At a glance
- Experience
- 5-8 years experience
- Location
- Austin
About the role
- We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Payroll Manager to oversee and ensure the accurate and timely processing of payroll across the United States, with responsibility for supporting global payroll operations as required.
- This role is critical to ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations, maintaining operational efficiency, and supporting a best-in-class employee experience.
Responsibilities
- Manage and process payroll across multiple US states, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with all applicable regulations.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax requirements, wage and hour laws, garnishments, and reporting obligations.
- Partner with third-party payroll providers, ensuring service-level agreements and compliance standards are met.
- Develop and implement standardised payroll procedures, policies, and systems to improve accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
- Prepare payroll-related reports for internal stakeholders and support internal and external audits by providing required documentation and responses.
- Work closely with HR, Finance, Legal, and external partners to ensure alignment on compensation, benefits administration, and statutory compliance.
- Lead and support the implementation, integration, and optimisation of payroll systems and HRIS platforms.
- Manage and develop payroll team members or coordinate with local payroll contacts, ensuring high performance and continuous development.
- Collaborate with international payroll partners to support global payroll governance and consistency where applicable.
Requirements
- 5-8 years of progressive payroll experience, including at least 3 years in a payroll management or lead capacity.
- Strong knowledge of US payroll practices, including federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations and labour legislation.
- Experience managing multi-state payroll operations.
- Experience with payroll systems such as ADP, Workday Payroll, UKG, Ceridian Dayforce, or similar platforms.
- Strong understanding of payroll controls, audits, and compliance requirements.
- Excellent analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Preferred qualifications
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification preferred.
- Experience in a high-growth technology, SaaS, startup, or scale-up environment.
- Experience supporting global payroll operations in partnership with international providers.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and payroll reporting tools.
- Experience with HRIS integrations and payroll transformation projects.
Skills
- ADP
- Workday Payroll
- UKG
- Ceridian Dayforce
- Excel
