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Payroll Manager

Job in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 53218, USA
Listing for: CFS
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-03
Job specializations:
  • Accounting
    Payroll, Financial Compliance
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 125000 - 135000 USD Yearly USD 125000.00 135000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Payroll Manager

Salary: $125,000–$135,000 + Bonus

Why You Should Consider This Opportunity
  • Step into a high-impact leadership role overseeing payroll operations for a large and complex employee population
  • Join a global organization that values collaboration, professional development, continuous improvement, and work/life balance
  • Benefit from a hybrid schedule with up to two remote days per week
  • Work cross-functionally with HR, Finance, Benefits, and business leadership while serving as a key payroll resource across the organization
  • Take an active role in enhancing payroll systems, strengthening controls, and creating more efficient and scalable processes
  • Opportunity to lead and develop a payroll team while helping shape the future of the payroll function
Responsibilities of the Payroll Manager
  • Oversee end-to-end payroll operations across multiple states and locations, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on schedule
  • Provide leadership, coaching, and development to the payroll team while establishing clear processes and priorities
  • Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax requirements as well as applicable wage and hour regulations
  • Oversee payroll reconciliations, audits, tax reporting, and year-end payroll activities
  • Evaluate current payroll processes and implement improvements that increase accuracy, efficiency, and consistency
  • Partner with HR, Finance, Benefits, and other departments to resolve payroll matters and support broader organizational initiatives
  • Lead payroll technology enhancements, automation efforts, system implementations, and process standardization
  • Research and resolve complex payroll issues while providing guidance on payroll policies and best practices
  • Develop and maintain effective payroll controls, procedures, and documentation
  • Prepare payroll reporting and analysis to support leadership and business needs
Qualifications for the Payroll Manager
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business, or a related discipline preferred
  • 6+ years of progressive payroll experience with demonstrated knowledge of large-scale payroll operations
  • Previous experience leading and developing a payroll team
  • Strong understanding of multi-state payroll processing, payroll taxes, wage and hour regulations, and compliance requirements
  • Experience working with payroll and HRIS platforms in a complex organizational environment
  • Background in payroll system implementations, automation, or process optimization strongly preferred

Compensation: $125,000–$135,000 + bonus, depending on experience

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