[Hiring] Interim Payroll & Benefits Supervisor / Manager @Thrive Market

Role Description

The Interim Payroll & Benefits Supervisor/Manager leads day-to-day payroll operations for a multi-state workforce of roughly 1,600 employees, combining hourly and salaried populations across headquarters and fulfillment centers on the East and West Coast, while covering a planned leave.

Payroll is the core of the role, which includes:

• Heavy reporting and Accounting audit work.
• Preparing payroll for year-end and the Dayforce-to-Workday transition.
• Handling a defined set of benefits administration tasks.
• Owning payroll-related Workday configuration, in partnership with Program Management.

This role is hands-on, running payroll and helping build, document, and improve the payroll and Workday foundation. Responsibilities include:

• Keeping payroll accurate, compliant, and on time.
• Leaving documented processes behind for team stability after the leave ends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field (Business, Accounting, Finance, Human Resources or a related discipline preferred).
• 7+ years of progressive payroll experience, including multi-state US payroll and a combined hourly and salaried workforce.
• Hands-on Workday experience, including payroll configuration or build, and in-house payroll processing in an ERP/HCM system.
• Experience managing third-party payroll vendors and SLAs; ability to troubleshoot unique local payrolls.
• Working knowledge of benefits administration: enrollments, deductions, 401(k) and carrier reconciliation.
• 2+ years leading or supervising payroll staff or a team.
• Comfortable in a startup or growth-stage environment, with a track record of building and improving processes, controls and metrics.
• Advanced Excel proficiency and the ability to communicate effectively with associates at all levels.

Requirements

• ADP experience, including integrations with Workday.
• Workday payroll or HCM implementation or migration experience; Dayforce experience a plus.
• SOX/ICFR payroll controls and audit support.
• Hourly, high-volume operations workforce experience (fulfillment or distribution) in a high-growth company.
• CPP, FPC or similar certification; prior interim or leave-coverage experience.

Benefits

• At Thrive Market, we believe in building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic culture.
• We encourage you to apply if you are excited about this role along with our mission and values.