Payroll Resume Sample

Learn how to make your organizational skills stand out on your payroll resume.

Dillon Price, Monster Contributor

If you work as a payroll professional, you likely understand the importance of good organizational skills and sound data. To be considered for a new job, you’ll need to use that knowledge when writing your payroll resume.

How can you begin? Start by considering the most important skills and qualities employers look for in a payroll professional. These often include:

payroll/benefits administration
regulatory compliance
relationship management
ADP software

Put your organizational skills to good use by separating your core strengths and your technical proficiencies into two separate sections. Then, apply your knowledge of data when writing your professional summary and career history. For example, you can mention the number of employees you managed payroll for or the dollar amount you saved your prior employers by implementing new initiatives.

Now that you get the gist of what employers look for in a payroll resume, refer to Monster’s sample below when creating your first draft.

Payroll Resume

Janice St. Pierre

Los Angeles, CA ● 555.555.5555 ● JaniceStPierre@email.com ● linkedin.com/janice.st.pierre

Payroll Director

Insightful, analytical leader with10+ years of experience managing payroll operations for global institutions. Execute multi-state, bi-weekly payroll processing for up to 5,000 global employees. Recognized for implementing $MM cost saving initiatives. Proven to proactively research and rectify federal and multi-state withholding tax issues.

Core Strengths:

Career History

COMPANY ONE, Los Angeles, CA............................................................................................................................... 20XX – Present

Payroll Manager

Executed multi-state, bi-weekly payroll processing for 2,500+ employees working with respective HR payroll teams. Prepare and analyze bi-weekly and monthly payroll reconciliations. Managed monthly payroll accounting journal. Provided overtime calculations and analysis for 500 non-exempt employees.

Upgraded antiquated payroll system to web-based saving both time and money.
Executed successful payroll database migration upgrade from ADP PCPW to PayForce.
Facilitated weekly new hire orientation focused on payroll.
Partnered with HR teams regarding salary and overtime budgeting and quarterly/annual deferred compensation (stock) distribution payments.

COMPANY TWO, Los Angeles, CA................................................................................................................................... 20XX – 20XX

Payroll Accountant

Managed multi-state bi-weekly regular and stock options payroll processing for corporate headquarters for up to 10,000 employees reporting directly to the Assistant Vice President of Accounting and Finance.

Arranged and vetted bi-weekly payroll reports to ensure all additions and changes from Human Resources Department were completed for respective payroll runs.
Swiftly and accurately processed payroll changes and month-end journal entries.
Streamlined communication by liaising with payroll and finance departments.
Accountable for 401k file retrieval, maintenance, and true-ups prior to payroll transmission and wire funding.

COMPANY THREE, Los Angeles, CA.............................................................................................................................. 20XX – 20XX

Payroll Manager: Accountant/HRIS Specialist

Prepared, maintained and analyzed Corporate Payroll Reconciliation Master Report (CPRM) in relation to the payroll register. Partnered cross-functionally to ensure consistent and accurate informational and troubleshooting support.

Prepared and analyzed quarterly/annual federal and multi-state unemployment and withholding report.
Provided annual preparation and analysis of corporate salaries for annual corporate Tax Information Package (TIP) submitted to the Tax Department for Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) requirements.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration | Major: Accounting | University One | Los Angeles, CA

Technical Proficiencies

ADP Software: PayForce | PCPW | Connect (Interface with HRIS System PeopleSoft) | Pay eXpert | ADP Reporting

Ultimate Software: Currently in Training

Ceridian Software: Source 500/550 | Ceridian Web

HRIS System: PeopleSoft | Ceridian HRIS | HR Spectrum | Oracle Fusion

Microsoft Office: Advanced Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint

Download this sample payroll resume in Word to start your job application.

Monster’s salary data shows that you could make anywhere from $56,518 to $95,383 per year as a payroll manager. Want a more precise number? Enter your job title and location into Monster’s Salary Estimator to find out how much you’ll likely earn in your area.

Want to know where to take your payroll career? Check out these five cities where your skills are in high demand:

Not finding what you’re looking for in the above-mentioned cities? Try searching for payroll specialist jobs across the U.S. via Monster.

It Pays to Get a Second Opinion on Your Payroll Resume

As a payroll professional, you ensure that employees get paid what they’re owed. Now, make sure you’re getting the opportunities you’re owed by getting a second opinion on your payroll resume. When you send your resume to Monster’s resume experts, we’ll make sure your resume is ready to send to hiring managers. A resume writer who knows their way around payroll will fix any writing and formatting errors, write a customized career summary, make your accomplishments shine with numbers and action verbs, and add targeted keywords to help you connect with online job recruiters.