About This Role
The Payroll Lead runs the company's payroll function, ensuring timely and accurate processing across each pay period. This contract position is ideal for a hands-on payroll specialist with strong attention to detail who can step in quickly, manage day-to-day payroll activities, and contribute to stronger processes across the team.
Responsibilities
- Oversee full-cycle payroll activities for employees, ensuring timely and accurate processing across each pay period
- Work closely with payroll leadership and team members to uphold compliance standards and maintain dependable payroll execution
- Perform payroll audits, account reconciliations, and reporting tasks to support financial accuracy and operational transparency
- Evaluate current payroll procedures, identify inefficiencies, and recommend practical improvements that strengthen controls and automation
- Coordinate with HR, Finance, and Accounting teams to confirm payroll data is aligned with employee records and financial reporting needs
- Investigate payroll variances, resolve issues promptly, and provide clear guidance on payroll-related questions from internal stakeholders
- Support payroll system connections and data movement between payroll platforms and the general ledger to improve reliability and accuracy
- Contribute to payroll-related operational changes by documenting procedures, promoting best practices, and helping the organization scale effectively
Requirements
- 7+ years of progressive payroll experience, including leadership-level responsibility in a corporate environment
- Demonstrated success processing multi-state payroll for a medium to large employee population
- Strong knowledge of payroll compliance, tax regulations, deductions, reconciliations, and internal controls
- Experience serving in a Payroll Supervisor, Payroll Lead, Senior Payroll Analyst, or similar hands-on role
- Ability to manage payroll responsibilities independently while balancing accuracy, deadlines, and competing priorities
- Effective communication skills with the ability to partner confidently across payroll, HR, Finance, and Accounting teams
- Experience with Workday Payroll, ADP Workforce Now, or other payroll platforms that involve integrations and multi-system workflows
- Background in full-cycle payroll processing for organizations with more than 500 employees is strongly preferred
Important Details
- Schedule: 100% on-site 5 days a week
- Contract: 3-month contract position
About the Company
We are looking for an experienced interim Payroll Team Lead to support a fast-moving payroll function.
