Payroll Manager – 100% Remote!

Creative Financial Staffing; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC is seeking a Payroll Manager for a 100% remote role. You will oversee U.S. multi-state and Canadian payroll for 5,000+ employees, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely processing while operating in Central Time Zone hours.

The role offers a path to Director-level within 1–2 years, leading a payroll team and driving system improvements on Dayforce to scale operations across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• CPP certification a plus.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in a large organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead U.S. multi-state and Canadian payroll operations for 5,000+ employees.
• Oversee payroll processing, accuracy, compliance, and issue resolution.
• Triage Dayforce challenges and drive process improvements.
• Coach and develop payroll team members and strengthen controls.
• Partner with stakeholders to streamline payroll operations and support growth.

Skills

Leadership

Multi-state payroll

Canadian payroll

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Dayforce

Job description

Payroll Manager – 100% Remote

Salary: $125K-$135K Base + Bonus

Location: 100% Remote

Schedule: MUST be Central Time Zone Business Hours

Why This Opportunity Stands Out:

• 100% Remote Opportunity! Work from anywhere within the approved hiring locations while maintaining Central Time Zone hours.

• Clear Career Growth! Opportunity to advance into a Director-level role within 1–2 years.

• Large-Scale Payroll Leadership! Oversee complex U.S. and Canadian payroll operations supporting 5,000+ employees.

• Systems Transformation! Play a key role in optimizing a newly implemented Dayforce platform.

• Leadership Impact! Manage and develop a payroll team within an established multinational organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead U.S. multi-state and Canadian payroll operations for a large, geographically dispersed workforce.

• Oversee payroll processing, accuracy, compliance, and issue resolution across multiple jurisdictions.

• Troubleshoot Dayforce challenges following a recent implementation and drive system improvements.

• Manage, coach, and develop payroll team members while strengthening processes and controls.

• Partner with internal stakeholders to streamline payroll operations and support organizational growth.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of progressive payroll experience, including extensive U.S. multi-state and Canadian payroll experience supporting 5,000+ employees.

• 3+ years of recent, direct payroll team leadership within a large organization; strong systems troubleshooting skills, with Dayforce experience highly desirable.

• Bachelor’s degree required; CPP certification a plus. Demonstrated career stability and progressive leadership responsibilities.