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Lead Payroll Associate

Dollar Tree Stores
Chesapeake, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 10/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/10/2026
Multi-state payroll processing experience and strong organizational skills, along with your good communication and customer service skills, make you a great fit for our Lead Payroll Associate position. Join our dynamic team today and find a rewarding career with a company that values you and all you bring to the table.

About Your Role:

As a Lead Payroll Associate at Dollar Tree’s corporate office, you’ll be responsible for assisting in all aspects of the timely and accurate pay processing operations of a multi-state payroll department. You’ll assist in training junior payroll associates and provide support with specialized payroll areas. You’ll perform duties of Payroll Supervisor in his/her absence. Your day-to-day job duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Accurately processes all facets of payroll for management companies and assists with store processing including time adjustments, entries, bonus and special payments within required timeframes
  • Processes weekly and biweekly payroll to include run sheet activity, transmission of payroll files to ADP and banking institutions ensuring validation and accuracy through utilization of queries
  • Provides support and assists in training of more junior payroll associates
  • Provides support to garnishment and tax specialty areas
  • Assist the Payroll Supervisor and Manager with special projects


Secondary Job Responsibilities

  • Any other tasks the associate might perform during his/her work schedule.
  • Processes employment verifications when necessary
  • Provides documentation/research on payroll data when required
  • Processes direct deposit entries for employees


Your Required Skills and Experience:

  • Multi-state payroll processing experience
  • Good communication and customer service skills
  • Strong organizational skills
  • 3-5 years payroll experience
  • Ability to handle confidential information discreetly
  • Knowledge of Microsoft office products


Preferred Requirements:

  • Payroll certification (CPP or FPC)


Start Rate = $55,000 to $64,500 based on experience plus 5% bonus

The company offers Health, Dental, & Vision, a flexible spending account, life and disability insurance benefits, a 401k plan, PTO, paid holidays annually, and an employee stock purchase plan.

Full time

500 Volvo Parkway,Chesapeake,Virginia 23320

Payroll

Dollar Tree

Salary : $55,000 - $64,500

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