Find Payroll Specialist opportunities that match your experience in payroll processing, compliance, reporting, and employee support. Ladders features vetted professional roles with compensation of $100,000 or more, including senior and leadership-level positions for payroll experts.
Payroll Specialists help ensure employees are paid accurately and on time. Their work may include managing payroll cycles, reviewing time and attendance data, maintaining employee records, resolving pay questions, and preparing payroll reports. Depending on the organization and role level, they may also oversee payroll systems, coordinate with HR and finance teams, and support audits.
Employers commonly look for strong attention to detail, discretion with sensitive information, and knowledge of payroll processes and applicable regulations. Experience with payroll platforms, HRIS tools, spreadsheet analysis, tax and benefits deductions, reconciliations, and multi-state or international payroll can be valuable. Senior roles may require team leadership, process improvement, and experience managing complex payroll operations.
Payroll career paths can lead to senior payroll specialist, payroll analyst, payroll manager, or payroll operations leadership roles. Opportunities vary by industry and organization size, with responsibilities shaped by workforce complexity, systems, and regulatory requirements. Browse current listings to find roles aligned with your background and career goals.
Use Ladders to discover vetted professional opportunities paying $100,000 or more. Review role requirements, compare positions, and identify openings that fit your payroll expertise and next career step.
$177K - $196K *
Execute end-to-end US payroll operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency. Collaborate with Finance, HR, and Legal to enhance payroll systems and controls while supervising the payroll t...
6 days ago
$182K - $203K *
Transform payroll operations by owning end-to-end processing, ensuring compliance, and enhancing systems for scalability. Lead a team, collaborate cross-functionally, and drive improvements to support...
6 days ago
$172K - $221K *
Optimize payroll operations by owning end-to-end processing, ensuring compliance and accuracy across jurisdictions. Lead a team, enhance systems, and drive automation to support business growth while...
6 days ago
$110K - $130K *
Elevate payroll operations by leading a dynamic team to ensure global compliance, accuracy, and efficiency. Drive transformation projects and enhance processes while managing relationships with stakeh...
2 weeks ago
Vice President, Payroll Administration
$160K - $200K *
Lead the charge in optimizing payroll operations, ensuring compliance and accuracy for a diverse workforce. Collaborate with multiple departments to streamline processes and elevate team performance t...
3 weeks ago
Human Resources & Payroll Manager
$80K - $100K *
Join a team that's dedicated to enhancing payroll and HR functions while ensuring compliance and employee satisfaction. This role involves managing payroll processes, recruiting, and supporting staff...
Yesterday
$110K - $120K *
Unlock potential by ensuring payroll compliance through effective governance, monitoring, and collaboration across departments. Leverage expertise in UKG systems and AI tools to enhance operational ef...
2 weeks ago
Payroll & Benefits Specialist (Hybrid)
$74K - $93K *
Elevate your career by managing payroll processes and compliance reporting in a dynamic environment. Collaborate with teams to ensure accurate financial reporting and support audits while contributing...
2 weeks ago
Payroll Technician (Accounting Technician II)
$70K - $99K *
Shape the future of finance by joining our team as an Accounting Technician II. You'll support payroll, bank reconciliations, and financial record maintenance, collaborating with a dedicated group to...
1 week ago
Payroll Technician (Accounting Technician II)
$70K - $99K *
Champion financial accuracy by processing payroll and reconciling records. Collaborate with the finance team to ensure compliance and support the District's operations, while enhancing customer servic...
1 week ago
$95K - $115K *
Join a team that's dedicated to enhancing Workday's efficiency and functionality. You will manage the administration, configuration, and reporting within Workday Financials, collaborating across HR an...
1 month ago
Consultant(e) principal(e), Paie (Workday) - Capital humain, Operate
$72K - $138K *
Join a team that's dedicated to optimizing payroll solutions through innovative Workday strategies. Collaborate with multiple departments to ensure compliance, enhance client services, and drive syste...
Reposted 2 days ago
$95K - $115K *
Optimize treasury operations by conducting advanced financial analysis, managing cash flow, and ensuring compliance. Collaborate with banks and business units to align strategies, enhance processes, a...
Today
Payroll Administrator - English/French
$63K - $106K *
Lead the charge in ensuring compliance and managing payroll for over 1,000 multi-province employees. Collaborate with a high-performing team in a hybrid model to optimize processes and deliver trusted...
3 weeks ago
$75K - $175K *
Lead the implementation of Workday Payroll solutions for diverse clients, ensuring high-quality deliverables while guiding project teams. Collaborate to enhance business processes and deliver exceptio...
4 weeks ago
$94K - $105K *
Join a dynamic team and own U.S. payroll tax compliance across multi-state entities. Leverage your expertise to lead high-impact projects, ensuring accurate reporting and proactive communication with...
4 weeks ago
$94K - $105K *
Lead the charge in payroll tax compliance across multi-state entities, ensuring accurate filing and strategic project leadership. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance processes and navig...
4 weeks ago
$90K - $110K *
Transform payroll operations by managing multi-state payroll processing, ensuring compliance, and enhancing systems. Collaborate with HR and finance to streamline processes while maintaining accuracy...
2 days ago
Senior People Operations Specialist
$125K - $150K *
Drive core employee lifecycle processes with precision, ensuring people data integrity. Support payroll, benefits, and compliance while contributing to process improvements that enhance operational ef...
4 weeks ago
$74K - $94K *
Oversee the timely and accurate processing of multi-state payroll, focusing on union payroll compliance. Ensure adherence to payroll regulations while auditing records and resolving employee issues to...
4 weeks ago
$74K - $94K *
Champion the accurate processing of multi-company payroll while ensuring compliance with regulations. Engage in union payroll administration and maintain precise records, ensuring a smooth payroll ope...
1 month ago
Senior Specialist, HRMS and Payroll
$104K - $135K *
Unlock potential by administering and optimizing HRMS and payroll processes to enhance employee experience, ensure compliance, and maintain data integrity across multiple systems within a remote-first...
3 weeks ago
Spécialiste principal(e) de l'implantation, Paie / Sr. Implementation Specialist, Payroll.
$75K - $90K *
Join a dynamic team to optimize payroll implementations for major clients, ensuring seamless transitions and exceptional service. Leverage your project management skills to enhance client satisfaction...
1 week ago
Supervisor, Payroll Distribution
$69K - $118K *
Transform daily operations in the Distribution department by leading a team, enhancing processes, and ensuring timely payroll processing while fostering collaboration across departments for exceptiona...
Yesterday
Supervisor, Payroll Distribution
$69K - $118K *
Engage in overseeing daily operations of the Distribution department, ensuring timely payroll processing and operational efficiency. Drive improvements, manage vendor relationships, and support team d...
Yesterday
What does a Payroll Specialist do?
A Payroll Specialist helps process payroll accurately and on schedule, maintains payroll records, reviews time and pay data, addresses employee questions, and may prepare reports or support compliance and audits.
What qualifications are common for Payroll Specialist jobs?
Requirements vary, but employers often value payroll experience, careful handling of confidential data, familiarity with payroll or HRIS software, strong analytical skills, and knowledge of relevant payroll procedures and regulations.
What skills are important for a Payroll Specialist?
Attention to detail, accuracy, discretion, organization, communication, and problem-solving are important. Experience with payroll systems, reconciliations, reporting, and complex or multi-state payroll may also be useful.
What career paths are available for Payroll Specialists?
Payroll Specialists may advance into senior specialist, payroll analyst, payroll manager, or payroll operations leadership positions, depending on their experience and interests.
Are there Payroll Specialist jobs paying $100,000 or more?
Yes. Ladders features vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more, including senior payroll and payroll leadership opportunities. Availability and requirements vary by employer and location.