Temporary Payroll Manager | Process Owner & System Expert

Gateway Search Associates; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Gateway Search Associates is seeking a Temporary Payroll Manager for a 4-5 month assignment in the Philadelphia area. The role owns the payroll process end-to-end, directs the migration of workflows from HR to Finance, and serves as the payroll platform expert.

You will oversee school-year pay-smoothing calculations for teachers and staff, while partnering with the Senior Accountant to enforce a formal payroll review and approval process.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and ability to independently manage payroll.
• Collaborative personality and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end processing of payroll cycles with accuracy.
• Lead the migration of payroll workflows from HR into Finance and establish handoffs.
• Act as the system administrator and super-user for the payroll platform to optimize time and automation.
• Oversee school-year annualized pay-smoothing calculations for teachers and staff.
• Partner with Senior Accountant to formalize and enforce payroll review and approval processes.

Skills

Payroll processing

Communication

Detail oriented

Independent worker

Job description

Gateway Search Associates is seeking a Temporary Payroll Manager for a 4-5 month assignment in the Philadelphia area. The role owns the payroll process end-to-end, directs the migration of workflows from HR to Finance, and serves as the payroll platform expert.

You will oversee school-year pay-smoothing calculations for teachers and staff, while partnering with the Senior Accountant to enforce a formal payroll review and approval process.