Top Payroll Jobs in Chicago, IL

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.

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.

Process multi-state U.S. and Canadian payrolls, review transactions, audit reports, resolve payroll issues, maintain employee records, support year-end activities, ensure regulatory compliance, and assist with payroll system testing and process improvements. Partner with HR, Benefits, Accounting, Finance, and external vendors while preparing payroll metrics and audit documentation.

The Payroll Analyst audits payroll, HR operations, and benefits processes; supports biweekly payroll processing; researches complex payroll, benefits, and HR issues; advises stakeholders; coordinates vendor tasks; ensures policy and regulatory compliance; and leads root-cause analysis and process-improvement initiatives. The role also updates procedures, responds to employee inquiries, maintains confidentiality, and completes special projects with minimal supervision.

Owns Workday Payroll configuration, maintenance, testing, troubleshooting, reporting, and continuous improvement. Manages payroll rules, tax setup, general ledger mapping, journal entries, reconciliations, data integrity, and compliance controls. Partners with HR, Accounting, and other stakeholders to develop scalable automated solutions, document processes, resolve errors, and lead AI adoption within payroll. Requires substantial payroll systems expertise, strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to manage complex technical objectives independently.

Leads complex multi-state U.S. payroll administration, including calculations, deductions, tax compliance, audits, reporting, escalations, quality controls, vendor coordination, training, and process improvement. Partners with HR, Finance, Legal, unions, and local teams to resolve issues, maintain collective bargaining compliance, and improve payroll accuracy and efficiency.

Processes weekly payroll for more than 2,200 employees across multiple pay groups. Responsibilities include employee setup and terminations, time-entry review, leave payments, union deductions and contributions, payroll audits, tax compliance, garnishments, employment verifications, and employee inquiry resolution. The role maintains payroll records, supports policies and procedures, and ensures compliance with labor laws, collective bargaining agreements, and payroll deadlines.

Leads complex, multi-state, multi-entity payroll operations, including processing, tax compliance, reconciliations, audits, reporting, implementations, acquisitions, and system improvements. Manages and develops the payroll team, resolves escalated issues, oversees vendors, maintains payroll controls, and partners with HR, Finance, Compliance, and business stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll services.

Supports payroll operations through data validation, reconciliations, reporting, research, issue resolution, audit support, documentation, and process improvement. The intern collaborates with payroll, accounting, tax, and business teams while gaining exposure to finance and accounting activities. This is a fully remote internship requiring full-time student enrollment, analytical skills, Microsoft Office experience, confidentiality, accuracy, and willingness to learn.

Processes accurate, timely payroll while ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations. Handles payroll data entry, audits, deductions, garnishments, payments, and employee inquiries. Resolves paycheck and timekeeping issues, explains net pay calculations, maintains payroll documentation, creates SOPs, supports process improvements, and coordinates with Payroll Accounting to maintain employee record integrity.

Leads U.S. and Canadian payroll tax compliance, filings, payments, audits, reconciliations, year-end reporting, controls, and regulatory monitoring. Manages a team of six payroll tax professionals while partnering with Payroll Operations, Technology, Product Management, HR, Accounting, vendors, auditors, and government agencies. Drives process improvements, system enhancements, testing, strategic initiatives, and organizational change across complex, multi-jurisdiction payroll operations.

Leads U.S. and Canadian payroll tax compliance, including filings, payments, audits, reconciliations, year-end reporting, regulatory monitoring, and agency relations. Manages and develops a team of six payroll tax professionals, establishes internal controls, drives process improvements, and partners with Payroll Operations, Technology, Product Management, HR, Finance, vendors, auditors, and government agencies on system enhancements and strategic initiatives.

Manage end-to-end, multi-state payroll operations, including complex compensation calculations, data imports, reconciliations, audits, compliance, and discrepancy resolution. Lead and develop the payroll team, maintain controls and documentation, support ADP Workforce Now processes, and partner with HR, Finance, Operations, and field leadership to improve payroll accuracy and efficiency.

Resolve complex payroll corrections, amended returns, tax notices, and multi-jurisdiction payroll issues for employer customers. Diagnose root causes, coordinate with tax operations, product, and engineering, explain resolutions to partners, and help document and automate recurring processes. The role requires payroll-provider experience across prior-quarter and prior-year amendments, state and local taxes, agency notices, and Canadian equivalents.

Manage multistate and local U.S. payroll tax processes, including reconciliations, reporting, registrations, tax deposits, amendments, employee tax inquiries, and ADP updates. Support SOX audits, tax equalization, withholding calculations, process documentation, quality checks, training, stakeholder management, and process improvements. Resolve escalations, maintain compliance with tax regulations, and assist the tax manager with testing and audit activities.

Ensures accurate, compliant, and timely payroll processing through auditing, reconciliations, variance analysis, payroll tax administration, accounting support, and issue resolution. Partners with HR, Finance, Benefits, HRIS, employees, and vendors to resolve complex payroll inquiries, support audits, maintain controls, and improve payroll systems and processes. The role also supports payroll tax compliance, year-end activities, testing, data validation, and employee deductions.

Processes payroll data, wage payments, garnishments, special checks, tax and unemployment filings, and new-hire paperwork. Audits time entries, updates employee payroll information, reconciles payroll-related accounts, prepares management reports, and maintains tax and W-2 records. Communicates with employees, payroll vendors, and taxing authorities to resolve issues and prevent penalties. This routine support role operates under close supervision and requires accuracy, organization, and payroll or accounting experience.

Process end-to-end payroll and timekeeping, including wage calculations, deductions, pay adjustments, certified payroll, and discrepancy resolution. Support HR administration through onboarding, separations, employment verifications, background checks, and HRIS updates. Ensure compliance with payroll taxes, federal contractor requirements, prevailing wage laws, and employment regulations while safeguarding confidential employee information.

Process full-cycle, multi-state payroll across multiple entities and frequencies. Validate payroll inputs, commissions, timekeeping data, deductions, taxes, and adjustments; conduct reconciliations, audits, reporting, and year-end W-2 activities. Resolve employee payroll inquiries, maintain accurate records, ensure regulatory compliance, and support payroll controls and deadlines while partnering with Finance, business leaders, and assigned business units.

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.

Lead semi-monthly payroll processing for approximately 800 U.S. and Canadian employees. Ensure compliance with federal, state, provincial, and local tax regulations; resolve payroll issues; coordinate benefits deductions and external vendors; support year-end filings, audits, and reporting; improve payroll processes; and mentor a Payroll Administrator.

Lead semi-monthly U.S. and Canadian payroll for approximately 800 employees, ensuring accurate processing and compliance with federal, state, provincial, and local regulations. Resolve payroll issues, coordinate benefits deductions and vendors, manage year-end tax filings and audits, provide reporting and analysis, improve payroll processes, and mentor a Payroll Administrator.

Manage complex U.S. and Canadian payroll tax compliance, including audits, agency inquiries, filings, reconciliations, tax adjustments, employee tax configurations, and W-2/W-2c and T4 reporting. Resolve escalated tax matters, oversee registrations and vendor coordination, identify control gaps, and improve payroll tax processes while ensuring regulatory accuracy and timely reporting.

Oversee end-to-end multi-state payroll processing for approximately 450 employees, including payroll inputs, adjustments, audits, reconciliations, tax compliance, and issue resolution. Serve as the Workday Payroll subject matter expert, managing configurations, testing, controls, and change documentation. Coordinate with HR, HRIS, Finance, employees, and third-party payroll providers to resolve issues, maintain data integrity, support regulatory updates, and improve payroll processes.

Processes semimonthly U.S. payroll, including wages, deductions, benefits, garnishments, and multi-state tax filings. Supports payroll tax reconciliations, year-end W-2 processing, tax notices, and international payroll coordination with external providers. Collaborates with HR, Legal, and Finance, uses Excel and AI-powered tools for validation and reconciliation, and escalates complex tax or compliance matters.