Payroll Supervisor - Operations

Payroll Manager (US Lead)

• $100,000 - $170,000 base + 10% bonus

Hybrid working

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Highly complex payroll for 5,000+ employees across all US states, using Oracle Fusion, in a unionized environment, with a substantial hourly-rate population and multiple weekly payrolls across 10+ legal entities

We are partnering with a highly reputable, global client seeking a

Payroll Manager

to lead their US payroll team and oversee a large-scale, complex payroll. This is a pivotal role within a team undergoing transformation, where strong leadership, technical expertise in Oracle Fusion, and excellent communication skills will be key to success.

Lead day-to-day payroll operations and compliance for 5,000+ employees across all US states, in a heavily unionized environment, with a large hourly-rate population and high turnover across multiple legal entities

Lead and develop a team of payroll professional, with a focus on knowledge transfer, accountability, and growth

Oversee multiple payrolls (weekly and bi-weekly) for hourly, unionized and salaried employees

Ensure seamless and accurate onboarding and offboarding of a high volume of employees on a weekly basis, including compliance with states requiring same-day termination pay

Strengthen SOPs, drive accuracy, and ensure compliance through reconciliation, validation, and variance analysis

Partner with HR and business leaders to rebuild trust, enhance controls, and deliver a reliable payroll experience

Actively contribute to payroll systems improvements, testing, and integrations (Oracle Fusion, UKG, ADP)

Oversee a hybrid payroll

Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)

Proven experience managing large, complex, multi-state payrolls (5,000+ employees)

Comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-turnover, unionized environments with large hourly-rate populations

Strong working knowledge of Oracle Fusion payroll (implementation and testing experience highly valued)

Demonstrated success leading through change, improving processes, and building scalable payroll operations