Senior Payroll Operations & Compliance Lead

Black Box; Rayville (LA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Box seeks an experienced HR Operations professional to lead payroll across a multi-state workforce. You will drive accuracy, compliance, and timely processing while optimizing HR systems, reporting, and lifecycle processes.

This role requires 7+ years in payroll/HR operations, CPP certification, and deep knowledge of payroll regulations, with hands-on experience in Excel and Power BI for data insights.

Qualifications

• Experience leading payroll across multiple states and payroll cycles (bi-weekly/monthly).
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local wage and hour laws.
• Ability to reconcile payroll data with general ledger and reporting.
• Proven track record of process improvement and automation in payroll operations.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end payroll processing for multi-state employees and cycles.
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll execution; manage inputs from hires, terminations, bonuses, commissions, deductions.
• Partner with Finance to reconcile payroll data and reporting; audit payrolls and resolve discrepancies.
• Ensure compliance with wage laws and tax regulations; maintain audit-ready documentation.
• Track payroll metrics with Excel and Power BI; support onboarding/offboarding inputs.
• Collaborate with HRBPs and Talent Acquisition on payroll implications of employee changes.
• Maintain data integrity between HRIS and payroll systems; support benefits deductions and timekeeping.
• Identify and implement payroll process improvements and automation opportunities.
• Serve as primary escalation point for payroll queries; coordinate with HR, Finance, Operations.

Skills

Payroll management

Multi-state payroll

Excel (pivot/lookup)

Power BI/Tableau

HRIS & payroll systems

Data analysis & reporting

CPP certification

Stakeholder management

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, Finance, Accounting, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

HRIS

Job description

Black Box seeks an experienced HR Operations professional to lead payroll across a multi-state workforce. You will drive accuracy, compliance, and timely processing while optimizing HR systems, reporting, and lifecycle processes.

This role requires 7+ years in payroll/HR operations, CPP certification, and deep knowledge of payroll regulations, with hands-on experience in Excel and Power BI for data insights.