Manager, Payroll

The Payroll Manager leads Imagen Dental Partners’ payroll function, ensuring team members are paid accurately, compliantly, and on time across multiple payroll cycles, states, and legal entities. This role oversees payroll operations, controls, tax administration, team performance, system improvements, and acquisition support while serving as the primary escalation point for complex payroll matters.

Payroll Operations & Controls

• Lead accurate, on-time processing of all payroll cycles (regular, off-cycle, final, bonus, and special) across multiple entities and employee groups.
• Review and approve payroll inputs, registers, and reconciliations before release, and keep strong controls and procedures in place.
• Run audits, fix discrepancies at the root, and act as the go-to escalation point so team members’ pay questions get resolved quickly.
• Deliver accurate payroll reporting to Finance, leadership, and auditors.

Compliance & Tax

• Keep payroll compliant with federal, state, and local requirements, including payroll tax, garnishments, and agency notices.
• Lead quarter-end and year-end close, including tax reconciliations and W-2s.

People Leadership

• Coach and develop the Payroll & Tax Assistant through clear priorities, cross-training, and quality review.

Systems & Growth

• Own payroll and timekeeping in UKG Pro and UKG WFM, including testing and validating changes.
• Drive process improvements that make payroll more accurate, efficient, and scalable.
• Lead payroll readiness when Imagen adds new practices, entities, and team member groups.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Human Resources, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Five or more years of progressive payroll experience, including leadership or supervisory responsibility.
• Progressive experience leading complex, multi-state payroll operations across multiple payroll cycles, locations, or legal entities.
• Experience with payroll controls, audits, reconciliations, tax administration, garnishments, final pay, and year-end activities.
• Experience supervising or leading payroll staff and coordinating time-sensitive work across teams.
• Experience supporting organizational growth, acquisitions, system implementations, or significant payroll process change.
• Strong knowledge of multi-state payroll, payroll taxes, wage deductions, garnishments, final pay, and year-end processes.
• Experience with UKG Pro and UKG WFM and advanced Excel skills preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, decision-making, and communication skills in a high-volume environment.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Multi-location accounting experience strongly preferred.

Our Mission:

At Imagen Dental Partners, we’re building a thriving community of technology-driven, patient-focused professionals. Our mission is simple: to elevate dental care through excellence, collaboration, and innovation.

We believe success starts with people. That’s why we invest heavily in career growth, continuing education, and a supportive culture where top talent can make an impact and grow at an accelerated pace.

Our commitment to inclusion is woven into the core of who we are. We believe that we are strongest when we embrace the voices of our team members, patients, partners, and the communities we serve.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, status as a covered veteran, or any other class protected by federal, state, and local laws.

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, HR or related field; 5+ years progressive payroll experience including leadership; multi-state payroll, tax, garnishments, year-end; UKG Pro and WFM experience preferred; CPP preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• processing payroll
• ensuring compliance
• leading payroll team

Skills & Tools

UKG Pro, UKG WFM, Microsoft Excel

Job Details

• Category: Finance and Accounting
• Seniority: Senior Level
• Commitment: Full Time
• Workplace: Remote — Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
• Languages: English

About Imagen Dental Partners

A technology-driven, patient-focused dental care community investing in career growth and innovation. — Industry: Healthcare