Payroll Operations Lead

Tews Company; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 135,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Tews Company in Houston, TX is seeking a Payroll Operations Lead on-site to oversee payroll delivery through an outsourced provider and serve as the primary liaison between internal stakeholders and vendor partners.

You will validate calculations, taxes, and deductions, guide system testing, support year-end reporting, and drive efficiency through process improvements, ensuring accurate, timely pay for employees.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of payroll experience.
• Experience with outsourced payroll providers.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong knowledge of payroll calculations and payroll tax structures.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day relationship with the outsourced payroll provider.
• Validate payroll calculations, taxes, deductions, and net pay.
• Investigate payroll issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Conduct payroll audits, reconciliations, and manual payroll validations.
• Partner with HR, Finance, HRIS, and payroll tax teams to ensure accurate payroll outcomes.
• Support payroll system testing, UAT, and payroll-related projects.
• Assist with year-end reporting, including W-2 and T4 validation.
• Identify process improvements and drive operational efficiencies.

Skills

Multistate US payroll knowledge

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Experience with outsourced payroll

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Workday

SAP

ADP

UKG

Job description

Payroll Operations Lead On-Site in Houston,Texas Full-Time | $135-$145k, depending on experience

We're seeking an experienced Payroll Operations Lead to oversee payroll delivery through an outsourced payroll provider while serving as the primary liaison between internal stakeholders and vendor partners. This role is responsible for ensuring payroll accuracy, validating payroll calculations, managing vendor performance, supporting system testing, and driving resolution of payroll discrepancies.

• Manage the day-to-day relationship with the outsourced payroll provider.
• Validate payroll calculations, taxes, deductions, and net pay.
• Investigate payroll issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Conduct payroll audits, reconciliations, and manual payroll validations.
• Partner with HR, Finance, HRIS, and payroll tax teams to ensure accurate payroll outcomes.
• Support payroll system testing, UAT, and payroll-related projects.
• Assist with year-end reporting, including W-2 and T4 validation.
• Identify process improvements and drive operational efficiencies.

• 8+ years of payroll experience.
• Experience working with outsourced or managed payroll providers.
• Strong multi-state U.S. payroll knowledge; Canadian payroll exposure preferred.
• Advanced understanding of payroll calculations and payroll tax structures.
• Experience with payroll systems such as Workday, SAP, ADP, UKG, or similar.
• Advanced Excel and analytical skills.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.