Senior Payroll Leader, Remote & Multi-State Expert

NU National University; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

National University is seeking a Payroll Manager to oversee multi-state payroll operations across a large organization. You will partner with Human Resources and Finance to ensure accurate processing, data integrity, and compliance with tax and wage regulations while managing payroll vendors and systems.

The role requires supervising payroll staff, ensuring timely weekly, biweekly, and monthly payroll runs, and driving improvements in efficiency and controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance, or related field.
• 6+ years of multi-state payroll experience in a high-volume environment.
• Experience with Workday and payroll systems; supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise payroll staff with training and feedback.
• Oversee end-to-end payroll processing weekly, biweekly, monthly.
• Ensure compliance with payroll regulations and year-end reporting.
• Administer payroll systems and verify postings to GL.
• Collaborate with HR and finance to meet operational goals.

Skills

Payroll processing

Multi-state payroll

Supervisory experience

Workday

OSV

ADP

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree required

Equivalent combination of education or experience

Tools

Workday

ADP

OSV

Job description

National University is seeking a Payroll Manager to oversee multi-state payroll operations across a large organization. You will partner with Human Resources and Finance to ensure accurate processing, data integrity, and compliance with tax and wage regulations while managing payroll vendors and systems.

The role requires supervising payroll staff, ensuring timely weekly, biweekly, and monthly payroll runs, and driving improvements in efficiency and controls.