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Job ID#: 39892
Payroll Manager / Payroll Director Needed ASAP
? Houston Area | Hybrid (1 day/week in office)
? Competitive Pay – DOE
? Contract with Strong Potential for Direct Hire
? Company Laptop Provided
Position Overview
We're seeking an experienced Payroll Manager or Payroll Director to lead a high-priority payroll remediation initiative following a complex HRIS/payroll entity merger. This role is ideal for a hands-on payroll leader who thrives in challenging environments, can quickly assess payroll issues, and has the expertise to restore payroll accuracy and confidence.
This is a highly visible opportunity to make an immediate impact by leading payroll cleanup efforts, strengthening processes, and partnering with leadership to stabilize payroll operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead a large-scale payroll remediation and data cleanup project following a complex entity merger
- Audit, reconcile, and validate employee payroll and HRIS records to ensure complete data accuracy
- Identify, investigate, and resolve payroll discrepancies, duplicate records, and data integrity issues
- Serve as the primary resource for payroll cleanup, process improvements, and payroll accuracy initiatives
- Partner with Payroll, HR, IT, and leadership to resolve complex payroll issues and improve workflows
- Review payroll transactions and employee records while ensuring compliance with company policies and payroll regulations
- Develop and implement best practices to improve payroll processes and strengthen internal controls
- Maintain detailed documentation of issues, corrective actions, and project progress
- Provide leadership and guidance throughout the remediation effort while maintaining a calm, solutions-focused approach
Qualifications
- Extensive payroll leadership experience at the Manager or Director level
- Hands-on Paycor experience is required
- Experience leading payroll remediation, HRIS implementations, payroll conversions, or large-scale payroll cleanup initiatives
- Strong understanding of payroll operations, payroll compliance, and HRIS data management
- Exceptional attention to detail with proven analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Experience auditing payroll data, identifying discrepancies, and implementing corrective actions
- Ability to prioritize multiple high-impact initiatives while maintaining accuracy under pressure
- Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to collaborate across Payroll, HR, IT, and executive leadership
- Comfortable working independently in a hybrid environment
- Available to start immediately
Why Apply?
- High-impact leadership opportunity
- Hybrid schedule with only one day per week in the office
- Opportunity to lead a critical business initiative
- Strong potential to transition from contract to direct hire
- Immediate interviews and quick start available
