Top Payroll Manager Jobs in Chicago, IL

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.

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.

Owns nationwide payroll operations, including multi-state tax compliance, wage and hour compliance, payroll controls, vendor governance, systems configuration, reporting, reconciliations, audits, and final payroll approval. Leads the payroll team, manages ADP and related integrations, oversees regulatory filings and notices, and drives automation, process improvement, and internal control effectiveness for a large hourly workforce.

Direct multi-state payroll operations for 1,000+ employees, ensuring accurate processing, tax compliance, audit readiness, and regulatory adherence. Manage commissions, bonuses, payroll integrations, HRIS workflows, and M&A-related transitions. Lead process improvements, reporting, internal controls, employee escalations, and collaboration with HR, Finance, Benefits, and People Operations teams.

Oversee high-volume, multi-state payroll operations, including weekly, biweekly, and monthly processing, tax compliance, W-2 reporting, payroll reconciliations, audits, general ledger uploads, and discrepancy resolution. Manage Workday, ADP, and OSV payroll systems, vendors, and reporting. Supervise, train, and mentor payroll staff while collaborating with HR, Finance, and external partners to maintain data integrity and improve operational efficiency.

Manage accurate, timely US payroll processing and regulatory compliance for all employees. Oversee termination checks, benefits-related payroll activities, Workday enhancements, audits, payroll accounting, 401(k) funding reconciliations, Form 941 filings, and state tax reconciliations. Partner with People Operations, maintain confidential employee records, support month-end close, and help scale payroll operations in a fast-growing company.

Leads enterprise payroll operations across multiple cycles, legal entities, and jurisdictions. Oversees Workday payroll governance, tax filings, reconciliations, compliance, financial controls, audits, vendor performance, system integrations, acquisitions, automation, and benefit-plan administration. Manages a team of nine and supports approximately $800 million in annual payroll processing for 13,800 active employees.

Lead U.S. and Canadian payroll operations for more than 5,000 employees across multiple pay groups. Ensure accurate, compliant payroll processing, taxation, accounting, and controls while driving automation, standardization, and continuous improvement. Partner with senior leaders and cross-functional teams in Finance, Accounting, Audit, and Total Rewards. Analyze payroll data, provide executive insights, manage projects, and enhance employee experiences through efficient and reliable payroll practices.

The Payroll Manager oversees end-to-end, multi-state U.S. payroll processing, tax compliance, benefits deductions, garnishments, direct deposits, journal entries, reconciliations, and year-end filings. The role manages Workday time tracking, coordinates international payroll matters, supports Asia payroll, resolves agency inquiries, and supervises and mentors direct reports. It requires strong knowledge of wage-and-hour regulations, payroll taxes, HRIS platforms, confidentiality, accuracy, and deadline management.

Owns end-to-end U.S. multi-state, international, and EOR payroll for more than 500 employees. Responsibilities include payroll processing, tax compliance, year-end filings, equity payroll, reconciliations, audits, controls, reporting, vendor management, and system automation. The role will build scalable payroll infrastructure, establish documentation and workflows, evaluate platforms, support expansion into new jurisdictions, and eventually hire and develop a payroll team.

Leads global payroll operations across multiple countries and entities, overseeing processing, compliance, controls, vendors, reconciliations, reporting, audits, systems, and continuous improvement. Partners with Finance, Accounting, People, Legal, IT, and Total Rewards on payroll accounting, tax, equity, employee lifecycle changes, and system enhancements. Serves as the senior escalation point, improves employee experience, manages payroll metrics and forecasts, and develops payroll team members and external partners.

Manage end-to-end payroll operations across the US, India, and UK, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant processing. Lead an offshore payroll team, own payroll systems and integrations, support implementations and Workday Payroll rollouts, and oversee payroll accounting, reconciliations, audits, tax compliance, controls, and process improvements. Partner with PeopleOps, Benefits, and Accounting while resolving complex payroll issues and protecting confidential employee data.

Manage end-to-end US payroll delivery for client engagements, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant multi-state payroll. Responsibilities include payroll data validation, discrepancy resolution, tax and benefits administration, vendor management, reconciliations, payroll accounting, system testing, implementations, migrations, process improvements, and automation. The role requires adapting quickly to different client environments and collaborating with HR, Finance, senior stakeholders, and payroll partners.

Own full-cycle, multi-state payroll for more than 1,000 employees using Rippling. Manage payroll tax accounts, filings, notices, reconciliations, audits, benefits, 401(k), workers’ compensation, year-end reporting, and payroll accounting. Serve as Rippling system owner, maintain payroll documentation, and build AI-enabled automation for payroll support, reporting, agency notices, and audit preparation.

Own end-to-end payroll for a 500+ multi-state and international workforce: execute full-cycle payroll in Rippling HCM, ensure multi-state compliance, manage vendor relationships, handle year-end tax/W-2 processes, reconcile payroll expenses with Finance, and support audits and headcount planning.