Senior Payroll Operations Lead

crescent; West Chester Township (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

C Crescent Park Corporation is seeking a Payroll Administrator to lead end-to-end payroll across all sites, ensuring accurate, on-time pay and strict regulatory compliance. You will partner with People Operations, Finance, and leadership to modernize systems and strengthen controls.

You will oversee tax compliance, year-end processing, and payroll analytics while driving continuous process improvements and SOP development in a multi-state environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive HR leadership experience in compensation, benefits, compliance, payroll, and HRIS management.
• Professional certification (SHRM-CP, PHR, FPC)
• Demonstrated experience partnering with Finance teams on budgeting, accruals, and fiscal reporting.
• Strong knowledge of payroll process compliance and federal/state labor laws.
• Experience working in multi-state or multinational environments to manage diverse labor laws, social compliance, and payroll processes.
• Experience managing payroll automation and analytics dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Audit payroll inputs and outputs each cycle: verify gross-to-net calculations, direct deposits, tax withholdings, deduction accuracy, and new-hire data before final processing.
• Maintain compliance with all federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations including FICA, FUTA, SUI, and multi-state withholding requirements.
• Coordinate year-end payroll activities: W-2 processing and distribution, ACA payroll data support, quarter-end reconciliations, and regulatory filings, in partnership with People Operations and Finance.
• Maintain audit-ready payroll documentation; support and respond to internal and external payroll-related audits with complete and accurate records.
• Ensure data integrity, confidentiality, and security of all payroll information in accordance with company policy and applicable data-protection requirements.
• Take a non-paint-by-numbers approach to continuously streamline and improve payroll processes, controls, and SOPs.

Skills

Payroll processing

Payroll compliance

Data analytics

Cross-functional partnership

UKG Pro/UKG Dimensions

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Finance

SHRM-CP, PHR, or FPC certification

Tools

UKG Pro/UKG Dimensions

Job description

C Crescent Park Corporation is seeking a Payroll Administrator to lead end-to-end payroll across all sites, ensuring accurate, on-time pay and strict regulatory compliance. You will partner with People Operations, Finance, and leadership to modernize systems and strengthen controls.

You will oversee tax compliance, year-end processing, and payroll analytics while driving continuous process improvements and SOP development in a multi-state environment.