Welcome to Payroll Director Jobs

Your guide to landing the best Payroll Director roles. Jobs in this category lie in the finance function of businesses, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time, managing payroll systems and processes, along with related financial reporting requirements.

Why Choose a Payroll Director Job?

Payroll Director jobs offer attractive compensation, stability, and opportunities for career advancement. As businesses grow, so does the importance and complexity of payroll operations, making these roles highly-valued.

How to Get a Payroll Director Job

Many Payroll Director positions require a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or related field, as well as relevant work experience. Key skills include attention to detail, organization, and knowledge of payroll systems.

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$150K *

The Payroll Director is responsible for overseeing the organization's payroll operations, ensuring compliance with regulations, and optimizing payroll systems. This role involves managing staff, colla...

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$150K *

The Payroll Director is responsible for overseeing the organization's payroll operations, ensuring compliance with regulations, and optimizing payroll systems. This role involves managing staff, colla...

1 month ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$150K *

The Payroll Director is responsible for overseeing the organization's payroll operations, ensuring compliance with regulations, and optimizing payroll systems. This role involves managing staff, colla...

1 month ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$120K - $160K *

The Director of Global Payroll will oversee the development and management of a centralized payroll shared services model, ensuring high-quality and compliant service delivery to employees. This role...

1 month ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$80K - $120K *

The Director of Payroll is responsible for managing the US payroll operations process, ensuring accurate and timely payroll service delivery. This role involves overseeing payroll reconciliation, comp...

3 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$116K - $194K *

The Director of Payroll Operations at McKesson is responsible for overseeing the Executive Compensation and US Payroll functions, ensuring compliance with regulations while enhancing operational effic...

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$116K - $194K *

The Director of Payroll Operations at McKesson is responsible for overseeing the Executive Compensation and US Payroll functions, ensuring compliance with regulations while enhancing operational effic...

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$102K - $180K *

The Director of Payroll at Alberta Health Services is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing payroll, time management, and HR transactions for over 120,000 employees. This position involves...

Yesterday

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$102K - $180K *

The Director of Payroll at Alberta Health Services is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing payroll, time management, and HR transactions for over 120,000 employees. This position involves...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$110K - $125K *

The Payroll Director will oversee all operations of the payroll department, ensuring timely and accurate processing of payroll and compliance with regulations. This role involves developing procedures...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Education, Government & Non-Profit

$120K - $180K *

The Executive Director of Payroll and Time Management will oversee payroll operations and time management processes for all DDC employees. This role involves supervising the Director of Payroll and th...

Yesterday

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Education, Government & Non-Profit

$70K - $95K *

The Payroll Manager will oversee the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring accuracy and compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. This role involves collaborating with finance and HR teams...

1 month ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Technical Services

$120K - $180K *

The Senior Director of Payroll and Timekeeping will oversee all payroll and timekeeping functions, ensuring compliance with city regulations and providing leadership to the HR team. This role involves...

1 month ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Education, Government & Non-Profit

$120K - $180K *

The Senior Director of Payroll and Timekeeping will oversee all payroll and timekeeping functions, ensuring compliance with city regulations and providing leadership to the HR team. This role involves...

1 month ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Education, Government & Non-Profit

$80K - $120K *

The Director of Payroll will oversee payroll operations for Lark's properties across North America, focusing on compliance and strategic financial management. This role requires expertise in multi-cou...

US-AnywhereRemote

4 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$100K - $161K *

The Payroll Manager is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely processing of payroll operations while leading a team of payroll professionals. This role involves strategic and tactical guidance t...

Yesterday

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$121K - $153K *

The Payroll Manager at Denali Therapeutics is responsible for processing payroll for all US employees, ensuring compliance with payroll laws and internal controls. This role involves oversight of time...

6 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$80K - $120K *

The Director of Payroll at Henry Ford Health is responsible for overseeing payroll operations for over 50,000 employees, ensuring accurate and timely processing of payroll and compliance with regulati...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$70K - $100K *

The Payroll Project Manager will lead projects and system maintenance within the payroll platform, focusing on process improvements and automation. This role involves providing technical support, deve...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$150K - $200K *

The Senior Director of Finance for GlobalView will provide financial and strategic decision support to ensure the achievement of financial goals through complex analysis and insight generation. This r...

3 weeks ago

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Staffing

$75K - $95K *

The Payroll Manager at Camber Corporation will oversee all aspects of the payroll process, ensuring accurate and timely payments for over 500 employees across multiple states. This role requires stron...

1 month ago

  •     Aerospace & Defense

$104K - $168K *

The Payroll Manager is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of US payroll processing, ensuring compliance with federal and state laws. This role involves managing a team of payroll rep...

4 weeks ago

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$130K - $140K *

The Payroll Manager at Panasonic is responsible for directing day-to-day payroll functions while ensuring high levels of customer service and compliance with statutory regulations. This role involves...

1 month ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$90K - $100K *

The Payroll Operations Manager will oversee and develop high-performing teams to ensure efficient and effective payroll operations. This role involves managing departmental vendors, analyzing operatio...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$80K - $120K *

The Director, Payroll will provide strategic leadership and oversight of payroll operations for a multi-entity organization with over 10,000 team members. This role involves aligning payroll systems w...

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Hospitality & Recreation

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What does a Payroll Director do?question toggle

    A Payroll Director oversees the payroll department within a company, managing the systems and processes used to pay employees. This includes maintaining payroll information, directing the production of pay checks, and ensuring all payroll processes are compliant with government regulations.

  • What skills are required for a Payroll Director?question toggle

    Skills needed for a Payroll Director include proficiency in payroll systems, organizational skills, attention to detail, understanding of regulations related to payroll, financial reporting skills, and people management skills.

  • What qualifications are needed for a Payroll Director job?question toggle

    A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field is usually required. Experience in payroll management and a good understanding of payroll software and systems, along with relevant certifications can be advantageous.

  • What are the career advancements in Payroll Director jobs?question toggle

    With experience, a Payroll Director can advance to higher-level roles such as VP of Payroll or Chief Financial Officer. They can also choose to specialize in areas like international payroll or payroll for specific industries.