Payroll Transformation Lead | Hybrid | CPP Reimbursement

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC is seeking a Payroll Manager to lead a rebuilt payroll function with strong executive support and significant runway for growth. This hybrid role offers the chance to drive change, implement new procedures, and shape payroll across 60+ brands and 27 U.S.

legal entities. You will oversee multi‑state and Canadian payroll compliance, optimize Dayforce, and partner with HR and leadership to improve training, audits, and accuracy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Payroll leadership experience with direct team management.
• Strong multi-state and Canadian payroll compliance knowledge.
• CPP certification preferred; willingness to obtain within one year of hire.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and manage the payroll team while driving accountability and performance.
• Oversee payroll compliance across multiple states and legal entities.
• Maintain and strengthen payroll audit controls and support quarterly audit activities.
• Drive process improvements, standardization, and implementation of new payroll procedures.
• Partner with HR and operational leaders to improve training, reduce payroll errors, and enhance payroll accuracy.
• Support ongoing optimization and adoption of Dayforce across the organization.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Cross-state payroll

Audit controls

Education

Bachelor’s degree

CPP certification (preferred)

Tools

Dayforce

Job description

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC is seeking a Payroll Manager to lead a rebuilt payroll function with strong executive support and significant runway for growth. This hybrid role offers the chance to drive change, implement new procedures, and shape payroll across 60+ brands and 27 U.S.

legal entities. You will oversee multi‑state and Canadian payroll compliance, optimize Dayforce, and partner with HR and leadership to improve training, audits, and accuracy.