<p><strong>Payroll Manager—Lead, Transform, and Elevate Payroll Excellence</strong></p><p>Are you an experienced payroll professional ready to take the next step as a strategic leader? We’re seeking a Payroll Manager to drive our payroll operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and stellar service for all employees. This is a pivotal role with real impact, offering opportunities to modernize processes and develop a high-performing team.</p><p><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Lead and Inspire:</strong> Mentor and develop the payroll team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.</li><li><strong>Shape Operations:</strong> Oversee the entire payroll lifecycle for multiple employee groups, maintaining precision and compliance with evolving regulations.</li><li><strong>Strengthen Controls:</strong> Streamline workflows, automate processes, and enhance internal controls while partnering with HR, Benefits, and Finance to ensure alignment.</li><li><strong>Champion Compliance:</strong> Stay current on wage and hour laws, tax rules, and audit standards; serve as the primary contact for payroll matters with internal/external stakeholders.</li><li><strong>Drive Change:</strong> Identify and implement best practices and technology enhancements to maximize efficiency and improve the employee experience.</li><li><strong>Empower Cross-Functional Success:</strong> Partner with HR and Finance to deliver insightful reporting and exceptional support, resolving payroll inquiries professionally and clearly.</li></ul><p><strong>Why Work Here?</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Collaborative Team Environment:</strong> Join a group of supportive professionals who value teamwork, open communication, and shared success.</li><li><strong>Mission-Driven Organization:</strong> Be part of a company that is dedicated to serving its community and making a positive impact.</li><li><strong>Opportunity to Make a Difference:</strong> Your expertise helps improve payroll processes and ultimately the lives of employees and those we serve.</li><li><strong>Service to the Community:</strong> Work for an organization that believes in giving back and making meaningful contributions beyond the workplace.</li><li><strong>Purposeful Work:</strong> Experience daily satisfaction knowing your role enables others and supports an important organizational mission.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>We are looking for an experienced Senior Program Manager to oversee complex, enterprise-wide initiatives from a remote standpoint. This long-term contract position requires a candidate with strong leadership skills, a structured approach to managing processes, and the ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring project alignment, optimizing processes, and delivering measurable outcomes.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Define the program's roadmap, scope, and long-term objectives to align with organizational goals.</p><p>• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, operations, finance, and marketing, to ensure seamless integration of workstreams.</p><p>• Manage a team of project managers working on large-scale projects and provide guidance to maintain operational excellence.</p><p>• Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of project rollouts.</p><p>• Prepare executive-level reports and communicate project updates, risks, and achievements to stakeholders.</p><p>• Identify potential roadblocks and proactively address them, ensuring smooth project execution.</p><p>• Optimize processes and maintain contingency plans to mitigate risks.</p><p>• Ensure teams remain unblocked by addressing resource allocation challenges and escalating issues when necessary.</p><p>• Serve as the primary conduit between project managers and leadership, ensuring clear communication and alignment.</p><p>• Drive process improvements and ensure adherence to best practices in program management.</p>
<p>- Opportunity to help build a Finance Center of Excellence for a historic, 100-year-old insurance company expanding in Des Moines</p><p>- Join a small local team with plans to double in size and shape the growth from the ground up</p><p>- Be part of creating new processes and a collaborative culture—put your personal stamp on how things are done</p><p>- Unique chance to influence office expansion and not just be a cog in the wheel</p><p><br></p><p>Roles we are sourcing for:</p><p>- Director of Investment Accounting</p><p>- GAAP Senior Accountant</p><p>- Treasury Operations Analyst</p><p>- Senior Investment Accountant</p><p>- FP& A</p><p>(Must have insurance accounting experience)</p><p><br></p><p>Curious and open to a quick conversation to understand what is in it for you, reach out now!! Client is meeting candidates later this week (2/19 & 2/20)</p><p>If you are currently working with one of my business partners (Jessica Gianulis, Jill Smith or Malinda Hostetler) – please reach out to them immediately as we are a team all working on the roles!</p>
<p>As a Business Systems Analyst / Scrum Master, you’ll play a pivotal role at the intersection of agile delivery, business processes, and technology implementation. You’ll guide cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions while ensuring business requirements are clearly defined, traceable, and aligned with strategic goals.</p><p>Our technology ecosystem spans multiple platforms, business lines, and integration points — success in this role means balancing structured analysis with agile adaptability. You’ll partner with product owners, technology leaders, application developers, quality assurance testers, and other stakeholders to ensure solutions deliver meaningful, measurable value.</p><p>This is a hands-on, high-impact role in a fast-paced environment where curiosity, communication, and ownership drive results.</p><p><br></p><p>Accountabilities</p><p>• Drive clarity and documentation — capture detailed functional and technical requirements, workflows, and process and technology dependencies across systems and integration points.</p><p>• Translate business strategy into execution — work with business and technology leaders to define clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and sprint goals aligned to enterprise priorities.</p><p>• Facilitate agile delivery — lead sprint ceremonies (planning, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives) and coach teams in Agile principles to promote continuous improvement and accountability.</p><p>• Bridge communication across functions — ensure seamless collaboration between products owners, technology leaders, project managers, developers, QA, and other roles and teams as needed.</p><p>• Balance agility and structure — manage iterative delivery in an Agile/Scrum framework while applying structured analysis where appropriate for compliance and traceability.</p><p>• Enable transparency and decision-making — track metrics and report on sprint progress to stakeholders.</p><p>• Champion alignment — communicate complex business or technical concepts in simple, actionable terms for diverse audiences.</p><p>• Promote continuous improvement — identify opportunities to enhance team performance, process efficiency, and product quality.</p><p>• Remove impediments to team progress by proactively identifying, tracking, and resolving blockers that hinder delivery.</p><p>• Drive on-time delivery by ensuring the team meets committed sprint and project dates, facilitating alignment across stakeholders, and escalating risks when necessary.</p>
<p>We are seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to join our client's team in Des Moines! As an Infrastructure Engineer, you will be focused on end-user support, automation of IT processes, and provision of new employees. Apply now if you are a data-driven decision maker looking to join a growing, exciting company!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Implement automation for IT processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness</li><li>Provide end-user support to ensure seamless IT operations</li><li>Provision new employees, ensuring timely and accurate setup of necessary systems and accounts</li><li>Mature usage of Intune and Defender for Endpoint usage to enhance security and management of devices</li><li>Create and deploy group policies to maintain a controlled and secure IT environment</li><li>Identify opportunities for automation and implement solutions to reduce manual workloads</li><li>Provide technical support to users, resolving issues and improving user experience</li><li>Maintain and improve technical computer skills including knowledge of operating systems, networking, and hardware</li><li>Utilize Active Directory and Azure Active Directory for effective management of user accounts and access</li><li>Employ Powershell automation experience to streamline and automate repetitive tasks.</li></ul>
We are looking for a skilled Payroll Manager to oversee payroll operations for a large team in Johnston, Iowa. This contract position involves managing payroll processes, ensuring compliance with regulations, and collaborating closely with organizational leaders. The role requires adaptability, a proactive approach, and a commitment to delivering accurate and timely payroll services.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Manage bi-weekly payroll processing for approximately 2,500 employees, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.<br>• Oversee the finalization of payroll after initial processing by individual communities.<br>• Ensure adherence to all regulatory requirements and compliance standards related to payroll.<br>• Collaborate with directors and leadership teams to maintain clear communication on payroll matters.<br>• Supervise and support a Payroll Specialist, providing guidance and leadership.<br>• Address challenges in payroll operations with a solution-oriented mindset and adaptability.<br>• Take full ownership of the payroll process, ensuring smooth operations and resolving issues effectively.<br>• Continuously learn and grow within the role to enhance payroll expertise and efficiency.
<p>Robert Half is partnering with one of the most recognized names in the agricultural and manufacturing sector to find their next Human Resources Representative. In this role, you will be supporting HR operations for a high-impact division within the Intelligent Solutions Group in Urbandale. This role offers the opportunity to support human resources initiatives while working closely with managers, early-talent programs, and cross-functional teams.</p><p><br></p><p>Interested? Apply today or give our team a call at (563) 359-3995 - Christin, Erin, and Lydia would be happy to connect.</p><p><br></p><p>Details:</p><p>Schedule: In-office 4–5 days/week | 1st shift (7–4 or 8–5) | 40 hours/week</p><p>Duration: Temporary through October 2026</p><p>Benefits available through Robert Half</p><p>Visa sponsorship not available now or in the future.</p><p><br></p><p>What You’ll Be Doing</p><p>In this role, you’ll provide HR support to leaders and employees across the Intelligent Solutions Group, including:</p><p>- Assisting managers with employee situations and general HR guidance</p><p>- Providing recruiting and hiring support</p><p>- Processing HR changes and handling employee requests</p><p>- Supporting project and change-management initiatives</p><p>- Assisting with early-talent programs, including interns and student workers</p><p>- Pulling, analyzing, and interpreting HR data to support business decisions</p>
<p><strong>About the Opportunity:</strong></p><p>Join our growing, collaborative HR team in a critical role supporting weekly payroll processing and HR operations for multiple companies across multiple states. You’ll be a go-to resource for employees and managers, ensuring smooth payroll cycles and assisting team members with benefits, onboarding, compliance, and more. This is your chance to make a direct impact on employee experience while advancing your HR career in a company that values innovation, integrity, and teamwork.</p><p><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></p><ul><li>Prepare multi-state payrolls – accuracy and timeliness are key!</li><li>Maintain HRIS records, including wages, tax withholdings, bonuses, deductions, and employee changes.</li><li>Serve as the first point of contact for payroll and benefit inquiries, resolving issues quickly and professionally.</li><li>Support onboarding/offboarding: direct deposit setup, I-9 verifications, terminations, benefit communication, and exit processes.</li><li>Administer referral and bonus programs, keeping trackers current and ensuring timely payments.</li><li>Run reports, support finance/payroll reconciliation, and respond to payroll data requests.</li><li>Oversee benefit and 401(k) enrollment, life event changes, open enrollment support, and employee education on benefit plans.</li><li>Maintain compliance with all federal, state, and local employment laws, managing confidential employee files securely.</li><li>Provide general HR support: policies, procedures, employee relations documentation, supply orders, and org chart updates.</li></ul><p><strong>Why Work With Us?</strong></p><ul><li>Competitive compensation and benefits package.</li><li>Collaborative, supportive team culture.</li><li>Opportunities for learning and advancement within HR.</li><li>Make a difference across the organization by driving accuracy, compliance, and employee satisfaction.</li></ul><p><br></p>
