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Senior Payroll Processor

Vaco by Highspring
Dallas, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 5/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/3/2026
Senior Payroll Associate
Hybrid - 2-3 days onsite
Uptown Dallas

Compensation:$85-90k bonus (depending on experience)

Position Summary:
One of Vaco's real estate clients is looking for a Senior focused on payroll to join their team. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years experience with relevant payroll processing experience, some reconciliation work, and multi-unit or multi-location type structure backgrounds.

Responsibilities:
  • Payroll, benefits, 401k, PTO processing in a high volume environment
  • Completing analyses and analytics around FTEs, PTO
  • Assist withgeneral ledger entries, account reconciliations, and journal entries.
  • Garnishments, payroll tax compliance
  • Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, and regulatory requirements.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to address financial reporting and operational issues.
  • Contribute to process improvements and automation to streamline financial workflows.
Requirements:
  • 5 years of experience, with a strong background in high volume payroll processing
  • Bachelor's degreeis preferred, not required
  • Workday experience is a huge plus
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with various teams.

Vaco provides expert consulting, permanent placement, executive search, managed services, and strategic staffing solutions for companies around the world, in the areas of accounting, finance, technology, healthcare, operations and more. As a premier talent solutions firm, Vaco connects people to their dream jobs and helps leading companies find talent to grow their business.

Please let us know if we can help you with this, or another role, for your next step in your career!

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.

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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.

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  • Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
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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.

 

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