US Payroll Manager

About the Role

The US Payroll Manager is the senior operational leader for all US payroll activity, serving as the primary point of escalation and decision-making during US business hours. This role removes time-zone dependency on the Global Payroll Director by owning end-to-end delivery across 5 legal entities, leading a team of 3 specialists, and driving continuous improvement across processes, compliance, and systems.

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Development:
  • Manage, coach and develop 3 Payroll Specialists; conduct regular 1:1s, set objectives, and lead performance reviews
  • Allocate entity and workload ownership across the team, balancing complexity and coverage risk
  • Build a positive team culture with clear accountability and defined career pathways
  • Serve as first-line escalation for all payroll queries, exceptions, and processing issues during US hours
• Payroll Operations:
  • Oversee end-to-end payroll processing cycles across all 5 US legal entities, ensuring accuracy and on-time delivery
  • Perform final review and sign-off on payroll runs before funding; act as hands-on processor for complex or high-risk entities
  • Manage off-cycle payroll runs, retroactive adjustments, and termination calculations
  • Own the payroll calendar and ensure all deadlines are met across entities
• Compliance & Controls:
  • Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations across all jurisdictions
  • Maintain SOX controls documentation and support internal and external audits
  • Manage year-end processes including W-2 production, reconciliations, and tax filings
  • Monitor legislative and regulatory changes affecting US payroll; implement required process updates
• Vendor & Stakeholder Management:
  • Own day-to-day relationships with payroll system vendor, tax filing agents, and benefit administrators
  • Partner with HR, Finance, Legal, and Benefits teams as the primary US payroll contact
  • Prepare and present payroll metrics, exception reports, and KPIs for the Global Payroll Director and senior stakeholders
• Process Improvement & Projects:
  • Identify and lead process improvement initiatives to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and controls
  • Support system upgrades, new entity set-ups, and M&A-related payroll integrations
  • Contribute to global payroll strategy and standardization projects led by the Global Payroll Director

Required Experience & Qualifications

• 7+ years of US payroll experience, including multi-state and multi-entity environments
• 2+ years in a supervisory or team lead role with direct people management responsibility
• Deep knowledge of US federal and state payroll tax law, wage and hour regulations, and year-end compliance
• Hands-on experience with enterprise payroll systems (Workday Payroll)
• Experience operating within SOX-controlled environments
• CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) and Workday Payroll certification necessary
• Advanced excel skills and Power BI preferred

Skills And Competencies

• Multi-state payroll tax expertise
• Payroll system administration
• SOX controls and audit readiness
• Year-end reconciliation and W-2
• Excel / data analysis proficiency
• HRIS integration knowledge
• Decisive under time pressure
• Clear communicator across levels
• Builds team capability proactively
• High ownership and accountability
• Comfortable with global stakeholders
• Continuous improvement mindset

Pay

• Salary Range: $103,500 - $129,500
• Commission Eligible: No

Schedule

• Travel: Required up to 10% of the time
• Location Requirement: Fuze Health is limited to individuals residing in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington (WA), Wisconsin.
• Employment Authorization Requirement: Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

Benefits

• Dental, vision, and multiple group medical plans to choose from
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Group life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)
• Commuter benefits
• Employer-paid short-term (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) insurance
• Additional supplemental insurance plans (spouse life insurance, legal insurance, an employee assistance program, home health testing kits, and a fertility medication discount program)
• Flexible vacation time
• Accrued paid sick time
• 10 paid holidays (2 floating holidays for full time non-exempt employees)
• Eight weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees, additional paid weeks for the birthing parent
• 4 weeks paid caregiver leave
• Lifestyle Spending Account allowance each month

Application deadline: August 31st, 2026 (deadline may be extended as needed)