Payroll Manager
Payroll Services • US, MN • Full Time
Posted on Thu, Sep 10, 2026
EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran
Summary:
Pays employees and compiles payroll information by managing payroll preparation; completing reports; maintaining records.
Responsibilities:
- Maintains payroll information by designing systems; directing the collection, calculation, and entering of data.
- Updates payroll records by reviewing and approving changes in exemptions, insurance coverage, savings deductions, and job titles, and department/ division transfers.
- Pays employees by directing the production and issuance of paychecks or electronic transfers to bank accounts.
- Prepares reports by compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages.
- Determines payroll liabilities by approving the calculation of employee federal and state income and social security taxes, and employer's social security, unemployment, and workers compensation payments.
- Balances the payroll accounts by resolving payroll discrepancies.
- Provides payroll information by answering questions and requests.
- Maintains payroll guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures.
- Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
- Maintains employee confidence and protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
- Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.
- Maintains payroll staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
- Maintains payroll staff job results by counseling and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Related Skills and Qualifications:
Managing Processes, People Management, Data Entry Management, Reporting Skills, Compensation and Wage Structure, Benefits Administration, Worker Compensation, Employment Law, Developing Standards, Financial Skills, Accounting
AuditFriendly salary estimate
The employer did not post a salary for this role. Based on AuditFriendly's salary intelligence model (comparable live postings, role, seniority, and location), we estimate base pay of $100,000–$135,000 per year (median ~$109,000). This is an AuditFriendly estimate, not an employer-provided figure.
More live payroll_manager roles
- Payroll Team Lead at J EllisDon Corporation — London, ON
- Senior Manager, Global Payroll at Armada (Remote)
- Payroll Manager at International Republican Institute — Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Payroll Manager at Ace Hardware — Oak Brook, Illinois, US
- Payroll Manager at Moody's — New York, NY, US
- Senior Manager Payroll Operations at Republic Services — Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- Payroll Process Lead at AECOM — Taguig City, BONIFACIO STOPOVER, PH
- Payroll Transformation Lead at TCWGlobal — Las Vegas, NV, United States
- Payroll Manager at Saddle Mountain Unified School District 90 — Not Specified
- Senior Payroll Manager at Pomelo Care — United States
- Payroll Manager at TJX — Mascot, NSW 2020
- Manager Payroll at PeaceHealth — Vancouver, Washington, United States
- Payroll Supervisor - UIC AO&D at UIC Alaska — Anchorage, AK, US
- Payroll Supervisor at UIC Alaska — Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Payroll Manager at Atlantic Projects Company Limited — Limerick, Ireland
- Senior Payroll Manager at IFAC — Kilkenny, Ireland
- Payroll Lead at Elevate Aircraft Seating — Huntington Beach, California, United States
- Certified Payroll & Compliance Lead at Encore Fire Protection — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Payroll Manager at Kinsley Steel — Hanover, Pennsylvania, United States
- Manager, Payroll Operations - Sub Saharan at Remote.com (Remote)
- Manager, Payroll Operations - Sub Saharan at Remote (Remote)
- Payroll Supervisor - Social Services at Meridian Services — Golden Valley, Minnesota, United States
- Program Manager, Payroll and Workforce Management at Summit Pacific Medical Center — Elma, Washington, United States
- Project Accountant - Office / Payroll Manager , Industrial Construction at Graycor Family of Companies — Middletown, Ohio, US
- Senior Manager, Payroll at Essex Property Trust — Irvine, California, United States
- Payroll Supervisor at Treasure Island Resort & Casino — Welch, Minnesota, United States
- Senior Manager, Global Payroll at LaunchDarkly (Remote)
- People Enablement Lead, Payroll and HR Systems-US at Neko Health — New York, New York, United States
- Payroll Manager at Dinwiddie County Public Schools — Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States