Payroll Director

Payroll Director Job Description

Experience: Director

Salary: $145,000 - $170,000 per year

• Lead enterprise-wide payroll operations for a large, multi-state organization.
• Provide leadership and development for a payroll management team, including approximately 40 indirect reports.
• Act as the primary business leader and subject matter expert for Oracle Payroll.
• Partner closely with HR, Finance, and IT to enhance payroll processes, reporting, and system functionality.
• Oversee ongoing Oracle Payroll activities, including release testing, payroll validation, troubleshooting, and system enhancements.
• Drive operational efficiencies, automation efforts, and process improvement initiatives.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing across multiple payroll cycles.
• Support continued payroll transformation efforts and expansion of in-house payroll capabilities.

• 10+ years of progressive payroll leadership experience within a large, complex organization.
• Hands-on experience managing Oracle Payroll in a production environment.
• Strong background supporting Oracle Payroll following implementation, including:
  • Release testing
  • System enhancements
  • Troubleshooting
  • Payroll validation
  • Ongoing optimization

A large, nationally recognized healthcare organization is seeking a strategic Director of Payroll to lead enterprise payroll operations supporting a workforce of approximately 30,000+ employees across multiple states. This highly visible leadership role combines operational payroll oversight with payroll systems leadership, offering the opportunity to drive continuous improvement and optimization within a complex payroll environment.

This position is ideal for an experienced payroll executive who enjoys leading large teams, improving processes, and serving as the key business partner for payroll technology initiatives.

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