Payroll Administrator

Interested in a career that matters?

Are you passionate about payroll operations, continuous improvement, and delivering an exceptional employee experience? Join Novonesis as a Payroll Administrator and play a critical role in ensuring accurate, compliant, and efficient payroll operations across North America.

In this role, you will serve as a payroll systems expert, supporting multi-state and multi-country payroll processes while driving system enhancements, leading key payroll projects, and identifying opportunities to improve operational excellence. You'll collaborate with teams across Finance, Human Resources, and Payroll to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time while supporting strategic business initiatives.

The role & your impact

As a Payroll Administrator, you will be responsible for maintaining payroll systems, supporting payroll accounting and compliance activities, leading payroll-related initiatives, and driving process improvements. This role combines operational excellence, technical expertise, and project leadership to help ensure payroll accuracy and compliance while supporting organizational growth.

Your key responsibilities in this role

• Maintain payroll systems and interfaces, including Ceridian Dayforce, Time & Attendance, and HRDE platforms.
• Ensure data accuracy across payroll and connected systems.
• Investigate and resolve payroll issues while providing exceptional support across all organizational levels.
• Serve as the functional expert for payroll accounting, compliance, and payroll-related controls.
• Review system configurations and payroll processes to identify enhancement opportunities and optimize performance.
• Coordinate payroll exception processing, reconciliations, and accounting activities, including SAP-to-payroll reconciliations and variance corrections.
• Lead and support annual payroll projects, including workers' compensation, 401(k), QMS activities, and audits.
• Participate in strategic initiatives such as acquisitions, tax-related projects, and payroll system implementations.
• Safeguard confidential payroll information and maintain strict confidentiality standards.
• Support continuous improvement efforts and operational excellence initiatives across payroll functions.

What you'll need to be successful in this role

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting preferred with a minimum of five years of relevant payroll processing experience in a medium-sized organization (500+ employees).
• In lieu of a degree, ten years of progressive hands-on payroll processing experience.
• Strong knowledge of payroll processing, accounting, and compliance requirements.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Word.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to manage confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
• Strong customer service mindset with a commitment to supporting employees and stakeholders effectively.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.

Additional skills & interests we value

While not required, the following experience would be advantageous:

• Experience with Ceridian Dayforce payroll systems.
• Experience supporting multi-state and multi-country payroll environments.
• Payroll project management experience.
• Knowledge of SAP integrations and reconciliation processes.
• Experience supporting acquisitions, system implementations, or large-scale process improvements.
• Continuous improvement mindset focused on efficiency and operational excellence.
• Experience working within quality management systems and audit environments.

What we offer you

At Novonesis, you'll have the opportunity to work in a collaborative and purpose-driven environment where your expertise directly contributes to employee satisfaction and business success.

We offer:

• A meaningful role supporting employees across a dynamic organization.
• Opportunities to lead impactful projects and process improvements.
• A collaborative culture focused on continuous learning and development.
• Exposure to payroll systems, compliance, accounting, and business transformation initiatives.
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
• Career growth and professional development opportunities.

Ways of Working / Working Conditions

• Location: Franklinton, NC.
• Hybrid work arrangement.
• Primarily office-based professional work environment.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Payroll, Finance, HR, and business stakeholders.
• Occasional project-driven flexibility may be required during audits, year-end processing, and major payroll initiatives.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary Range: $80,000 - $90,000 annually.

Benefits include:

• 401(k) with up to 9% company contribution.
• Minimum of three weeks of vacation.
• Twelve company holidays.
• Two weeks of Wellness Time.
• Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance.
• Healthcare Savings Account option.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Parental Leave.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Benefits begin on your first day of employment.

Relevant information

Application Deadline: November 6, 2026

Our purpose guides the way

In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.

Opportunities for everyone

We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.

We make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.

Explore other openings

If this position isn’t the right fit, you may still find other opportunities with us. You’re welcome to explore open roles or create a job agent to stay connected with future opportunities at novonesis.com/Career