Explore Payroll Manager Jobs

Discover Payroll Manager opportunities with organizations seeking experienced professionals to lead accurate, timely, and compliant payroll operations. Ladders features vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more, helping you find senior payroll leadership roles aligned with your expertise and career goals.

What Payroll Managers Do

Payroll Managers oversee the processes and teams responsible for employee pay. They manage payroll cycles, review calculations and reports, resolve escalated issues, and help ensure payroll practices follow applicable tax, labor, and reporting requirements. Depending on the organization, the role may also involve payroll systems, process improvements, audits, and coordination with finance, human resources, and benefits teams.

Skills and Experience Employers Seek

Employers often look for in-depth payroll knowledge, strong attention to detail, leadership experience, and the ability to handle confidential information. Familiarity with payroll platforms, reporting and reconciliation, multi-state or international payroll, and relevant regulations can be valuable. Clear communication and sound judgment are also important when guiding teams and addressing complex pay questions.

Find Your Next Payroll Leadership Role

Compare vetted Payroll Manager openings and review each listing for responsibilities, qualifications, location, and compensation details. Use Ladders to focus your search on professional opportunities paying $100,000 or more and take the next step in your payroll career.

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$80K - $95K *

Join a team that's dedicated to delivering successful projects from start to finish. As a key player, you'll manage scope, schedule, and budget while collaborating cross-functionally to ensure custome...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$80K - $95K *

Take ownership of project execution from initiation to closeout, ensuring accountability for scope, schedule, budget, and customer satisfaction. Collaborate cross-functionally to drive successful and...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$88K - $105K *

Join a team that's driving project success through full lifecycle management, ensuring scope, schedule, and budget adherence while fostering strong customer relationships and cross-functional collabor...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$85K - $100K *

Lead the charge in managing full lifecycle project execution, ensuring scope, schedule, and budget adherence while fostering strong customer relationships and cross-functional collaboration for succes...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$80K - $95K *

Lead the charge in managing full project lifecycles, ensuring successful execution through effective coordination, negotiation, and communication across teams while maintaining customer satisfaction a...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$130K - $150K *

Manage comprehensive compensation initiatives, serving as a trusted advisor to HR and business leaders. Drive competitive assessments, enhance programs, and translate complex data into actionable insi...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Media

$103K - $129K *

Lead the design and administration of total rewards programs, ensuring competitive and compliant compensation, benefits, and performance management across a multi-state workforce. Collaborate with Fin...

2 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Food & Beverages

$100K - $120K *

The Tax Senior Manager at Carr, Riggs & Ingram is responsible for providing technical reviews on tax returns, researching tax issues, and ensuring client satisfaction. This role also involves managing...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$100K - $120K *

Shape the future of projects by leading cross-functional teams, ensuring timely, on-budget delivery with robust planning and execution. Your expertise will drive communication and collaboration to ach...

4 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Technical Services

$130K - $145K *

Deliver comprehensive application development and digital transformation projects, managing scope, timelines, and resources while ensuring client satisfaction and compliance with quality standards acr...

6 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$80K - $95K *

Champion project excellence by leading teams and managing timelines, budgets, and quality standards. Ensure successful project execution from initiation to closeout, collaborating with clients and sta...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$110K - $130K *

Advance R&D tax credit consulting by managing projects, ensuring quality, and fostering client relationships. Play a key role in engagement management and business development while mentoring team mem...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$110K - $130K *

Drive innovation by managing R&D tax credit consulting projects, ensuring quality assurance, and fostering client relationships while leading a team in a dynamic environment focused on delivering exce...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$80K - $95K *

Transform building operations by leading a dedicated team to ensure exceptional maintenance and customer satisfaction across extensive mixed-use facilities while promoting safety and efficiency...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$108K - $130K *

Lead the charge in revenue accounting excellence, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP while driving cross-functional collaboration and team development to achieve financial accuracy and strategic goals...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$110K - $130K *

Elevate your career by overseeing revenue accounting and compliance, leading a high-performing team, and collaborating cross-functionally to drive financial accuracy and strategic initiatives in a dyn...

6 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$100K - $130K *

Drive operational excellence by leading maintenance strategies and teams to enhance safety, quality, and equipment reliability. Collaborate with leadership to optimize plant performance and manage cap...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$80K - $95K *

Take ownership of complex projects, managing detailing teams and vendor relations. Ensure efficient operations from estimation to completion while fostering customer satisfaction and profitability in...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$95K - $163K *

Lead the charge in financial analysis and decision-making for capacity expansion investments, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive impactful solutions in a rapidly evolving environment...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$80K - $95K *

Empower your career by managing North America Accounts Payable operations. Lead a team, enhance processes, and ensure compliance while partnering with management to drive efficiency and strategic impr...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$80K - $95K *

Join a team that's dedicated to client success while enhancing your leadership skills. Collaborate with diverse professionals, manage impactful engagements, and foster staff development in a supportiv...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$88K - $105K *

Shape client success by leading engagements, mentoring staff, and driving business growth. Collaborate with a diverse team to enhance your career while delivering impactful tax solutions and fostering...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$95K - $115K *

Empower transformation by leading the modernization of critical applications. As a Senior Business Analyst, you'll gather requirements, enhance processes, and ensure seamless delivery while retaining...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$109K - $128K *

Drive impactful project management in electric transmission planning, collaborating with teams to analyze resources and enhance reporting. Utilize advanced tools to support strategic decision-making a...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$88K - $105K *

Deliver impactful technology projects by leading cross-functional teams, managing scope, budget, and risks while ensuring alignment with business objectives and operational needs throughout the projec...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Staffing

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What does a Payroll Manager do?question toggle

    A Payroll Manager leads payroll operations, oversees payroll staff and systems, reviews payroll processing and reporting, and helps maintain accurate and compliant pay practices.

  • What qualifications are common for Payroll Manager jobs?question toggle

    Requirements vary by employer, but roles commonly call for substantial payroll experience, knowledge of payroll regulations and tax requirements, familiarity with payroll software, and experience leading teams or processes.

  • Which skills are important for Payroll Managers?question toggle

    Important skills often include payroll administration, compliance awareness, reconciliation and reporting, attention to detail, confidentiality, communication, problem-solving, and team leadership.

  • Where can I find Payroll Manager jobs paying $100,000 or more?question toggle

    Ladders features vetted professional job opportunities paying $100,000 or more. Browse Payroll Manager listings and review individual postings for salary, location, and role requirements.