Payroll Specialist II, Payroll Operations & Compliance

Location: Richardson, Texas, United States; supports U.S., Canada, and assigned PEO payroll populations.

Salary: USD 77,700–132,300 per year.

Company

hirify.global provides software and technology solutions, with this role supporting enterprise payroll operations.

What you will do

• Execute payroll processing for assigned cycles and pay groups, including timekeeping data, retroactive adjustments, off-cycle payments, deductions, taxes, final pay, and corrections.
• Review payroll outputs and perform variance analysis, gross-to-net reconciliation, tax reconciliation, and deduction balancing before finalization.
• Resolve complex payroll inquiries, Tier 2/Tier 3 cases, employee corrections, and recurring issues as an operational escalation resource.
• Provide peer review, training, and mentoring to payroll specialists and coordinators without direct people-management responsibility.
• Maintain payroll controls, audit documentation, garnishment and timekeeping controls, compliance validation, SOPs, process maps, checklists, and calendars.
• Partner with HR, Benefits, Finance, Legal, IT, tax providers, payroll vendors, and PEO/international vendors; support Dayforce and UKG activities, reporting, testing, integrations, tax balancing, W-2/T4 preparation, statutory reporting, and audits.

Requirements

• 6+ years of progressive payroll experience, including advanced payroll processing, payroll review, reconciliation, compliance, and complex correction work.
• Experience supporting U.S. and Canada payroll across multiple jurisdictions is required; PEO-administered populations are preferred.
• Experience with enterprise payroll and HCM systems is required; Dayforce and UKG experience is strongly preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills are required, including reconciliation, variance analysis, data review, and audit support.
• Experience partnering with HR, Benefits, Finance, Legal, IT, external payroll vendors, tax providers, and auditors.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field is preferred; equivalent payroll experience may replace the degree.
• Ability to handle confidential employee, payroll, tax, banking, and compensation information with judgment and discretion.
• Advanced knowledge of payroll calendars, pay groups, earnings, deductions, taxes, retroactive adjustments, final pay, off-cycle payments, and year-end activities.
• Strong compliance, controls, reconciliation, analytical, troubleshooting, communication, documentation, continuous improvement, attention-to-detail, follow-through, and deadline-management skills.

Nice to have

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or equivalent payroll certification.
• Experience with PEO-administered populations.
• Minimal travel for projects, audits, implementations, or team planning.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular employment position with no direct reports and a defined growth path within the payroll team.
• Cross-functional collaboration with HR, Benefits, Finance, Legal, IT, vendors, and payroll leadership.
• Occasional physical activity and extended periods of sitting or standing may be required; ability to lift or move more than 10 pounds may be required.