Payroll Operations Lead — Compliance & Process Excellence

Quest Oracle Community; Athens (OH); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Oracle Community in Athens, OH is seeking a Payroll Operations Lead to oversee end-to-end payroll operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and partner with HR and finance to resolve complex pay issues.

This role drives system enhancements, leads special payroll projects, serves as the primary escalation point for policy interpretation, and coaches junior staff to maintain accuracy and timeliness.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 8+ years of related professional experience, or equivalent education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversees end-to-end payroll operations in a large organization.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Partners with HR and finance to resolve complex pay issues.
• Drives system enhancements and process improvements.
• Leads special payroll projects (e.g., retroactive adjustments, off-cycle runs).
• Serves as primary escalation point for policy interpretation.
• Coaches junior payroll staff to maintain accuracy and timeliness.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Data analysis

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Oracle

Workday

PeopleSoft

Job description

Quest Oracle Community in Athens, OH is seeking a Payroll Operations Lead to oversee end-to-end payroll operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and partner with HR and finance to resolve complex pay issues.

This role drives system enhancements, leads special payroll projects, serves as the primary escalation point for policy interpretation, and coaches junior staff to maintain accuracy and timeliness.