Payroll Manager

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in payroll, with strong exposure to accounting or general ledger work
• Strong working knowledge of payroll tax compliance, including multi-state complexity
• Comfort with reconciliations, journal entries, controls, and financial reporting
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset with a healthy skepticism (if something looks off, you investigate)
• A collaborative approach and comfortable operating in a hands-on, team-oriented environment where priorities can flex
• Clear communication skills and a customer-service mindset supporting internal teams
• Experience with UKGPro strongly preferred
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation preferred
• Estimated Salary Range: $110,000-125,000
• Find out more about Strata benefits here .
• How we work:
• Our preferred location for open roles is Chicago, IL. We value in‑person connection and regularly host on‑campus events to create meaningful opportunities for our team to build relationships and collaborate
• Thinking about applying?
• Should you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please reach out to careers@stratadecision.com.
• Here @ Strata...
• Our culture is driven by our people solving problems together. We embrace learning, collaboration, and continuous career growth. Together, we lift our customers, our products, our company, and our community.
• Our Core Values:
• While we celebrate what makes each member of our team unique, our core values are what connect us. They set clear expectations for how we approach our work and how each of us can positively influence the experience of our team and our customers.
• We connect with positive intent.
• We are helpful.
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Additional Information

As our Payroll Manager , you will own payroll end-to-end, ensuring every team member is paid accurately and on time, while also stepping into the broader world of accounting, payroll tax compliance, and financial operations . This is a role for someone who enjoys both precision and variety . Someone who is just as comfortable reconciling payroll accounts as they are jumping in to support adjacent finance needs . You will bring the experience to spot issues before they become problems and the mindset to continuously improve how things get done. This role is ideal for someone who has been doing this for a while, knows their craft, and is ready to apply that expertise in a collaborative, growth-mindset environment. How you'll make an impact: You will be our go-to expert for payroll, while also playing a key role across the Finance & Accounting team: Own the full-cycle payroll process, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance Serve as the internal subject matter expert on payroll and partner with our payroll provider (UKGPro) to manage processing, adjustments and issue resolution Lead payroll-related reconciliations, journal entries, and reporting activities Support payroll tax compliance, including multi-state registrations, filings, and issue resolution with agencies Collaborate closely with People Operations to ensure employee data is accurate and flows cleanly through payroll Support commission payment preparation and validation Play an active role in month-end close activities, especially where payroll and accruals intersect Contribute to broader accounting and operational needs, including corporate credit card administration, expense-related processes, and other operational accounting needs Identify opportunities to improve and automate payroll processes, controls, and systems...and help implement them Collaborate with FP&A to produce accurate payroll forecasts and provide monthly variance analysis between forecast and actual payroll expenses

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