Payroll Manager

Insight Global; Miami (FL); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Remote Payroll Manager to own end-to-end payroll for about 3,000 employees across 10+ states and multiple legal entities. The role manages a small team and requires strong multi-site experience, with monthly travel.

You will oversee regular and off-cycle payrolls, ensure controls and accuracy, and support audits, while partnering with Finance and HR to maintain data integrity and tax compliance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive payroll experience, including 3+ years supporting multi-state payroll for 2,000+ employees.
• 2+ years of direct payroll team leadership experience.
• Experience managing payroll internal controls, reconciliations, segregation of duties, and multi-entity payroll.
• Experience supporting financial statement and retirement plan audits.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, HR, or related field, or Associate’s degree with equivalent payroll experience.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing regular and off-cycle payrolls, maintaining payroll controls and approval processes
• Completing pre-payroll reviews and variance analysis
• Managing multi-state tax and wage compliance
• Reconciling payroll to the general ledger
• Supporting financial, retirement plan, workers’ compensation, and regulatory audits
• Partner closely with Finance and HR, oversee payroll system and data integrity, support acquisition integrations
• Personally handle complex payroll issues, year-end processing, and tax matters.

Skills

Multi-state payroll management

Team leadership

Payroll controls & reconciliations

Internal controls

Tax compliance

Year-end processing & tax matters

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Business or related field

Associate’s degree with equivalent payroll experience

Job description

Insight Global is looking to hire a Remote Payroll Manager.

This is a mostly remote role, with monthly travel. The role requires travel at least once per month.

This individual will own end-to-end payroll operations for approximately 3,000 employees across 10+ states and multiple legal entities while managing a small team of analysts.

The ideal candidate will have experience with multi-site management.

Responsibilities include:

• Overseeing regular and off-cycle payrolls, maintaining payroll controls and approval processes
• Completing pre-payroll reviews and variance analysis
• Managing multi-state tax and wage compliance
• Reconciling payroll to the general ledger
• Supporting financial, retirement plan, workers’ compensation, and regulatory audits.
• Partner closely with Finance and HR, oversee payroll system and data integrity, support acquisition integrations
• Personally handle complex payroll issues, year-end processing, and tax matters.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of progressive payroll experience, including 3+ years supporting multi-state payroll for 2,000+ employees
• 2+ years of direct payroll team leadership experience
• Experience managing payroll internal controls, reconciliations, segregation of duties, and multi-entity payroll
• Experience supporting financial statement and retirement plan audits
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, HR, or related field, or Associate’s degree with equivalent payroll experience

Preferred / Nice to Have Skills:

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification or eligibility to obtain within 18 months
• Experience integrating payroll for acquisitions or new legal entities
• Payroll/HCM system implementation or conversion experience
• Experience with Form 5500 audits
• Experience supporting payroll environments with multiple FEINs