Mgr - Payroll

DPR Construction; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

DPR Construction is seeking a Senior Payroll Leader in Austin, TX to manage payroll operations, ensure accuracy and compliance, and lead the payroll team. You will collaborate with People Practices and Finance to implement policies and drive system improvements.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in accounting/finance/business admin, 10–12 years of payroll management experience, and a CPP certification. This role offers hands-on leadership in a growing, integrity-driven company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field.
• 10–12 years of progressive payroll management experience, including team leadership.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification required.

Responsibilities

• Manages end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and on-time processing.
• Oversees payroll tax reporting, reconciliations, and filings in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Leads, manages, develops, and evaluates payroll team members to promote accuracy, consistency, and professional growth.
• Collaborates with people practices and Finance leaders on payroll policy interpretation, benefit deductions, and system integrations.
• Implements process improvements and technology enhancements to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Oversees payroll audits, controls, and compliance initiatives to reduce risk.
• Monitors legislative changes affecting payroll operations and ensures timely updates to procedures and systems.

Skills

Payroll management

Team leadership

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field

Job description

Job Description

At DPR, roles and responsibilities are more than describing a job title—they are a commitment to building great things together. The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are, take ownership of outcomes, and always act in the best interest of the team, customer, project and organization.

As a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired, we rely on trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build, but who we build and how we build it: with integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset.

Job Summary

Manages payroll operations for the organization, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and timely delivery of employee compensation. Oversees payroll processes, reporting, and system functionality while providing leadership to the payroll team. Collaborates with people practices, Finance, and other stakeholders to implement payroll policies, resolve complex issues, and drive process and system improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Manages end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and on-time processing.
• Oversees payroll tax reporting, reconciliations, and filings in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Leads, manages, develops, and evaluates payroll team members to promote accuracy, consistency, and professional growth.
• Collaborates with people practices and Finance leaders on payroll policy interpretation, benefit deductions, and system integrations.
• Implements process improvements and technology enhancements to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Oversees payroll audits, controls, and compliance initiatives to reduce risk.
• Monitors legislative changes affecting payroll operations and ensures timely updates to procedures and systems.

Education Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field required.

Work Experience

10–12 years of progressive experience in payroll management or administration required, including team leadership responsibilities.

Certifications and Licenses

Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) required.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

Working at DPR, you’ll have the chance to try new things, explore paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.