Job Description

Grant Thornton is seeking a Payroll Coordinator to join the team in Downers Grove, IL.

The Payroll Coordinator processes semi-monthly payroll for Grant Thornton Advisors LLC employees as part of a national, centralized payroll department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare and upload and/or enter a high-volume of employee data, including hourly / salary data and tax data, using Oracle payroll system.
• Work with the rest of the payroll team to meet published deadlines for payroll processing.
• Process and distribute checks for a multi-state payroll using in-house Oracle HCM system.
• Process manual payroll checks as requested / required.
• Handle incoming phone calls and e-mail inquiries from Human Resources contacts and employees related to payroll issues. Act as customer service agent to resolve problems in a timely and effective manner. Elevate issues as appropriate to Payroll department management.
• Provide back-up support to other team members in Payroll department.
• Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict confidentiality in matters that require discretion.
• Ad hoc and recurring monthly projects as assigned, including performing payroll account related reconciliations, assistance with testing for system upgrades and enhancements, assisting with the payroll close process, etc.
• Assist in maintaining payroll electronic and paper files.
• Attend professional development and training sessions on a regular basis.
• Perform other job-related duties as necessary.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Associate’s degree preferred, accounting coursework a plus.
• 2+ years of payroll experience, multi-state payroll experience preferred.
• Must be customer service-oriented with a commitment to timely and professional customer service.
• Experience with Oracle or automated payroll system preferred.
• Proven experience in handling highly confidential and highly sensitive information.
• Intermediate level Excel skills (create spreadsheets, sort data, create pivot tables, use v look up functionality, program formulas), intermediate level Word skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must be able to work under payroll deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work additional hours as needed.

The base salary range for this position in the firm's Downers Grove, IL office is between $52,000 and $78,000 per year.

At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result – for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more: more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It’s what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better.

In the U.S., Grant Thornton delivers professional services through two specialized entities: Grant Thornton LLP, a licensed, certified public accounting (CPA) firm that provides audit and assurance services ― and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (not a licensed CPA firm), which exclusively provides non-attest offerings, including tax and advisory services.

In 2025, Grant Thornton formed a multinational, multidisciplinary platform with Grant Thornton Ireland. The platform offers a premier Trans-Atlantic advisory and tax practice, as well as independent American and Irish audit practices. With $2.7 billion in revenues and more than 50 offices spanning the U.S., Ireland and other territories, the platform delivers a singular client experience that includes enhanced solutions and capabilities, backed by powerful technologies and a roster of 12,000 quality-driven professionals enjoying exceptional career-growth opportunities and a distinctive cross-border culture.

Grant Thornton is part of the Grant Thornton International Limited network, which provides access to its member firms in more than 150 global markets.