US Payroll Manager

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.

- 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

- 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

- 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

- 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

- 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

- 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)

- CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) and Workday Payroll certification necessary

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.

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