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Vice President, Payroll Administration

Future Standard


Job Location:

Philadelphia, PA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 1 October 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 29 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Vice President Payroll Administration leads the enterprise payroll function and is accountable for the accurate timely and compliant payment of all employees across the organization. The role owns end-to-end payroll operations including processing off-cycle filings garnishments and the general ledger interface into Corporate Accounting. It carries responsibility for the internal control environment over payroll and for the integrity of payroll data used in financial reporting.

Reporting into Accounting Operations the Vice President partners closely with Human Resources Treasury Tax Financial Systems and Internal/External Audit. The successful candidate combines deep technical payroll expertise with the judgment to modernize processes strengthen controls and lead a distributed team through periods of growth and system change.

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE IS EXPECTED TO:
Payroll Operations
  • Own the full payroll cycle for all pay groups ensuring every payroll is processed accurately and released on schedule.
  • Partner with in-country providers and local finance teams to administer international payroll across multiple countries and currencies.
  • Direct off-cycle payments retroactive adjustments bonus and commission runs severance relocation and equity-related payroll events.
  • Establish and monitor service levels for payroll inquiries escalations and case resolution across the employee population.
  • Lead develop and retain the payroll team setting clear objectives cross-training for continuity and a succession plan for critical roles.
  • Maintain a documented control environment over payroll including segregation of duties approval thresholds and evidence sufficient to satisfy internal and external audit.
  • Ensure compliance with federal state and local wage and hour law multi-state and multi-jurisdiction tax withholding garnishment orders and applicable reporting obligations.
  • Own payroll tax registrations deposits quarterly and annual filings and monthly/quarterly/year-end reporting including W-2 issuance and amendments.
  • Deliver the payroll general ledger interface accruals and account reconciliations to Accounting Operations within the monthly and quarterly close calendar.
  • Support system automation with benefit providers. (HealthEquity Partners Fidelity etc.)
  • Own the annual workers compensation audit.
  • Internal payroll reporting as requested
  • Calculate and record monthly payroll allocations.
  • Calculate and record monthly bonus accruals.
401(k) Plan Administration
  • Own day-to-day administration of the company 401(k) plan in partnership with Human Resources and the plan recordkeeper including enrollment deferral and loan data flowing from payroll.
  • Calculate andvalidateemployer match and any non-elective contributions including the annual true-up and confirm each calculation agrees to the plan document and eligible compensation definition.
  • Record and support the monthly and year-end accruals for employer match reconcile the related liability accounts and explain movements to Corporate Accounting as part of the close.
  • Lead the annual 401(k) plan audit and Form 5500 process preparing census and payroll data coordinating requests from the external audit team and resolving findings ahead of filing deadlines.
  • Support annual compliance testing and contribution limit monitoring and remediate operational errors including missed deferrals and corrective contributions under established correction procedures.
Systems and Process Improvement
  • Partner with Financial Systems and Human Resources on the payroll and time-capture platform roadmap including upgrades integrations and testing of configuration changes.
  • Identify and eliminate manual effort through automation standardized calendars and improved data quality at the point of entry.
QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelors degree in accounting finance human resources or a related field.
  • Twelve or more years of progressive payroll experience including at least five years leading a payroll organization in a multi-state environment.
  • Demonstrated command of payroll tax wage and hour regulation garnishment administration and year-end reporting requirements.
  • Hands-on experience with an enterprise payroll and time platform and comfort working alongside systems teams on configuration testing and integrations.
  • Working knowledge of payroll accounting including accruals reconciliations and the payroll entries that flow into financial statements.
  • Experience leading a payroll system implementation conversion or share-services transition preferred.
  • Exposure to international payroll and equity compensation reporting preferred.
  • Experience with Ceridian Dayforce preferred.

Future Standard is a global alternative asset manager serving institutional and private wealth clients investing across private equity credit real estate and infrastructure. With a 30 year track record of value creation and $94 billion in assets under management we back the business owners and financial sponsors that drive growth and innovation across the middle market transforming untapped potential into durable value.

Total AUM estimated as of March 31 2026.

Future Standard is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Future Standard does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or search firms. Any resume or referral submitted in the absence of a signed agreement is property of Future Standard and no fee will be paid.


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