-end filings. Manages Paycom configuration, integrations, upgrades, vendors, policies, controls, and process improvements. Supervises payroll staff and partners with HR and Finance on payroll accounting, benefits, compliance, and organizational changes.

Manages daily payroll processing, payroll tax compliance, deductions, garnishments, audits, reconciliations, reporting, and year-end tax forms. Coordinates with HR and Finance on employee changes, benefits, journal entries, financial reporting, and audit support. Responds to employee payroll questions, maintains confidentiality, processes expense reports, and supports improvements to payroll and financial reporting systems.

Oversee US, Canadian, international, and EOR payroll operations; approve payroll runs, resolve complex tax and compliance issues, and lead the payroll team. Manage multi-state and multi-province filings, reconciliations, journal entries, equity withholding, benefits deductions, audits, provider implementations, and new-country setup. Partner with People Operations, Legal, Accounting, and Equity while improving payroll systems, controls, procedures, and automation.

Leads high-volume, multi-state payroll operations for field and office employees. Oversees payroll processing, wage and tax compliance, prevailing wage and certified payroll, deductions, reconciliations, job costing, system integrations, audits, controls, and reporting. Manages payroll staff, trains stakeholders, resolves complex discrepancies, and drives process improvements across payroll, HR, accounting, and project teams.

Manage full-cycle payroll processing across weekly, biweekly, and semimonthly cycles while ensuring federal, state, and local compliance. Oversee payroll taxes, wage garnishments, benefits deductions, accruals, reconciliations, reporting, audits, and HRIS data integrity. Advise leadership and clients, implement payroll systems, maintain compliance with California and federal regulations, and potentially supervise payroll specialists. The role is hybrid in San Diego with possible client-site travel.

Leads U.S. payroll tax compliance across federal, state, and local jurisdictions in a complex multi-state environment. Owns filings, reconciliations, registrations, notices, agency relationships, vendor oversight, controls, tax research, issue resolution, and quarter-end/year-end activities. Partners with Payroll, Tax, Legal, Finance, Technology, vendors, and agencies to resolve risks, improve processes, and maintain accurate payroll tax operations.

Own end-to-end global payroll across UCAN, APAC, and EMEA, including employees, contractors, and temporary workers. Manage payroll taxes, filings, year-end reporting, payment processes, worker classification, staffing agencies, EOR partners, payroll systems, integrations, journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and scalable controls. Partner with People Ops, Legal, leadership, and international teams on payroll implications, employee support, and expansion into new countries.

Manage end-to-end payroll processing, including calculations, deductions, benefits, taxes, payroll systems, tax reporting, audits, compliance, and vendor coordination. Lead payroll process improvements, ensure data integrity, educate employees and supervisors on policies, and support accounting activities such as general ledger posting and reconciliation. The role is fully onsite Monday through Friday in Barrington, Illinois, or Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

Leads the firm’s multi-state payroll operations, ensuring accurate semi-monthly processing, tax and wage compliance, internal controls, audits, reporting, reconciliations, and system integrity. Manages payroll staff, oversees ADP and Workday functionality, supports integrations and implementations, partners with Finance and Human Resources, improves processes, and provides payroll analysis, budgeting support, and escalation management.

Manage biweekly payroll operations, payroll accounting, reconciliations, compliance, reporting, and integration across Paycom, Salesforce, and MIP. Ensure adherence to IRS, California EDD, wage and hour, US GAAP, funding, and union requirements. Lead personnel cost forecasting, grant budget preparation, retirement plan audit coordination, process automation, and staff development while supporting BayLegal’s Finance Department.

Oversee multi-state, multi-entity payroll operations, ensuring accurate and compliant processing. Own payroll system configuration, integrations, audits, implementations, and enhancements. Lead payroll-related projects, acquisitions, system conversions, testing, process improvements, and regulatory updates. Manage payroll staff, resolve complex issues, maintain controls and documentation, and partner with HR, Finance, Benefits, IT, vendors, and leadership.

Manage full-cycle, multi-state payroll across manufacturing and construction operations. Responsibilities include payroll processing, tax compliance, prevailing wage and certified payroll reporting, garnishments, deductions, reconciliations, Paycom administration, payroll reporting, internal controls, audits, and staff supervision. The role partners with HR, Finance, site leadership, and project teams while ensuring compliance with wage-and-hour, payroll tax, and state-specific requirements.

Manages payroll and accounts payable operations for a 360-provider California physician group. Oversees payroll processing, tax filings, reconciliations, retirement contributions, reimbursements, expenses, vendor payments, compliance, internal controls, audits, and system integrations. Leads process improvements, payroll configuration, reporting, risk mitigation, staff development, and stakeholder communication while ensuring accurate and timely payments.

Leads multi-country payroll operations across the U.S., UK, Canada, and other jurisdictions. Oversees payroll accuracy, compliance, reconciliations, vendor relationships, benefits-related payroll changes, audits, reporting, and employee support. Serves as the Workday Payroll subject-matter expert, optimizing configurations, integrations, controls, reporting, and automation. Manages and develops a global payroll team while establishing scalable processes, service standards, and operating procedures.

Manage US, Canada, UK, and global Employer of Record payroll operations; validate payroll data, process special payments, maintain compliance, audit tax records, reconcile payroll accounts, prepare journal entries, and support financial audits. Administer payroll and expense systems, maintain employee and benefits data, produce payroll reports, document controls, analyze payroll expenses, and respond to employee inquiries while collaborating with HR and Finance.

Manage high-volume, multi-state payroll processing for a portfolio of clients. Responsibilities include payroll calculations, tax and benefit deductions, direct deposits, garnishments, adjustments, terminations, reconciliations, payroll reporting, compliance, and resolving employee inquiries. The role also supports open enrollment, maintains payroll records, processes tax changes, and ensures accurate, timely payroll runs while providing customer service to clients and employees.

Leads global payroll strategy and execution across countries, including selecting EOR, PEO, or direct payroll models; defining country-specific payroll, tax, leave, termination, privacy, and banking requirements; building operating playbooks; training People Operations; managing vendors; and supporting international payroll escalations. Partners with Legal, Tax, Finance, Treasury, HRIS, IT, and HRBPs while developing international People Services capabilities.

Lead multi-state payroll tax operations, including federal, state, and local filings, payments, reconciliations, W-2 processing, audits, notices, and year-end activities. Ensure regulatory compliance, monitor tax law changes, resolve escalated issues, maintain procedures, and guide clients and leadership. Manage and develop payroll tax supervisors and team members while improving processes and maintaining accurate records.

Owns end-to-end U.S. multi-state payroll operations, including payroll tax compliance, timekeeping, reconciliations, audits, vendor management, internal controls, and year-end processing. Administers Workday Payroll and UKG/Kronos, maintains system and data integrity, investigates issues, develops reporting and exception dashboards, and drives automation. Partners cross-functionally with HRIS, IT, Finance, Tax, Legal, and plant leadership on integrations, implementations, and process improvements.

Oversee multi-state payroll processing, payroll compliance, employee deductions, 401(k) contributions, and payroll systems. Manage journal entries, account reconciliations, monthly and annual closes, financial reporting, budgeting support, audits, internal controls, and SOX compliance. Provide guidance to accounting and payroll staff, resolve discrepancies, and improve operational processes.

Leads end-to-end U.S. and Canadian payroll operations for more than 9,000 employees and manages a payroll team. Oversees processing, tax compliance, reconciliations, internal controls, audits, vendors, employee escalations, reporting, technology, and process improvement. Partners with Finance, HR, Legal, Benefits, IT, and Audit while supporting payroll strategy and responsible automation. Develops team capability, maintains governance and documentation, and ensures accurate, timely, confidential payroll delivery.