US Payroll Manager - Client Services Consultant

Requirements:

• Confidently work across payroll, HR, time, benefits, and finance systems.
• Quickly learn and navigate different client systems and operating environments.
• Maintain payroll data integrity and investigate discrepancies between source systems and payroll outputs.
• Support system testing, data validation, process improvements, and implementation activity where required.
• Use technology and automation to strengthen payroll controls, reporting, and operational efficiency.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Significant experience managing end-to-end US payroll operations, ideally within a multi-client, consultancy, outsourced, or fast-changing environment.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll taxation and compliance requirements.
• Practical experience managing multi-state payrolls and associated reporting obligations.
• Strong experience using a recognised US payroll platform and working with integrated HR and payroll data.
• Experience managing third-party payroll, benefits, tax, or other pay-related vendors.
• Strong understanding of employee benefits, retirement plans, deductions, and payroll-related taxation.
• Experience processing and reviewing variable compensation, including bonuses and commissions.
• Working knowledge of payroll accounting, reconciliations, general ledger requirements, and financial controls.
• Experience supporting payroll implementations, migrations, stabilisation, or process improvement would be advantageous.
• Experience of ADP Workforce Now and Workday preferred.