Top Payroll Jobs in Chicago, IL

Own US and Canadian payroll processing, including bi-weekly, off-cycle, and manual payments. Manage UKG Pro configuration, troubleshooting, process improvements, documentation, controls, tax filings, and employee data changes. Coordinate international payroll providers, reconcile payroll to the general ledger, support audits, and collaborate with HR, Benefits, and Accounting. Train and back up team members while protecting confidential information and meeting recurring deadlines.

The Payroll Coordinator supports accurate and timely payroll processing using Paylocity. Responsibilities include verifying timekeeping data, processing payroll changes and deductions, reconciling payroll reports, resolving discrepancies, maintaining confidential records, supporting payroll taxes, year-end W-2 processing, audits, compliance, employee inquiries, system testing, and process improvements.

Processes regular and off-cycle U.S. payroll, calculates wages and deductions, reconciles payroll reports, validates timekeeping data, resolves employee inquiries, supports audits, maintains compliance with payroll regulations and SOX controls, documents procedures, and recommends process improvements.

Owns multi-state US and Canadian payroll, including bi-weekly, off-cycle, and manual payments. Serves as the UKG Pro and Workforce Management Dimensions expert, improving configurations and reducing manual processes. Coordinates international payroll providers, reconciles payroll to the general ledger, supports audits, maintains tax and payroll controls, manages employee changes, and documents procedures. Collaborates with HR, Benefits, and Accounting while safeguarding confidential information and training backup team members.

Leads a team of seven bookkeepers, overseeing workload allocation, quality standards, audits, coaching, hiring, and performance management. Maintains a portfolio of client accounts, including reconciliations, journal entries, transaction categorization, general ledger review, cleanups, and monthly closes. Resolves escalated accounting, payroll, and payroll tax issues; reports performance and capacity; partners with Accounting, Product, Operations, and Training; and improves workflows and team efficiency.

Process weekly and biweekly payrolls for U.S. and Canadian employees using Workday, audit and reconcile payroll data, maintain employee records, support tax filings and year-end activities, resolve payroll inquiries, ensure regulatory compliance, and coordinate with HR, Finance, and vendors. The role also contributes to payroll projects and process improvements.

Processes temporary worker time data for payroll, verifies pay calculations, prepares reports, creates and sends customer invoices, and resolves billing questions. The role requires accurate data entry, Excel-based data manipulation, Avionte use, knowledge of wage and hour laws, and confidentiality. It also supports phone coverage, work verifications, customer-requested process improvements, and office operations.

Leads U.S. or Canadian payroll operations, including biweekly payroll execution, audits, tax compliance, reconciliations, year-end reporting, internal controls, process improvements, vendor oversight, and Workday system support. Investigates payroll tax issues, fulfills reporting and audit requests, and coaches payroll team members. Ensures accurate, timely, compliant payroll processing for high-volume hourly and salaried employee populations.

Process domestic and international payroll, prepare payroll reports and journal entries, reconcile payroll and liability accounts, administer deductions and tax codes, support audits and compliance, resolve employee payroll inquiries, and improve payroll controls and processes.

Owns end-to-end U.S. payroll processing, tax compliance, reporting, reconciliations, controls, audits, and process automation across multiple jurisdictions. The role supervises a payroll specialist, partners with Finance, Accounting, HR, Legal, and Engineering, supports benefits administration and equity compensation tax processes, and ensures payroll accuracy, timeliness, and compliance. This in-office leader also improves payroll systems and prepares the function to scale efficiently.

Maintains payroll records, processes semimonthly, weekly, and off-cycle payrolls, monitors timekeeping exceptions, supports audits, applies payroll tax and policy requirements, and tracks benefit-related deduction changes including 401(k) and FSA updates.

Supports semi-monthly payroll processing for full-time and game-day employees, including timecard review, deductions, commissions, reimbursements, tax withholdings, and payments. Handles payroll and tax inquiries, benefits invoice reconciliation, enrollment support, COBRA notices, audit documentation, and retirement and workers’ compensation administration. Requires payroll tax knowledge, payroll and HRIS systems experience, Excel proficiency, attention to detail, confidentiality, and strong organizational and communication skills.

Lead payroll process strategy and architecture, design and implement process improvements, serve as Tier 4 escalation SME, ensure SOX/compliance readiness, lead Day 0 payroll kickoffs, perform audits/reconciliations, and train the payroll team.

Processes weekly and biweekly multi-state payroll, including importing time and earnings data, calculating gross-to-net pay, applying deductions and tax codes, auditing variances, and ensuring compliance with financial controls and wage laws. Resolves employee payroll questions, processes termination payments, maintains confidentiality, and communicates payroll issues to leadership and field departments.

Manage multi-location payroll operations, ensuring accurate and timely processing, legal and tax compliance, audits, reconciliations, reporting, system maintenance, employee changes, and year-end filings. Train payroll staff, resolve discrepancies, monitor fraud and waste, coordinate external audits, maintain benefits records, and collaborate with Finance and HR. The role requires extensive payroll management experience, CPP certification, and preferably a bachelor’s degree.

Processes payroll and client billing for temporary employees, verifies timesheets and expenses, resolves discrepancies, maintains records, prepares reports, and supports onboarding and compliance administration. Serves as a liaison among clients, employees, recruiters, and account managers. Handles confidential information, updates personnel records, tracks compliance metrics, and trains or audits subordinate administrative staff.

Process accurate global payroll across the US and other countries, including multi-currency pay, equity, variable compensation, deductions, leave administration, tax filings, and audits. Improve payroll through AI-assisted anomaly checks, automation, regulatory tracking, documentation, and systems integration. Partner with Finance, People, providers, and employees to resolve issues, maintain payroll policies, troubleshoot data flows, and support headcount-cost planning.

Own end-to-end US payroll and multi-state tax operations for Rise and its client employers. Responsibilities include payroll processing, federal, state, and local filings, remittances, agency registrations, year-end reporting, tax notices, reconciliations, compliance controls, SOP development, client support, and collaboration with product and engineering teams to improve the payroll platform.

Processes and audits payroll for multiple pay groups, ensuring accurate and timely payments and compliance with applicable laws and policies. Handles employee payroll inquiries, on-demand and separation checks, retroactive compensation changes, garnishments, direct deposit returns, agency notices, payroll settlements, and funding validation. Maintains payroll records and may recommend process improvements and automation enhancements.

Supports payroll integrations, implementations, provider transitions, data validation, reconciliations, compliance activities, payroll issue resolution, and system configuration across Solen and its portfolio companies. Maintains payroll controls and audit-ready records while partnering with Finance, HR, EORs, and local providers. Documents processes, tracks implementation milestones, investigates discrepancies, and identifies opportunities to standardize or automate payroll operations across multiple countries and currencies.

Supports accurate and timely payroll processing using Paylocity. Responsibilities include reviewing timecards, calculating wages and adjustments, processing employee changes and deductions, reconciling payroll reports, resolving discrepancies, supporting payroll taxes, audits, year-end activities, compliance, employee inquiries, and process improvements.

Produces and audits payroll for unionized, multi-state employees covered by numerous collective bargaining agreements. Responsibilities include calculating union benefits, pension and 401(k) contributions, dues, retroactive pay, overtime premiums, special payments, and payroll deductions. The role prepares reports, maintains confidential payroll data, supports payroll system testing and configuration, and collaborates with HR, HRIS, benefits, and payroll teams. Requires 0–2 years of payroll experience, Excel analysis skills, and familiarity with systems such as Workday or ADP.

Manage end-to-end payroll for US, Canadian, Lithuanian, contractor, and EOR workers. Responsibilities include payroll processing and corrections, tax compliance, registrations, retirement funding, reconciliations, audits, stipends, reimbursements, accruals, and payroll-related accounting. Partner with People Operations, Finance, IT, international teams, and payroll vendors to ensure accurate, compliant, and timely payments.

Manage end-to-end biweekly payroll for U.S. and Canadian employees using Dayforce. Ensure payroll tax compliance, audits, reconciliations, year-end reporting, garnishments, and timekeeping accuracy. Lead payroll integrations for acquisitions, improve processes and controls, manage payroll vendors and tax agencies, partner with People and Finance teams, and develop the payroll team.

Manage US and global payroll operations, audit payroll accuracy, oversee payroll tax filings and compliance, resolve state tax discrepancies, manage payroll audits, improve processes and controls, participate in system testing and enhancements, and support and train payroll staff.