Payroll Ops Manager - Multi-State & Compliance

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. seeks a Manager, Payroll Operations to lead end-to-end payroll across multiple states. You will ensure accuracy, compliance, and a strong partner experience while coordinating with HR, Finance, and external vendors.

Responsibilities include managing payroll cycles, year-end processing, system administration in Workday, process improvements, and people leadership to deliver scalable payroll services for a large organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, HR or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 5+ years of progressive payroll experience in a large, complex organization.
• 2+ years of leadership or team management experience.
• Deep knowledge of payroll operations, payroll tax, wage-and-hour laws, garnishments, and year-end processing.
• Experience supporting multi-state payroll environments with exempt and non-exempt populations.
• CPP preferred; international payroll experience welcome.

Responsibilities

• Payroll Operations: Lead payroll cycles, off-cycle payments, adjustments, and year-end processing; manage earnings, deductions, taxes, PTO, bonuses, and supplemental pay; resolve escalated issues.
• Compliance & Controls: Ensure wage/hour compliance, tax regulations, reporting, SOX controls, audits, notices, and corrective actions.
• Systems & Process Improvement: Own payroll system administration, enhancements, integrations, testing, automation, data accuracy, and organizational changes.
• Leadership & Team Development: Lead, coach, and develop team members; set standards and priorities; communicate effectively; manage change.
• Reporting & Analytics: Deliver recurring and ad hoc reporting; identify trends, anomalies, and risks; support forecasting and decision-making.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Excel

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, HR

CPP

Tools

Workday

Payroll vendors

Reporting tools

Job description

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. seeks a Manager, Payroll Operations to lead end-to-end payroll across multiple states. You will ensure accuracy, compliance, and a strong partner experience while coordinating with HR, Finance, and external vendors.

Responsibilities include managing payroll cycles, year-end processing, system administration in Workday, process improvements, and people leadership to deliver scalable payroll services for a large organization.