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Payroll Manager

CFS
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • $125,000–$135,000 Per Year
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Job Description

Payroll Manager


Salary: $125,000–$135,000 + Bonus


Why You Should Consider This Opportunity



  • Step into a high-impact leadership role overseeing payroll operations for a large and complex employee population

  • Join a global organization that values collaboration, professional development, continuous improvement, and work/life balance

  • Benefit from a hybrid schedule with up to two remote days per week

  • Work cross-functionally with HR, Finance, Benefits, and business leadership while serving as a key payroll resource across the organization

  • Take an active role in enhancing payroll systems, strengthening controls, and creating more efficient and scalable processes

  • Opportunity to lead and develop a payroll team while helping shape the future of the payroll function


Responsibilities of the Payroll Manager



  • Oversee end-to-end payroll operations across multiple states and locations, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on schedule

  • Provide leadership, coaching, and development to the payroll team while establishing clear processes and priorities

  • Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax requirements as well as applicable wage and hour regulations

  • Oversee payroll reconciliations, audits, tax reporting, and year-end payroll activities

  • Evaluate current payroll processes and implement improvements that increase accuracy, efficiency, and consistency

  • Partner with HR, Finance, Benefits, and other departments to resolve payroll matters and support broader organizational initiatives

  • Lead payroll technology enhancements, automation efforts, system implementations, and process standardization

  • Research and resolve complex payroll issues while providing guidance on payroll policies and best practices

  • Develop and maintain effective payroll controls, procedures, and documentation

  • Prepare payroll reporting and analysis to support leadership and business needs


Qualifications for the Payroll Manager



  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business, or a related discipline preferred

  • 6+ years of progressive payroll experience with demonstrated knowledge of large-scale payroll operations

  • Previous experience leading and developing a payroll team

  • Strong understanding of multi-state payroll processing, payroll taxes, wage and hour regulations, and compliance requirements

  • Experience working with payroll and HRIS platforms in a complex organizational environment

  • Background in payroll system implementations, automation, or process optimization strongly preferred


Compensation: $125,000–$135,000 + bonus, depending on experience

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Numbers & Facts

LocationMilwaukee, WI
IndustryFinancial Services
Salary$125,000–$135,000 Per Year
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Year Founded1994
Websitehttp://www.cfstaffing.com/

About Company

Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.

CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.

Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.

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