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Payroll Director

Vaco by Highspring
Long Branch, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 11/6/2025 CLOSED ON 1/6/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Payroll Director position at Vaco by Highspring?

Our client is seeking an experienced Payroll Director to oversee all aspects of payroll operations across a complex, multi-entity healthcare system. This role will lead a team responsible for ensuring accurate, compliant, and efficient payroll processing while driving strategic initiatives that enhance organizational effectiveness.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Strategy
  • Provide value-based leadership, guidance, and professional development opportunities for payroll team members.
  • Lead payroll operations, ensuring policies, procedures, and strategies align with organizational goals.
  • Partner with senior leadership to plan and execute strategic initiatives supporting long-term objectives.
Payroll Operations
  • Oversee end-to-end payroll processes, ensuring timely and accurate payment for all employees.
  • Manage tax filings in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations; ensure timely updates to all tax tables and records.
  • Oversee benefits deductions, garnishments, and reconciliations.
  • Evaluate and enhance payroll systems and internal controls to ensure compliance and data integrity.
  • Develop, implement, and maintain payroll policies and procedures.
  • Coordinate with state and federal agencies (e.g., Department of Labor, Unemployment offices) as needed.
  • Generate and analyze weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual payroll reports.
Data Integrity & Confidentiality
  • Maintain responsibility for the accuracy, confidentiality, and integrity of payroll data.
  • Ensure timely updates to system information and oversee related system maintenance.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field required; Master's degree preferred.
  • Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation preferred.
  • Minimum 7-10 years of progressive payroll management experience
  • Strong experience with ADP and UKG systems highly preferred.
  • Deep knowledge of payroll laws, wage and hour regulations, and best practices in payroll compliance and reporting.
Why Join
This is a high-impact leadership opportunity within a respected healthcare organization-ideal for an accomplished payroll professional ready to drive excellence, compliance, and innovation in a dynamic environment.

If you are qualified and would like to learn more, please-APPLY NOW!


Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

Privacy Notice

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

  • California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
  • Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
  • Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
  • Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
  • Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.
Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

  • the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
  • licensure and certification requirements;
  • office location and other geographic considerations;
  • other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

 

Salary : $175,000 - $270,000

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