Payroll Team Manager at Vaco, LLC
Boston, MA 02129
About the Job
Location: Greater Boston Area, Hybrid (3 days onsite)
Compensation: Up to $165,000, with offers based on relevant experience and overall alignment with role requirements. Candidates seeking a higher salary are encouraged to explore other opportunities that may better meet their expectations.
Position Overview:
We are looking for an experienced Payroll Team Manager who will work as Payroll Manager on behalf of a prominent global company in the materials and specialty chemicals industry This position will have 3-direct reports and will report directly to Payroll Leadership. This publicly traded organization is known for its long-standing profitability, environmental responsibility, and contributions to critical sectors such as technology, infrastructure, and transportation. This role offers an opportunity to grow within a stable, innovation-driven company committed to both professional development and sustainable practices.
Role Highlights:
- Industry Reach: Join a leader serving diverse, essential industries with a strong emphasis on sustainable and innovative practices.
- Career Development: The company supports continuous growth through training, leadership programs, and global career advancement.
- Commitment to Sustainability: Be part of an organization renowned for its focus on environmental sustainability and enduring success.
- Oversee payroll operations for over thousands of employees, ensuring precision, compliance, and efficiency.
- Lead and develop a collaborative team, building a well-rounded payroll staff equipped with both technical and soft skills.
- Ensure full compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, supporting audits and implementing enhancements.
- Collaborate with HR and finance departments on payroll system integrations and improvements.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Professional Certification: Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) from PayrollOrg is highly preferred. Certification as a Certified Payroll Manager from the National Payroll Institute is a plus.
- Workday Payroll Processing Experience:Workday payroll processing experience is REQUIRED. Candidates must have hands-on experience with Workday.
- UKG Pro Experience: Experience with UKG Pro is a plus but not required.
- Payroll Management Experience: At least seven years of payroll processing experience in multi-location settings, with a strong grasp of U.S. and Canadian payroll regulations.
- Supervisory Experience: Minimum of three years in a supervisory or management role, with demonstrated success in team leadership and development.
Further details about the client will be shared with candidates who move forward in the interview process.
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .
Vaco also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
Privacy Notice
Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.
- California residents may access Vaco’s HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
- Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
- Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
- Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
- Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.
Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
