HR Ops Ohio

About the Role

Black Box is seeking an experienced HR Operations professional with deep expertise in payroll management to lead and optimize payroll operations across a complex multi-state workforce. This role will ensure accurate compliant and timely payroll processing while driving operational excellence across HR systems reporting and employee lifecycle processes.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll Management

• Own end-to-end payroll processing for multi-state employees (corporate field and project-based workforce)
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll execution (bi-weekly/monthly cycles)
• Manage payroll inputs including new hires terminations bonuses commissions and deductions
• Partner with Finance to reconcile payroll data general ledger and reporting
• Handle payroll audits discrepancies and employee escalations
• Ensure compliance with federal state and local wage and hour laws
• Ensure compliance with tax regulations wage laws and reporting requirements
• Prepare and validate payroll reports audits and filings
• Maintain documentation for audits and regulatory reviews
• Track and report payroll metrics and trends using Microsoft Excel and Power BI
• Oversee employee data changes impacting payroll (job changes compensation updates)
• Partner with HRBPs and Talent Acquisition on onboarding/offboarding payroll inputs
• Ensure data integrity between HRIS and payroll systems
• Support benefits deductions leave of absence tracking and timekeeping systems
  
  
• Identify and implement payroll process improvements and automation opportunities
• Streamline workflows between HR Finance and Payroll
• Improve accuracy reduce manual effort and enhance employee experience
• Act as the primary point of contact for payroll-related queries and escalations
• Partner with internal stakeholders across HR Finance and Operations
• Provide guidance on payroll policies procedures and best practices
• 7 years of experience in payroll or HR operations with strong payroll ownership
• Proven experience managing multi-state payroll in the U.S.
• Strong knowledge of payroll compliance tax regulations and wage laws
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables lookups reconciliation)
• Experience with payroll systems
• Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy
  
  
• Experience supporting field-based or hourly workforce (technicians project teams)
• Experience with reporting tools like Power BI or Tableau
• Experience in a global or multi-country payroll environment
• CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) certification
• Bachelors degree in HR Finance Accounting or related field
  
  
• Payroll Processing & Compliance
• Payroll Reconciliation & Audits
• HRIS & Payroll Systems
• Data Analysis & Reporting
• Process Improvement & Automation
• Stakeholder Management