Title: Director of Payroll
Salary: Up to $190,000 + 10% bonus
Location: Boston, MA (Hybrid, 2 days onsite)
Why This Opportunity Stands Out:
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High-visibility leadership role reporting into senior finance leadership
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Join a large, established organization preparing for significant growth and expansion
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Opportunity to lead payroll transformation initiatives and strengthen processes, controls, and reporting
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Partner closely with executive leadership to build a more efficient and scalable payroll function
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Lead a complex, high-volume payroll operation supporting a large, multi-state workforce
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Significant opportunity to make an immediate impact while positioning the department for long-term success
Director of Payroll Key Responsibilities:
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Oversee end-to-end payroll operations for a large, complex workforce of 10,000+ employees
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Lead multi-state payroll operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely processing
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Manage complex union payroll requirements, including multiple collective bargaining agreements
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Lead and develop the payroll team, establishing accountability, structure, and operational efficiencies
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Drive payroll process improvements, system optimization, internal controls, and reporting enhancements
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Partner with Finance, HR, and executive leadership to support organizational growth and workforce expansion
Director of Payroll Qualifications:
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Director-level payroll leadership experience within a large, complex organization
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Experience overseeing payroll for 10,000+ employees
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Strong multi-state payroll experience with significant union payroll and CBA exposure
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Hands-on UKG experience required; Kronos and Dimensions experience strongly preferred
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Proven success leading payroll teams through organizational change, process improvements, and growth
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Experience within transportation, manufacturing, healthcare, utilities, logistics, or another large, heavily unionized environment preferred
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