Senior Payroll Consultant (United States)

Senior Payroll Consultant

Are you a payroll professional who enjoys uncovering opportunities, solving complex problems, and helping clients achieve their strategic goals? PayTech is looking for Senior Payroll Consultants who serve as trusted advisors, guiding organizations through payroll transformation, operational improvement, and business change initiatives that create lasting value.

About Us

PayTech is the premier provider of Global payroll and HCM consulting services. Through our ‘walk beside you’ approach, we partner with organizations to solve complex workforce challenges, optimize operations, modernize technology, and realize greater value from their HCM technology investments. Our consultants bring deep expertise across payroll strategy, system implementations, process improvement, post implementation stabilization, managed services, and workforce transformation initiatives.

We work with organizations of all industries and sizes, bringing objective expertise, practical experience, and a commitment to delivering sustainable business outcomes. Our focus extends beyond system deployment to helping clients build efficient, scalable, and resilient operations that support long term growth.

PayTech is seeking a Senior Payroll Consultant who combines deep payroll expertise with a consultative mindset to guide clients through process optimization, technology initiatives, and payroll transformation efforts. This full time remote role offers the opportunity to serve as a trusted advisor, deliver meaningful business outcomes, and partner with clients across a variety of industries, with occasional travel to support key engagements.

Role Overview

The Senior Payroll Consultant serves as both a trusted advisor and hands on payroll expert, helping clients manage critical payroll operations while identifying opportunities to improve processes, reduce risk, and optimize performance. This role combines deep payroll, tax, and human resources expertise with strong consulting, analytical, and relationship management skills. Responsibilities range from leading and supporting full cycle payroll processing to guiding clients through operational assessments, process improvements, compliance initiatives, system implementations, and payroll transformation efforts. Working closely with client stakeholders and internal teams, the Senior Payroll Consultant delivers practical solutions, drives measurable business outcomes, and builds lasting client relationships through exceptional service and expertise.

What You’ll Lead an Influence:

• Lead full-cycle U.S. payroll administration and processing, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and exceptional client service
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, helping them navigate complex payroll challenges, mitigate risk, and improve operational effectiveness
• Conduct operational assessments and lead discovery sessions to identify opportunities for process improvement and organizational efficiency
• Design and implement practical solutions that optimize payroll processes, controls, and service delivery
• Present findings, and recommendations, and transformation strategies to client stakeholders and leadership teams with confidence and clarity
• Support payroll audits and compliance initiatives, ensuring data integrity and adherence to federal, state, and local regulations
• Guide clients through system implementations, upgrades, consolidations, data migrations, and post go live stabilization efforts
• Develop payroll processes, procedures, and documentation that support scalable and sustainable operations
• Deliver training, knowledge transfer, and coaching to client and internal teams
• Partner with client stakeholders and internal teams to manage risks, resolve issues, and drive successful business outcomes
• Provide strategic recommendations that enhance payroll operations, improve efficiency, and support organizational goals

Qualifications

• Expertise: 7+ years of payroll experience and a strong grasp of best practices
• Leadership: Proven ability to manage staff, teams, or complex projects
• Tech-Savvy: Experience with payroll systems (strong preference for Dayforce and/or UKG) and strong skills in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills. Comfortable presenting to diverse audiences, from payroll teams to C-suite executives
• Experience: Demonstrated ability to manage client relationships and navigate ambiguity in consulting engagements
• Knowledge: Payroll tax and human resources experience are strong assets
• Certification: Certified Payroll Professional certification (CPP or FPC) or equivalent experience.

What Sets You Apart:

• A natural ability to build trust and credibility with clients at all levels
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and shifting priorities across multiple engagements
• Intellectual curiosity and a drive to understand the why behind processes, not just the how
• A track record of turning complex problems into simple solutions
• A passion for delivering top-notch client solutions
• A commitment to continuous learning and improvement

Work Environment:

• This is a remote-first role with occasional travel to client sites, perfect for consultants who love variety and flexibility
• When not traveling, the position requires remaining stationary at least 50% of the time
• Remote work from a home office is expected when not traveling

To view what a day in the life of a PayTech Senior Payroll Consultant might entail, please visit the careers page on our website and select Senior Payroll Consultant.

A Great Place to Work®

We always strive to be an exceptional employer, and we’re honored to be officially certified as a Great Place to Work® based on employee feedback... four years in a row! Learn more about this award and see what our employees are saying here .

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Remote work with occasional travel to client offices
• Collaborative and innovative work environment
• Opportunity to drive strategic HR technology initiatives
• Professional development opportunities

RETHINK. REDEFINE. REINVENT. Are you intensely driven, smart, and results-focused? Do you thrive in an open, collaborative team environment? Come grow with us and we can succeed together!

• Thrive in an environment based on diversity and inclusion. We recognize that diversity is integral to strategic objectives, solidifying the connection between client satisfaction and winning in the marketplace.
• We are a company committed to giving back. We developed a policy that ties a percentage of our revenue to charitable contributions ensuring we are not giving what’s left over but are budgeting to actively contribute.

Learn more about our People, Collaboration, and Development opportunities on our career site:

Ready to Take the Lead?

Ready to bring your expertise to a team that values your consulting mindset as much as your payroll knowledge? Apply today and help us redefine what payroll excellence looks like.