Senior Payroll Specialist

SENIOR PAYROLL SPECIALIST

Salary: $80,000–$90,000 base + full benefits + 401(k) match
Location: Brighton, CO. (onsite)

Step into a Senior Payroll Specialist role where your expertise truly matters—own payroll for a complex, multi-entity organization and become a trusted, visible partner to employees and leadership. If you thrive in fast-paced environments and like being the go-to payroll expert, this is a career-defining opportunity.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out:

• High-visibility Senior Payroll Specialist role supporting employees across multiple entities and business lines
• Exposure to complex, high-volume, multi-state payrolls with commissions, bonuses, and incentives
• Direct partnership with HR leadership, Finance, and executive stakeholders
• Leadership that values ideas, process improvements, and efficiency gains
• Clear long-term growth potential into Payroll Manager or other internal leadership roles
• Stable, established company with strong benefits and a long-term outlook
• Onsite team environment that values collaboration, trust, and approachability
Key Responsibilities for the Senior Payroll Specialist:

• Process and support high-volume, multi-state payroll across multiple entities and pay groups
• Manage commissions, bonuses, incentive compensation, and special payroll scenarios
• Serve as an employee-facing payroll expert, resolving questions and discrepancies with confidence
• Partner closely with HR, Finance, and Payroll leadership to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Support payroll audits, reporting, and ongoing operational needs
• Contribute to process improvements and workflow efficiencies
Qualifications for the Senior Payroll Specialist:

• Hands-on Paylocity payroll experience
• Proven multi-state, high-volume payroll processing background
• Ability to ramp quickly in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment

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