Top Payroll Jobs in Chicago, IL

Manage end-to-end U.S. payroll and support international payroll activities. Analyze payroll data, resolve complex tax and wage issues, ensure regulatory compliance, perform reconciliations and controls, and support Workday Payroll reporting and enhancements. Lead payroll projects, process improvements, audits, year-end activities, documentation, and cross-functional initiatives with HR, Accounting, HRIS, and external vendors.

Supports daily payroll transactions, including bi-weekly and monthly processing, timecard review, rate verification, data validation, employee inquiries, service requests, reporting, and records maintenance. Ensures compliance with DOE regulations, federal and state laws, and organizational policies while safeguarding confidential payroll data. Collaborates with Payroll, Human Resources, Legal, and Accounting teams.

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.

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.

Provides end-to-end payroll processing and customer support for multiple managed accounts. Responsibilities include resolving cases and escalations, conducting root cause analysis, configuring Workday payroll components, supporting payroll taxes and year-end processes, troubleshooting audit reports, leading client calls, maintaining documentation, and meeting service-level, quality, and production targets.

Leads multi-jurisdictional payroll tax administration, compliance monitoring, controls, reconciliations, audits, and regulatory updates across U.S., Canadian, and global payroll operations. Investigates tax notices and discrepancies, performs root-cause analysis, maintains audit-ready documentation, and partners with HR, Finance, Legal, government agencies, vendors, and external advisors to improve payroll processes and reduce compliance risk.

Manage end-to-end international payroll for clients across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and additional countries. Process payroll changes, reconcile results, coordinate funding and filings, resolve client issues, and maintain accurate records. Help establish payroll processes in new countries by researching statutory and tax requirements. Use ADP, Rippling, Salesforce, and other systems while documenting procedures and supporting continuous improvement.

Process accurate, compliant payroll for multiple clients across varying frequencies and multiple states. Responsibilities include validating and balancing payroll, managing off-cycle payments, supporting tax filings and year-end activities, resolving discrepancies, maintaining payroll configurations, improving processes, documenting procedures, managing client relationships, and meeting billable utilization targets.

Manage end-to-end payroll processing for India, validating inputs, preparing MIS reports, coordinating payments and statutory compliance, reconciling payroll with Finance, resolving discrepancies, supporting audits, maintaining confidential records, and improving payroll systems and processes.

Owns day-to-day US payroll operations, including employee data governance, onboarding and termination processing, bi-weekly and semi-monthly payroll, reconciliations, benefits deductions, I-9 tracking, audit support, compliance, and process improvements. Partners with HR, Finance, Legal, Benefits, and external vendors to resolve payroll issues and maintain accurate, compliant records.

Manage the complete payroll process for assigned clients, ensuring accurate and timely payroll administration. Use ADP Workforce Now, Rippling, and Salesforce CRM to support multi-client payroll operations. Maintain strong attention to detail, meet quality and client service standards, manage deadlines, and build trusted relationships with clients and colleagues.

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.

Supports exempt and non-exempt payroll processing, including production and off-cycle payrolls, Workday inputs and uploads, issue resolution, payroll procedures, tax audits, government reporting, W-2 processing, and employee deductions such as child support, garnishments, and tax levies. Maintains confidentiality, follows pay-related policies, and coordinates with Human Resources teams to ensure accurate and compliant payroll operations.

Leads multi-state payroll tax compliance, including filings, deposits, reconciliations, registrations, amendments, audits, agency notices, and year-end reporting. Partners with Payroll, People Systems, Finance, and external vendors to resolve complex tax issues, maintain compliant systems and controls, support M&A integrations, monitor regulatory changes, and provide risk and improvement recommendations.

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.

Supports accurate and compliant U.S. payroll processing, including biweekly payroll, timekeeping and employee-change validation, tax withholding, multi-state compliance, terminations, reconciliations, audits, reporting, year-end activities, and off-cycle payroll runs. Investigates discrepancies, responds to employee payroll inquiries, maintains confidential records, and provides backup support during absences or high-volume periods.

Processes employee payroll, including timesheets, wages, deductions, benefits, taxes, and direct deposits. Maintains payroll records, reconciles payroll with the general ledger and bank statements, issues replacement payments, and processes federal and state tax deposits. Requires multistate payroll expertise, Paylocity proficiency, strong communication, attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to learn database software.

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.

Serves as the technical subject matter expert for payroll and timekeeping systems. Leads configuration, upgrades, integrations, reporting, testing, troubleshooting, compliance, auditing, and process improvement. Supports complex payroll processing, tax and regulatory filings, data analysis, internal controls, and workforce reporting. Partners with Finance, HR, IT, and operational leaders, while providing training, documentation, mentoring, and business continuity support. Requires strong knowledge of payroll regulations, wage and hour laws, payroll taxes, and related organizational policies.

Process multi-state US and Canada payroll (bi-weekly and tri-weekly), audit transactions, resolve payroll inquiries, maintain records, support year-end activities, compliance, system testing, and process improvements while partnering with HR, Benefits, Accounting, and vendors.

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.

Process semi-monthly payroll for 1,000+ multi-state employees, audit and reconcile payroll items, ensure compliance with tax and payroll regulations, support international payroll activities, resolve payroll discrepancies, produce reports and journal entries, partner with HR/Finance, and drive process improvements and Workday-related projects.

Hybrid payroll role providing customer service: answer calls, liaise with garnishment department and attorneys, schedule intake calls, enter detailed reports, handle compliance issues, assist special projects, and maintain confidentiality.