Senior Manager of Payroll and Sales Compensation

Why work with us:

• Competitive pay (based on experience)
• On-the-job training
• Company Expansion and growth opportunities
• Team-oriented work environment
• Consistent work year-round
• Great benefits + PTO package

About the role:

The Senior Manager of Payroll & Sales Compensation owns the entire payroll and commission function for 150+ employees across multiple pay structures (salary, hourly, piece-rate, commission, override, bonus) for Veridian Service Partners, a private equity backed residential services platform. Operating across Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio, this leader is fully accountable for the accuracy, integrity, compliance, and continuous improvement of payroll and performance-based compensation—the programs that drive technician and sales performance.

This is a builder’s role. It is designed for a high-performing Senior Payroll Manager, Payroll & Compensation Manager, or Payroll Operations Manager who is ready to take full ownership of a department and grow it on a private equity-backed platform. What matters is the depth, judgment, and ambition to own the function and scale it. The Senior Manager directly supervises the Payroll Specialist, serves as the company’s subject-matter expert on piece-rate pay and weekly residential services commission calculations, and is expected to build out and mature the function over time. Sales compensation and incentive plans are designed by leadership; this role is responsible for accurately calculating, administering, reconciling, and continuously improving the execution of those plans, and for advising leadership with the data and analysis behind them.

What you'll do:

Payroll Administration

• Own end-to-end weekly and bi-weekly payroll processing for all employees.
• Ensure payroll is processed accurately, timely, and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• Review and approve payroll runs prepared by the Payroll Specialist.
• Manage payroll adjustments, corrections, garnishments, final pay calculations, and off-cycle payrolls.
• Serve as the final quality-control checkpoint prior to payroll submission.
• Maintain payroll records and supporting documentation.

Variable Compensation Administration

• Administer and calculate variable compensation plans for:
• • In-home sales representatives’ commissions
  • Call center representatives 
  • Sales managers
  • Market leaders
  • Revenue override programs
  • Quarterly incentive plans
  • Profit-sharing programs
  • EBITDA-based bonus programs
  • Calculate production bonuses and operational incentive programs

• Validate commission calculations and payout accuracy.
• Reconcile compensation calculations against approved compensation plans and operational data.
• Investigate and resolve compensation questions and disputes.
• Maintain documentation supporting all commission and incentive calculations.

Operations Compensation Administration

• Oversee piece-rate compensation programs.
• Validate payroll inputs received from field operations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable wage-and-hour regulations.

Leadership & Team Development

• Directly manage and develop the Payroll Specialist.
• Establish standard operating procedures and payroll controls.
• Assist in building and scaling the Payroll & Sales Compensation organization over time.
• Foster a culture of accountability, accuracy, responsiveness, and continuous improvement.

Compliance & Controls

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll laws and regulations.
• Oversee payroll tax administration and payroll-related filings.
• Develop and maintain audit-ready payroll and compensation processes.
• Implement controls designed to ensure payroll and compensation accuracy.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and implement scalable solutions.

Systems & Process Improvement

• Serve as the subject-matter expert for payroll systems and compensation administration.
• Maintain payroll and compensation data integrity.
• Partner with Finance, HR, and Operations to improve payroll and compensation workflows.
• Develop scalable processes that support future growth and increasing compensation complexity.

What we are looking for:

Required

• 7+ years of progressive payroll experience within the residential services industry.
• 2+ years of leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience processing weekly and bi-weekly payroll for organizations with 150+ employees.
• Experience administering commissioned compensation plans.
• Experience managing incentive, bonus, and override compensation plans.
• Strong understanding of payroll compliance and wage-and-hour regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to build processes and controls.

Strongly Preferred

• Residential services industry experience including HVAC, Plumbing, Roofing, Pest Control, Solar, Pool Construction, Outdoor Living, Home Remodeling, Garage Doors, Windows & Doors, or Foundation Repair.
• Experience supporting multi-location operations.
• Experience with Rippling, ADP, UKG, Paylocity, or similar payroll platforms.
• Experience with Salesforce, i360, Service Titan, or other field service management platforms.
• Experience administering piece-rate compensation programs.

Success Metrics

• Payroll accuracy
• On-time payroll processing
• Commission and incentive payout accuracy
• Compliance and audit readiness
• Scalability of payroll and compensation processes
• Development of payroll team capabilities