Interim Payroll Manager

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Payroll Consultant to lead payroll operations for a large, complex workforce. This Long-term Contract opportunity is ideal for a finance and accounting specialist who brings strong payroll leadership, technical expertise, and a sharp focus on accuracy, compliance, and process oversight. The person in this role will guide day-to-day payroll execution, support a small team, and contribute to key system-related initiatives while maintaining dependable service for a high-volume employee population.

Responsibilities:

• Direct end-to-end payroll operations for a workforce exceeding 10,000 employees, ensuring timely and accurate processing.

• Supervise and support a small payroll team, setting priorities, reviewing work, and promoting consistent performance standards.

• Monitor payroll controls, audits, and compliance practices to reduce risk and maintain adherence to internal and regulatory requirements.

• Partner with accounting and finance stakeholders to reconcile payroll activity, resolve discrepancies, and support reporting needs.

• Contribute to system implementation and data conversion efforts, helping validate payroll information and improve transition accuracy.

• Review payroll-related workflows and identify opportunities to strengthen efficiency, documentation, and operational consistency.

• Serve as a subject matter expert for in-house payroll processes, providing guidance on escalated issues and complex payroll scenarios.

• Assist in gathering business requirements and supporting payroll-related process improvements tied to enterprise systems such as Workday and Oracle.

• 7+ years of experience in payroll, accounting, or finance roles with significant payroll leadership responsibilities.
• Proven background managing high-volume in-house payroll operations for large employee populations.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing payroll teams and ensuring accurate, compliant payroll delivery.
• Strong knowledge of payroll controls, auditing practices, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Hands-on experience supporting system implementations, payroll data validation, or related process change initiatives.
• Prior exposure to Workday is highly preferred, including Workday HCM; experience with Oracle is also valuable.
• Excellent technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage complex payroll environments.