Senior Payroll Lead – Multi-State Compliance

Bland Landscaping Company; Apex (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Bland Landscaping Company in Apex, NC is seeking a Payroll Lead to manage accurate, timely weekly payroll for about 1,200 employees across NC, SC, and FL. You will partner with HR, Finance, and vendors, owning the payroll cycle from input to reconciliation with confidentiality and strong controls.

The role requires 3–5 years of hands-on payroll experience, multi-state tax knowledge, and proficiency with HRIS and timekeeping systems.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of hands-on payroll processing experience for 500+ employees; 1,000+ preferred.
• Working knowledge of multi-state payroll tax, garnishments, deductions, and wage-and-hour rules.
• Experience with payroll, HRIS, and timekeeping systems (UKG, ADP, Microsoft GP, BossLM, or similar).
• Strong Excel skills including lookups, pivot tables, and reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Process weekly payroll for ~1,200 employees accurately and on time.
• Review and validate time records, PTO, overtime, bonuses, and other earnings.
• Enter and verify new hires, terminations, transfers, pay changes, and direct-deposit updates.

Skills

Payroll processing

Time records review

Multi-state payroll

HRIS & timekeeping

Excel lookups

Education

Associate or Bachelor's degree in accounting, HR, business

Tools

UKG

ADP

Microsoft GP

BossLM

Job description

Bland Landscaping Company in Apex, NC is seeking a Payroll Lead to manage accurate, timely weekly payroll for about 1,200 employees across NC, SC, and FL. You will partner with HR, Finance, and vendors, owning the payroll cycle from input to reconciliation with confidentiality and strong controls.

The role requires 3–5 years of hands-on payroll experience, multi-state tax knowledge, and proficiency with HRIS and timekeeping systems.