Senior Payroll Lead: Multi-State, Compliance & Automation

CFS; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CFS in San Antonio seeks a Senior Payroll Specialist to own end-to-end multi-state payroll, ensure tax compliance, and drive process improvements. You will partner with HR, finance, and external vendors to deliver accurate payroll and robust reporting.

This position offers significant autonomy, leadership responsibilities, and opportunities to expand into benefits leadership, supporting a culture of growth and excellence within a respected organization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle, multi-state U.S. payroll experience; California, Florida and New York preferred
• 2+ years supervisory or leadership experience
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax compliance
• Experience with payroll / HRIS systems administration, reporting, and troubleshooting; Ceridian, Dayforce preferred
• Advanced Excel skills with strong reconciliation and analytical capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end weekly and biweekly multi-state payroll processing for hourly and salaried employees.
• Conduct payroll audits, reconciliations, validations, and issue resolution.
• Manage payroll tax compliance, filings, registrations, notices, and agency communications.
• Oversee payroll deductions, garnishments, retirement plan processing, and year-end payroll activities.
• Develop and improve payroll controls, reporting, documentation, and standard operating procedures.
• Support benefits administration, vendor management, and payroll-benefit integration processes.

Skills

Payroll processing

Leadership

Advanced Excel

Tools

Ceridian

Dayforce

Job description

CFS in San Antonio seeks a Senior Payroll Specialist to own end-to-end multi-state payroll, ensure tax compliance, and drive process improvements. You will partner with HR, finance, and external vendors to deliver accurate payroll and robust reporting.

This position offers significant autonomy, leadership responsibilities, and opportunities to expand into benefits leadership, supporting a culture of growth and excellence within a respected organization.