Director, Payroll

BlueLinx
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementSkills: ["Strategic leadership","Compliance focus","Risk management","Cross-functional collaboration","Continuous improvement"]

Lead enterprise payroll strategy and operations for U.S. (and Canadian) employees, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing. Own payroll governance, SOX controls, tax reporting, record retention, and audit readiness, while directing complex payroll transactions and escalation handling. Partner cross-functionally with HR, Finance, Legal, Internal Audit, IT, and external vendors to optimize payroll systems, improve internal controls, manage service delivery, and drive continuous process improvements and employee experience.

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BlueLinx
BlueLinx
4 days ago

Director, Payroll

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Job Summary

Lead enterprise payroll strategy and operations for U.S. (and Canadian) employees, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing. Own payroll governance, SOX controls, tax reporting, record retention, and audit readiness, while directing complex payroll transactions and escalation handling. Partner cross-functionally with HR, Finance, Legal, Internal Audit, IT, and external vendors to optimize payroll systems, improve internal controls, manage service delivery, and drive continuous process improvements and employee experience.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and execute the organization’s payroll strategy, goals, service levels, and performance metrics.
  • •Direct payroll operations for U.S. and Canadian employees, ensuring accurate and timely processing and managing complex payroll transactions.
  • •Own payroll compliance programs, SOX controls, and governance practices that minimize operational and compliance risk.
  • •Provide executive oversight of outsourced payroll vendors and partner with HRIS/IT/Finance to optimize payroll systems and integrations.
  • •Lead payroll team development and champion continuous improvement initiatives, KPIs, and employee payroll inquiry resolution.

Key Requirements

  • •Provide strategic leadership for payroll operations aligned to business objectives and workforce needs.
  • •Ensure payroll compliance across wage and hour requirements, payroll tax regulations, garnishments, withholding, and record retention.
  • •Manage SOX controls and internal control standards, supporting internal/external and tax audits and regulatory reviews.
  • •Oversee complex payroll processing, including executive compensation, incentives, commissions, relocation benefits, equity, expatriate payments, and severance.
  • •Lead and develop payroll teams and outsourced vendor relationships to maintain service delivery excellence and operational excellence.
Skills:Strategic leadershipCompliance focusRisk managementCross-functional collaborationContinuous improvement

Company Brief

BlueLinx
Distributes a broad portfolio of building and industrial products, including lumber, panels, engineered wood, and specialty materials, to dealers, home centers, and contractors across the United States.
Industry: Wholesale & Distribution
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Atlanta, United States
Founded: 1954
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