Payroll Specialist Lead

Accountabilities: • Execute end-to-end payroll operations within the U.S. PEO environment, ensuring payroll is accurate, timely, and compliant with applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

• Validate payroll inputs, calculations, and outputs across payroll cycles while maintaining strong data integrity and identifying discrepancies before processing is completed.

• Manage payroll exceptions, adjustments, reconciliations, and complex issues, escalating matters appropriately when additional expertise or intervention is required.

• Support the implementation of payroll processes, including system updates, statutory changes, operational rollouts, and new programs.

• Serve as a knowledgeable point of contact for internal teams and relevant external stakeholders on payroll execution, compliance, and operational matters.

• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, documentation, controls, and workflows while contributing to greater operational efficiency.

• Participate in testing payroll system enhancements and updates, helping ensure new functionality is accurate, reliable, and operationally ready.

• Provide guidance and support to other payroll specialists when needed, helping maintain continuity, consistency, and quality throughout payroll delivery.

• Monitor payroll performance metrics, including SLAs and KPIs, and contribute to initiatives that strengthen service quality and operational performance.

Requirements:

• Bring proven experience executing end-to-end payroll within a U.S. PEO, payroll service bureau, or similar environment, including payroll validation, reconciliations, and statutory filings.

• Possess strong knowledge of U.S. federal, state, and local payroll regulations, compliance requirements, and payroll best practices.

• Demonstrate experience implementing payroll processes or contributing to operational rollouts, system changes, or process improvements.

• Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret payroll data, identify discrepancies, investigate exceptions, and resolve issues accurately.

• Be proficient with payroll systems and comfortable learning new operational tools quickly; experience with automation or AI-assisted workflows is a plus.

• Be comfortable working independently in a fully remote, asynchronous environment while maintaining accountability for deadlines and deliverables.

• Demonstrate a collaborative mindset and strong communication skills when partnering with internal teams and external stakeholders.

• Be highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple payroll cycles, priorities, and time-sensitive deadlines.

• Experience with multi-country payroll is advantageous but not required for this U.S.-focused position.

• Demonstrate high integrity and discretion when handling confidential and sensitive payroll information.

Benefits:

• Annual salary range of $66,550–$112,300 USD for this full-time position, with compensation determined by location, experience, skills, training, business needs, and market conditions.

• Work-from-anywhere flexibility within the applicable employment location.

• Flexible paid time off and flexible working hours within an asynchronous work environment.

• 16 weeks of paid parental leave.

• Mental health support services.

• Stock options.

• Learning and professional development budget.

• Home office budget and IT equipment.

• Budget for local in-person social events or coworking spaces.

• Opportunity to work with a globally distributed team and contribute to modern payroll operations, automation, and AI-enabled workflows.

• A culture that emphasizes autonomy, proactive ownership, life-work balance, and flexibility around personal and family needs.

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