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Payroll Manager

CFS
Milwaukee, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 9/29/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/28/2026
Salary: $125,000 - $135,000 Bonus

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

  • This Payroll Manager position offers the opportunity to lead a large-scale payroll function and make a meaningful impact on payroll accuracy, compliance, systems, and processes across a complex organization.
  • Join a company with a global presence and a culture that emphasizes collaboration, continuous improvement, career development, and work/life flexibility.
  • Enjoy a hybrid work schedule, with the opportunity to work remotely up to two days per week while partnering with HR, Finance, and business leaders across the organization.
  • Take ownership of payroll strategy and operations while leading process improvements, strengthening controls, and helping modernize the payroll function.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the day-to-day payroll operations for a large, multi-state and multi-location employee population, ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing.
  • Manage payroll compliance, tax requirements, wage and hour regulations, audits, reconciliations, and year-end reporting.
  • Lead and develop the payroll team while partnering closely with HR, Finance, Benefits, and other business leaders.
  • Drive payroll system enhancements, process improvements, automation, and standardization to improve efficiency and accuracy.
  • Serve as the payroll subject matter expert and provide guidance on payroll policies, reporting, compliance, and complex employee payroll issues.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business, or a related field preferred.
  • 7 years of progressive payroll experience, including experience managing a payroll team or large-scale payroll operation.
  • Strong knowledge of multi-state payroll, payroll tax compliance, wage and hour regulations, and payroll systems.
  • Experience with payroll system implementations, process improvement, automation, and working in a complex or manufacturing environment is highly preferred.

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Salary : $125,000 - $135,000

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