Top Payroll Jobs in Boston, MA

Process semi-monthly US payroll for 3,000+ employees using Workday; handle new hires, terminations, tax and 401(k) feeds, garnishments, retro adjustments, and timesheets. Resolve discrepancies, run audits, support SOX and 401(k) audits, process equity transactions (RSUs/options), respond to payroll and government inquiries, and provide administrative support for Canada and LATAM while partnering with People and Finance teams.

Manage and validate payroll tax calculations, filings, and payments; interpret multi-state payroll tax laws; support audits and SOX compliance; produce tax reports; handle escalated payroll inquiries; maintain documentation, controls, vendor relationships, and lead payroll-related projects and year-end tax processing.

Lead end-to-end biweekly U.S. payroll for salaried and hourly employees (including equity/RSUs); compile and validate payroll inputs; resolve payroll inquiries in Jira; reconcile timecards; partner with HR/Finance/Legal on employee changes; and identify automation and process improvements.

Administer weekly and bi-weekly multi-state payrolls using UKG Pro, auditing employee data, deductions, garnishments, taxes, adjustments, and interfaces. Prepare payroll journal entries, maintain SOX compliance, handle employment verification and unemployment inquiries, resolve discrepancies, and support quarter-end and year-end audits. The hybrid role requires three office days per week in Andover, Massachusetts.

The Payroll Associate processes multi-state bi-weekly payrolls, manages payroll accounts, reconciles journal entries, and assists HR and Finance teams with projects and audits.

Processes weekly payroll, calculates pay and overtime adjustments, enters timesheet corrections, prepares payroll reports, verifies hours and breaks, submits special payment requests, and answers employee questions about wages, deductions, attendance, and time records. Maintains confidential personnel and benefits information and performs related administrative duties.

Direct U.S. Payroll operations for 60,000+ employees, overseeing processing, systems operations, and tax teams. Lead payroll system scheduling and testing, tax filings, project delivery, vendor relations, process improvements, training, controls, audits, and escalations while coaching a 25–30 person team and ensuring timely, accurate payroll execution.

The Payroll Specialist will manage payroll processing, ensure tax compliance, handle inquiries, and collaborate with vendors while providing payroll data insights and participating in audits.

Lead and optimize U.S. multi-state payroll and equity administration. Manage ADP processing, reconciliations, SOX-compliant controls, tax and year-end reporting, and equity platform administration (Shareworks, Computershare). Partner with HR, Accounting, Legal, and external vendors to ensure compliance, support SEC/public company reporting, resolve employee inquiries, and improve payroll and equity processes.

Processes payroll settlements and on-demand payments in clients’ Workday applications. Maintains support documentation, manages daily control reports, handles treasury exceptions, and provides customer service to multiple clients in a fast-paced environment. Requires strong organization, communication, mathematical, problem-solving, and time-management skills, with careful handling of confidential customer information.

Manage end-to-end US and UK corporate payroll tax compliance, including filings, audits, notices, amendments, tax portals, garnishments, and year-end reporting. Serve as backup payroll processor, support Workday Payroll administration, reporting, data loads, process documentation, and payroll inquiries. Partner with HR and Accounting to resolve issues, monitor regulatory changes, and improve payroll and tax processes.

Provide advanced technical and payroll processing support, troubleshoot complex payroll/system issues, perform root cause analysis, ensure compliance with payroll laws, drive continuous improvement, analyze casework to identify trends, support onboarding and enterprise projects, and act as a payroll subject matter expert for internal and external stakeholders.

Process certified payroll and submit reports via LCPtracker, ensure compliance with Davis-Bacon and prevailing wage laws, review timecards and wage classifications, reconcile payroll discrepancies, monitor fringe benefits and overtime, prepare reports for audits and government agencies, and maintain payroll records.

Process high-volume biweekly and off-cycle payrolls for assigned business units, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and reconciliations. Audit HRIS records, manage new hires/terminations/LOAs, verify timesheets in VantagePoint, prepare imports and reports in Excel, reconcile tax and 401(k) remittances, handle garnishments and state filings, support year-end W-2 and audits, and provide payroll consultation to business units.

Lead and scale payroll implementation and operations for agricultural customers, ensuring accurate, compliant, and on-time payroll. Hire and manage payroll team, resolve payroll errors, advise on payroll and tax compliance, partner with Product and Sales, and drive process improvements to increase efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Process end-to-end payroll for assigned populations ensuring accuracy, compliance with payroll/tax regulations and SOX controls. Manage wage garnishments, unemployment claims, time & attendance, payroll records, cross-functional collaboration, system testing, audits, and employee inquiries while supporting automation and AI-enabled improvements.

Own full-cycle, multi-state payroll for more than 1,000 employees using Rippling. Manage payroll tax accounts, filings, notices, reconciliations, audits, benefits, 401(k), workers’ compensation, year-end reporting, and payroll accounting. Serve as Rippling system owner, maintain payroll documentation, and build AI-enabled automation for payroll support, reporting, agency notices, and audit preparation.

Manage payroll tax filing, remittance, and compliance across US and Canada. Oversee vendor performance (Strada, ADP), research and resolve tax notices, maintain payroll tax setups in Workday and ADP Smart Compliance, support quarter/year-end reconciliations and audits, monitor regulatory changes, improve processes, and provide stakeholder and employee support.

Provides end-to-end payroll processing for multiple managed customers, including case management, escalations, root cause analysis, client calls, Workday payroll configuration, tax and garnishment support, audits, year-end processing, W-2 adjustments, compliance, and service documentation. Maintains quality and production metrics while meeting deadlines and collaborating with customer and internal teams.

Process multi-state payroll accurately and on time, manage deductions/garnishments, ACH transfers, reconciliations with the general ledger, support audits and SOX controls, resolve employee payroll inquiries, collaborate with HR/finance/vendors, and maintain payroll systems and documentation.

Process full-cycle bi-weekly payroll for assigned entities, resolve payroll questions, handle expense reimbursements, manage payroll tax inquiries and audits, drive process improvements and automation, and assist with payroll system implementations and upgrades.

Senior operational leader for US payroll across five legal entities. Manages a team of three specialists, owns end-to-end payroll processing, final review/sign-off, off-cycle runs, tax compliance, SOX controls, year-end W-2s, vendor and stakeholder relationships, and leads process improvements and payroll system projects (Workday).

Prepare customized payroll plans and reconciliations for customers, support leave specialists with accurate payroll calculations, collaborate with payroll teams and internal stakeholders, collect product feedback, and identify improvements to payroll calculation software and integrations.

Lead FP&A activities including budgeting, forecasting, long-term financial modeling, profitability and variance analysis, and business performance reporting. Partner with senior leaders, maintain data integrity, use advanced analytics and AI tools to provide strategic recommendations, and drive improvements in forecasting and planning processes.

Own end-to-end payroll operations for U.S. and Canada, oversee global payroll processes and accounting, ensure statutory compliance, manage payroll controls and audits (including 401(k)), partner with HR and finance, handle payroll inquiries, prepare journal entries and reconciliations, and drive process improvements and vendor performance.