Senior Manager, Payroll

Ccsww•Seattle, WA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Catholic Community Services of Western Washington (CCSWW) is seeking an experienced and collaborative Senior Manager, Payroll to lead payroll operations for a complex, multi-division organization with approximately 4,000 employees. This role provides leadership and support to a team of payroll professionals across multiple locations, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of payroll for salaried, hourly, union, and non-union employees. The Senior Manager, Payroll role will oversee payroll processing, tax compliance, payroll-related reconciliations, and issue resolution while maintaining strong internal controls and compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. The Senior Manager, Payroll will also serve as a key partner to Accounting, Human Resources, Grant Accounting, and operational leadership to ensure payroll costs are accurately allocated, labor data remains audit-ready, and payroll processes align with organizational and grant funding requirements. In addition, this position will drive process improvements, strengthen operational efficiency, support payroll systems optimization and future system implementations, and develop reporting that enhances decision-making and compliance. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical payroll expertise, a commitment to continuous improvement, and a customer-focused leadership approach.

Requirements

Experienced and collaborative Senior Manager, Payroll
Strong technical payroll expertise
Commitment to continuous improvement
Customer-focused leadership approach

Responsibilities

Lead payroll operations for a complex, multi-division organization with approximately 4,000 employees.
Provide leadership and support to a team of payroll professionals across multiple locations.
Ensure accurate and timely processing of payroll for salaried, hourly, union, and non-union employees.
Oversee payroll processing, tax compliance, payroll-related reconciliations, and issue resolution.
Maintain strong internal controls and compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
Serve as a key partner to Accounting, Human Resources, Grant Accounting, and operational leadership.
Ensure payroll costs are accurately allocated.
Ensure labor data remains audit-ready.
Ensure payroll processes align with organizational and grant funding requirements.
Drive process improvements.
Strengthen operational efficiency.
Support payroll systems optimization and future system implementations.
Develop reporting that enhances decision-making and compliance.