Interim Payroll Consultant

Are you a Payroll Consultant looking for your next role? Take a look below! This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional who thrives in a structured, deadline-driven environment and enjoys owning multi-state payroll processes. You’ll support a highly reputable organization during a major system implementation by managing day-to-day payroll operations, ensuring accuracy, and providing stability for the team.

Code: 47509

Posted: 2025-12-11

Category: Human Resources

The Interim Payroll Consultant will take ownership of day-to-day payroll administration and assist with system transitions as needed. This role requires strong multi-state payroll experience, excellent auditing skills, and the ability to independently manage payroll cycles, troubleshoot issues, and ensure compliance. The consultant will play a critical role in maintaining consistent payroll operations throughout 2026.

Worksite Location: Hybrid - Southwest Minneapolis Suburbs area

Salary Range: Hourly rate between $45–$50, DOE

Benefits: Versique offers comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, accident/critical illness insurance, MN ESST, MN PFML, and a 401(k) with a company match.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Manage and process multi-state payroll for exempt and non-exempt employees
Maintain and administer payroll within current and new system
Audit, validate, and reconcile payroll data to ensure accuracy and compliance
Troubleshoot payroll issues, investigate discrepancies, and communicate resolutions clearly
Support payroll reporting needs and partner closely with HR, Total Rewards, and HRIS team members
Assist with limited benefits administration tasks as capacity allows
Provide stability and continuity for payroll operations while core HR staff focus on other activities

Required Skills & Experience:

Strong background in payroll administration, with proven multi-state payroll experience
Experience with HRIS systems preferred
Ability to independently manage payroll cycles with high accuracy and attention to detail
Strong problem-solving skills and comfort investigating and resolving payroll issues
Experience supporting exempt and non-exempt populations
Highly organized, dependable, and able to maintain structure while the team navigates system changes

About Versique:
Versique: /ver-seek/ adj. being both versatile and unique; n. a high-performance recruiting firm specializing in executive leadership search, direct hire, and interim hiring solutions.

Versique Executive, Professional, & Interim Recruiting is a locally owned and operated hiring and placement firm based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. With specialized practice areas across our three divisions, Versique delivers tailored expertise to a wide range of industries. What sets us apart is our team of recruiters—seasoned professionals who have worked in the very fields they now hire for, providing unmatched industry insight and connections.

We believe people are more than just resumes—they are transformative, unlocking the potential for organizational growth and success.

Versique is proud to be award-winning, earning recognition on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal's Fast 50 list for 2023. We are also consistently recognized as a Star Tribune Top Workplace and were named a Best Place to Work in 2022 by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

Let’s find your people, together.

Versique is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.

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