Director of Payroll Operations & Compliance

Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 147,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision plans

401(k) Match

Volunteer time off

Disability insurance (short & long)

Life and travel insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Length of Service Awards

Job summary

Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. is seeking a Director of Payroll to lead the organization's payroll strategy, governance, compliance, and operations across multiple states.

The role ensures timely, accurate employee payments while maintaining strict adherence to union agreements and regulatory requirements. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with union payroll administration, multi-state payroll, and major systems such as Workday, Oracle, UKG, or ADP.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, HR or related field.
• 8–10 years of progressive payroll leadership experience.
• 3–5 years leading managers and payroll teams in a large, complex organization.
• Demonstrated experience administering payroll in unionized environments.
• Experience supporting organizations with multi-state payroll operations.
• Experience with payroll audits, SOX controls, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience with Workday Payroll, Oracle, UKG, ADP, or similar enterprise payroll platforms.

Responsibilities

• Direct and oversee payroll operations for exempt, non-exempt, union, and salaried employees.
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of multiple regular and off-cycle payrolls.
• Develop and execute payroll strategies that support organizational objectives and workforce growth
• Establish payroll policies, procedures, and service standards to ensure operational excellence, as well as process and system optimization.
• Lead payroll team development, performance management, succession planning, and organizational capability building.
• Ensure compliance with collective bargaining agreements across multiple bargaining units.
• Interpret and administer contractual pay provisions.
• Partner with Labor Relations and HR to support contract negotiations and implementation of payroll-related provisions.
• Conduct impact analyses of proposed labor contract changes and collective bargaining agreements.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable payroll regulations.
• Maintain compliance with SOX controls and internal audit requirements.
• Develop, document, and monitor payroll controls to mitigate compliance and financial risk.
• Serve as the primary payroll contact for internal and external audits.
• Oversee withholding, reporting, and remittance of federal, state, and local payroll taxes.
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation and filing of tax documents, including Forms W-2 and related reporting requirements.
• Manage payroll tax audits, inquiries, and notices.
• Monitor regulatory changes and implement process updates to maintain compliance.
• Provide strategic oversight for payroll systems, integrations, and related technologies.
• Partner with HRIS, Finance, IT, and external vendors to optimize payroll operations.
• Lead payroll transformation initiatives, automation efforts, and technology implementations.
• Ensure data integrity across payroll, HR, timekeeping, workforce management, and benefits systems.
• Develop metrics, dashboards, and reporting to monitor payroll performance and compliance.
• Maintain strong payroll governance and internal control frameworks.
• Reconcile payroll-related accounts and ensure financial accuracy.
• Partner with Finance and Accounting teams on accruals, audits, and financial reporting activities.
• Manage payroll service providers and third-party vendor relationships.
• Collaborate with HR, Labor Relations, Benefits, Legal, Finance, Workforce Management, and Operations leaders.
• Provide executive leadership with payroll compliance insights, operational metrics, and workforce cost analysis.
• Support mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and organizational restructuring efforts related to payroll.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Union payroll administration

Regulatory compliance

SOX controls

Workday Payroll

Oracle/UKG/ADP

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, HR

Tools

Workday Payroll

Oracle

UKG

ADP

Job description

Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. is seeking a Director of Payroll to lead the organization's payroll strategy, governance, compliance, and operations across multiple states.

The role ensures timely, accurate employee payments while maintaining strict adherence to union agreements and regulatory requirements. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with union payroll administration, multi-state payroll, and major systems such as Workday, Oracle, UKG, or ADP.