Payroll & HRIS Operations Specialist

Creative Financial Staffing; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC is seeking a Payroll & HRIS Operations Specialist in St. Petersburg, FL to own payroll operations, HRIS data integrity, and related controls within a growing organization.

You will collaborate with HR, Finance, and leadership to drive accuracy, compliance, and process improvements across multiple entities, focusing on payroll tax compliance and strong internal controls.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on payroll experience.
• GL experience including reconciliations and journal entries.
• Advanced HRIS and payroll systems expertise.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, HR, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end multi-state payroll processing across multiple business units and legal entities.
• Payroll accounting activities including reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and month-end support.
• Maintain HRIS data integrity through audits, data transactions, reporting, testing, and issue resolution.
• Ensure compliance with payroll tax regulations, filings, year-end processing, and audit requirements.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Benefits, and business leaders to resolve issues and improve payroll and HRIS processes.

Skills

Payroll processing

GL reconciliations

HRIS data integrity

Data management

Accounting controls

Education

Bachelors in Accounting

Tools

HRIS software

Payroll software

GL accounting software

Job description

Payroll & HRIS Operations Specialist

Location: St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Salary: $60,000 – $70,000 annually

Ready to own payroll operations, HRIS data integrity, and financial controls for a diversified, growing organization? This is an opportunity to leverage your deep payroll expertise while partnering closely with HR, Finance, and leadership to drive accuracy, compliance, and process improvement.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out:

• Visible, high-impact role supporting multiple business units across a diverse and growing organization
• Strong partnership with Finance, HR, Benefits, and leadership teams, offering broad organizational exposure
• Opportunity to own payroll operations, HRIS data governance, and key compliance initiatives
• Play a critical role in payroll accounting, reconciliations, and internal controls with significant influence on process improvements
• Stable, established company with a collaborative culture focused on performance, innovation, and trust
• Ideal for professionals who enjoy solving complex payroll, HRIS, and GL reconciliation challenges

Key Responsibilities for the Payroll & HRIS Operations Specialist:

• Manage end-to-end multi-state payroll processing across multiple business units and legal entities
• Perform payroll accounting activities, including payroll-to-GL reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and month-end support
• Maintain HRIS data integrity through audits, data transactions, reporting, testing, and issue resolution
• Ensure compliance with payroll tax regulations, filings, year-end processing, and audit requirements
• Partner with HR, Finance, Benefits, and business leaders to resolve issues and improve payroll and HRIS processes

Qualifications for the Payroll & HRIS Operations Specialist:

• 10+ years of hands-on payroll experience managing complex, multi-state payroll environments
• Strong General Ledger (GL) experience, including payroll accounting, reconciliations, journal entries, and financial controls
• Advanced HRIS and payroll systems expertise, including reporting, audits, testing, and data management
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or related field (or equivalent experience)

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