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VP of Payroll

Kbwfinancial

Woburn, MA · Posted October 29, 2026

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About the job

KBW Financial Staffing & Recruiting is partnering with a growing services organization to identify a Vice President of Payroll to lead its multi-state payroll operations. Reporting directly to the CFO, this individual will oversee payroll for 10,000+ employees. This is a key leadership opportunity for a strategic, hands-on payroll professional who can lead and develop a team, improve processes, strengthen controls, and build scalable infrastructure to support continued growth.

Key Responsibilities

Oversee end-to-end payroll operations across multiple states.

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 6–8 payroll professionals, assessing the current structure and identifying opportunities to strengthen the team.

Ensure accurate and timely payroll processing, including timekeeping, overtime, deductions, payroll taxes, and reconciliations.

Evaluate payroll systems and processes, driving automation, standardization, and operational efficiencies.

Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local wage-and-hour regulations and multi-state payroll requirements.

Partner with the CFO, Accounting, HR, Billing, and Operations leadership to improve cross-functional processes and reporting.

Develop scalable payroll infrastructure to support continued growth, acquisitions, and expansion into new markets.

Qualifications

10+ years of progressive payroll experience, including leadership of large, complex payroll operations.

Experience managing high-volume payroll populations, ideally 10,000+ employees.

Strong background overseeing weekly payroll for a predominantly hourly workforce.

Proven ability to lead, develop, and restructure payroll teams of 6+ professionals.

Extensive knowledge of multi-state payroll, payroll taxes, wage-and-hour regulations, and overtime requirements.

Demonstrated success improving payroll processes, systems, internal controls, and operational efficiencies.

Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and relationship-building skills.

Healthcare, home care, or other labor-intensive service industry experience is a plus.

Bachelor's degree preferred; CPP designation is a plus.

Hybrid: 3-4 days/week in office

Compensation: $150,000 – $175,000 plus bonus

For additional information, please forward a copy of your resume and contact information in Word Document form to Merry Doyle at mdoyle@kbwfinancial.com .

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