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Payroll Manager

Versique Executive, Professional & Interim Recruiting
Minneapolis, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 8/21/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/18/2026
Position Overview

The Payroll Manager will own all payroll operations and processing and oversee the team. As the Payroll Manager, they will help elevate the function by building scalable processes, driving toward efficiencies across our dealership locations, and developing team members. The ideal candidate has deep payroll expertise, experience leading a team, and the ability to problem-solve in ambiguous and sometimes complex environments.

Worksite Location: Onsite in Saint Louis Park

  • NOT open to relocation - must be local to the Twin Cities, MN area to be considered.

Salary: $100,000 - $115,000

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, HSA/FSA programs, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and employee vehicle purchase and maintenance discounts.

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Lead day-to-day payroll operations for approximately 4,400 employees across multiple states and dealership locations.
  • Manage and develop a team of approximately 10 payroll professionals.
  • Serve as the primary payroll escalation point for dealership leadership and internal business partners.
  • Support payroll integration activities related to acquisitions and expansion into new markets and states.
  • Establish greater consistency and standardization across payroll operations.
  • Ensure compliance with payroll laws, regulations, and reporting requirements.
  • Partner with Finance, HR, and business leadership to drive process improvements.

Required Skills & Experience

  • 7 years of progressive payroll experience with leadership responsibility.
  • Experience leading payroll operations in a multi-state environment.
  • Strong payroll compliance and tax knowledge.
  • Advanced Excel skills and experience with ADP or similar systems.
  • Ability to lead through complexity, ambiguity, and change.

Preferred Skills & Experience

  • Union payroll experience.
  • Automotive, manufacturing, hospitality, construction, or similar industry experience.
  • CPP certification preferred.

About Versique

Versique: /ver-seek/ adj. being both versatile and unique; n. a high-performance recruiting firm specializing in executive leadership search, direct hire, and interim hiring solutions.

Versique Executive, Professional, & Interim Recruiting is a locally owned and operated hiring and placement firm based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. With specialized practice areas across our three divisions, Versique delivers tailored expertise to a wide range of industries. What sets us apart is our team of recruiters—seasoned professionals who have worked in the very fields they now hire for, providing unmatched industry insight and connections.

We believe people are more than just resumes—they are transformative, unlocking the potential for organizational growth and success.

Versique is proud to be award-winning, earning recognition on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal's Fast 50 list for 2023. We are also consistently recognized as a Star Tribune Top Workplace and were named a Best Place to Work in 2022 by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

Let’s find your people, together.

Versique is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status

Salary : $100,000 - $115,000

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