Payroll Supervisor

Job Category: Finance & Accounting
Location: Branson West, MO
Employment Type: Full-Time

Overview

Tier4 Group is partnering with a nationally recognized organization to identify a Payroll Supervisor to lead payroll operations within a high-volume, multi-state environment. This role is ideal for a payroll professional who enjoys leading a team, improving processes, and ensuring accurate and compliant payroll execution.

The Payroll Supervisor will oversee a team of payroll professionals while partnering across the organization to support payroll accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency. This individual will play a key role in maintaining strong payroll practices, supporting audits, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support a payroll team while fostering a collaborative and accountable environment.
• Oversee end-to-end payroll processing activities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance across multiple states.
• Review payroll results, identify discrepancies, and ensure issues are resolved prior to final processing.
• Provide guidance and support on payroll-related questions, system issues, and process improvements.
• Maintain payroll policies, procedures, and documentation to improve consistency and efficiency.
• Support payroll tax activities, including reconciliations, reporting, quarterly filings, and year-end processes.
• Partner with internal teams and external providers to research and resolve payroll tax inquiries.
• Assist with payroll-related audits, including benefits, retirement plans, and compliance reviews.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, systems, and workflows.
• Serve as a backup resource to the Payroll Manager and broader payroll team as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• 3+ years of progressive payroll or accounting experience.
• Experience leading or mentoring payroll team members.
• Strong understanding of payroll processing, payroll compliance, and payroll tax requirements.
• Experience supporting multi-state payroll operations preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across teams.
• Ability to manage confidential employee information with discretion.
• Experience with UKG (UltiPro) and/or Workday is a plus.

What Makes This Opportunity Unique

• Leadership role within a respected, established organization.
• Opportunity to make an impact by improving payroll processes and team operations.
• Work with a collaborative team focused on accuracy, service, and continuous improvement.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.

If you are an experienced payroll professional looking for a leadership opportunity where you can make a meaningful impact, we’d love to connect.

Senior Staff Accountant

Help Shape the Future of Accounting Through Technology, Innovation & Growth

Location: Tempe, AZ
Department: Finance & Accounting

Are you an accountant who enjoys more than just closing the books? Do you get excited about improving processes, leveraging technology, and helping build something better?

We’re looking for a Senior Staff Accountant who combines strong accounting fundamentals with curiosity, analytical thinking, and a passion for continuous improvement. This is an opportunity to join a fast-paced Family Office that manages a diverse portfolio of operating companies, investments, and real estate entities.

As our accounting team embraces AI technologies like Claude to automate routine reporting, we’re looking for someone who wants to help modernize the finance function, not simply maintain it. If you’re excited about combining accounting expertise with technology and process improvement, we’d love to talk with you.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll play a key role in managing the day-to-day accounting operations for multiple entities while partnering closely with leadership to improve financial processes and reporting.

Responsibilities include:

• Own full-cycle General Ledger accounting for multiple operating, investment, and real estate entities
• Prepare monthly financial statements and support month-end close
• Perform account reconciliations, journal entries, and balance sheet analysis
• Manage cash reconciliations, fixed assets, depreciation, and amortization schedules
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting
• Assist with tax preparation and supporting documentation
• Review financial reporting from third-party partners
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, strengthen controls, and increase efficiency
• Utilize AI tools and automation to streamline recurring accounting tasks
• Collaborate with the Controller, CFO, and cross-functional business partners on strategic initiatives

What We’re Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 3+ years of General Ledger accounting experience
• Strong understanding of month-end close and financial reporting
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and collaboratively

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA or actively pursuing CPA certification
• Family Office, multi-entity, or real estate accounting experience
• Tax preparation experience (Partnerships and S-Corporations preferred)
• Sage ERP or similar accounting system experience
• Experience using AI tools such as Claude, Microsoft Copilot, or ChatGPT
• Passion for process improvement and automation

What Makes You Successful

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Curious and eager to learn
• Positive, dependable, and accountable
• A strong team player who enjoys collaboration
• Comfortable embracing change and new technologies
• Passionate about finding smarter, more efficient ways to work
• Focused on delivering accurate, high-quality results

Why Join Us?

This isn’t your typical accounting role.

You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside experienced finance leaders while helping modernize the accounting function through automation, AI, and continuous improvement. As the organization continues to grow, so will your opportunities to take on additional responsibility and advance your career.

If you’re looking for a role where your ideas matter, your work has a direct impact, and technology is viewed as an opportunity—not a threat, we’d love to hear from you.

What You’ll Accomplish

First 30 Days

• Learn the business, accounting processes, and reporting environment
• Build relationships with key stakeholders
• Become familiar with our systems, workflows, and AI tools

First 60 Days

• Independently manage assigned entities through month-end close
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting
• Begin identifying opportunities for process improvements

First 90 Days

• Fully own your accounting responsibilities
• Lead or contribute to automation and process improvement initiatives
• Become a trusted partner to the Controller and finance leadership while helping shape the future of the accounting function