Payroll Manager

About the Role

Own all payroll operations and processing, oversee the team, and elevate the function by building scalable processes, driving efficiencies across dealership locations, and developing team members. The ideal candidate has deep payroll expertise, experience leading a team, and the ability to problem-solve in ambiguous and complex environments.

Worksite location: onsite in Saint Louis Park.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day payroll operations for approximately 4,400 employees across multiple states and dealership locations.
• Manage and develop a team of approximately 10 payroll professionals.
• Serve as the primary payroll escalation point for dealership leadership and internal business partners.
• Support payroll integration activities related to acquisitions and expansion into new markets and states.
• Establish greater consistency and standardization across payroll operations.
• Ensure compliance with payroll laws, regulations, and reporting requirements.
• Partner with Finance, HR, and business leadership to drive process improvements.

Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive payroll experience with leadership responsibility.
• Experience leading payroll operations in a multi-state environment.
• Strong payroll compliance and tax knowledge.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with ADP or similar systems.
• Ability to lead through complexity, ambiguity, and change.

Preferred Qualifications

• Union payroll experience.
• Automotive, manufacturing, hospitality, construction, or similar industry experience.
• CPP certification.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance and short-term/long-term disability.
• HSA/FSA programs.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid time off.
• Employee vehicle purchase and maintenance discounts.

Pay

$100,000 - $115,000 per year.

About Versique

Versique is a high-performance recruiting firm specializing in executive leadership search, direct hire, and interim hiring solutions. Based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, Versique delivers tailored expertise across a wide range of industries through its three divisions. The team consists of seasoned recruiters with hands-on experience in the fields they hire for, providing unmatched industry insight and connections.

Versique has earned recognition on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies, the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal's Fast 50 list, and as a Star Tribune Top Workplace. The firm was also named a Best Place to Work in 2022 by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.