Interim Payroll & HRIS Consultant

Calling all Payroll/HRIS Consultants in search of their next great role! This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented HRIS and payroll professional who thrives in high-growth environments and enjoys hands-on system work. You’ll support a rapidly scaling organization through significant hiring activity and a major HRIS/payroll implementation. This role is ideal for someone who is tech-savvy, analytical, and comfortable managing complex data across systems.

Code: 47564

Posted: 2026-01-07

Category: Human Resources

The Interim Payroll/HRIS Consultant will provide critical payroll and HRIS administrative support during a period of rapid growth and system transformation. Partnering closely with Finance and HR, this consultant will manage new hire data entry, payroll processing support, audits, and reporting while assisting with an HRIS and payroll migration. The role will be instrumental in ensuring data accuracy and continuity as the organization prepares to onboard a high volume of new employees and transitions to new systems.

Worksite Location: Minneapolis, MN – Hybrid

Salary Range: Hourly rate between $38–$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:

Enter and maintain new hire data for payroll and benefits across multiple systems
Support multi-state payroll administration, including batching, auditing, and validation
Serve as backup payroll processor to ensure continuity and accuracy
Partner closely with Finance, Accounting, and HR teams on payroll and HRIS needs
Support HRIS and payroll system implementation and migration activities
Conduct data audits and reconciliations to ensure accuracy during high-volume hiring
Build and run reports using Excel, including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs
Maintain documentation and support process improvements across payroll and HRIS workflows

Required Skills & Experience:

Proven experience in payroll and HRIS administration, including multi-state payroll support
Experience entering and auditing payroll and benefits data with strong attention to detail
Tech-savvy across payroll and HRIS systems (Paychex, BambooHR, and Employee Navigator, etc.)
Exposure to Workday and/or ADP strongly preferred, especially in implementation or migration contexts
Strong Excel skills, including managing large datasets and pivot tables
Highly organized, analytical, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment
Professional, mature communication style aligned with a polished and focused culture

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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