Payroll Tax Manager

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC is seeking a Payroll Tax Manager to lead payroll and multi-state payroll tax operations in a high-volume, on-site role in San Antonio, TX. The role focuses on accuracy, compliance, and process improvement across all entities.

You will manage a team, drive metrics, and mentor staff while supporting organizational growth and expansion. DOE compensation targets $85,000–$95,000 with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience with multistate payroll processing.
• Multistate tax production experience.
• At least three years of management experience overseeing 5–7 staff.
• Solid understanding of multi-entity payroll operations.
• Direct experience processing in-house payroll.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate, compliant, and timely payroll and payroll tax processing across all entities.
• Manage payroll and tax production metrics, ensuring deadlines and targets are met.
• Oversee and balance payroll processes to maintain accuracy, compliance, and production efficiency.
• Lead day-to-day payroll and tax operations, monitoring team performance and production output.
• Provide guidance, training, and development opportunities to staff to enhance capabilities.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency, accuracy, and productivity.
• Collaborate with leadership to support continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Skills

Multistate payroll

Tax production

Team management

In-house payroll

Education

Accounting or finance degree

Job description

PAYROLL TAX MANAGER
Location: San Antonio, Texas (On-Site)
Compensation: $85,000 – $95,000 or (DOE)

WHY THIS OPPORTUNITY STANDS OUT:

Lead payroll and payroll tax operations in a complex, high-volume environment.
Play a key role in organizational growth and multi-state expansion.
Drive process improvements, compliance initiatives, and system enhancements.
Develop and mentor a team of payroll and tax professionals.
Join a stable organization with a strong mission and long-term growth plans.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Ensure accurate, compliant, and timely payroll and payroll tax processing across all entities.
Manage payroll and tax production metrics, ensuring operational goals, deadlines, and performance targets are achieved.
Oversee and balance payroll processes to maintain accuracy, compliance, and production efficiency.
Lead day-to-day payroll and tax operations, monitoring team performance and production output.
Provide guidance, training, and development opportunities to enhance staff knowledge and capabilities.
Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency, accuracy, and productivity.
Collaborate with team members and leadership to support continuous improvement and operational excellence.

EXPERIENCE NEEDED

Experience with multistate payroll processing.
Multistate tax production experience.
At least three years of management experience, overseeing five to seven staff members.
Solid understanding of multi-entity payroll operations.
Direct experience processing in-house payroll.

PREFERRED

Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) status preferred, not required.
Accounting or finance degree is a preference, not mandatory.
Experience with large scale (multi-entity, multistate) payroll environments.

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