Payroll Coordinator - Chicago
Chicago, ILJob$60–80K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
Dentons US LLP is recruiting a Payroll Coordinator based in its Chicago office to support firm personnel. Reporting to the Associate Director, People Systems, the role processes payroll and employee changes, maintains payroll records, handles employee inquiries, and assists with year-end processing and HR and payroll projects. The stated salary range is $60,000–$80,000, based on experience and local market.
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Regional Capabilities
Posted on October 29, 2026
Dentons US LLP is currently recruiting for a Payroll Coordinator to be resident in our Chicago office. Reporting to the Associate Director, People Systems, this role supports all Firm personnel.
Responsibilities
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Process bi-weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payroll, including wage calculations, adjustments and deductions for US employees.
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Validate employee change requests: such as new hires, transfers, promotions, terminations and leave of absence.
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Process voids, manual checks, wage attachments, tax adjustments/fallouts, and garnishments.
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Work within the HRIS system and the HR team to ensure accurate implementation of changes related to employee profile.
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Manage and maintain accurate employee payroll records, including personal information, tax withholdings, 401K and direct deposit details.
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Work with UKG Pro on payroll related issues.
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Serve as a primary point of contact for all employee payroll related inquiries, questions and issues.
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Process year-end—assist in the accurate processing of year-end information, including the preparation and distribution of W-2s.
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Monitor and maintain department and firm standards, policies and procedures.
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Maintaining highly confidential employee payroll records and information in accordance with federal and state regulations and firm guidelines.
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Stay updated on payroll software and process improvements.
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Assist in ad-hoc HR and Payroll projects as required.
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Other duties as assigned to fully meet the requirements of the position.
Experience and Qualifications
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1-3 years of Payroll experience, ideally within a law firm or professional services.
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UKG Pro system experience is preferred.
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Microsoft Excel experience, proficient in Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP.
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Effective and professional communication skills and follow-through with employees of all levels of the organization.
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Strong organizational, multi-tasking and analytical skills.
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Ability to perform successfully in a deadline-oriented environment.
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Excellent customer service skills and ability to work effectively with a team.
Pursuant with states' laws, the salary range for this position is $60,000 - $80,000, based on experience and local market.
Dentons US LLP offers a competitive salary and benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, profit sharing, short-term/long-term disability, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, paid holidays and discretionary bonuses.
Dentons US LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Disability/Vet. Pursuant to local ordinances, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity at Dentons US, LLP, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please call our Talent Acquisition Lead at +1 314 259 5898 or contact us at [email protected].
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How this job compares
Set against the 617 open Payroll jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$60–80K/yr
- US median$80–114K/yr218 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $70K, is 29% below the US median midpoint ($98K) — in the lowest quarter of Payroll salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 16 open Payroll jobs in Illinois and 617 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- H&R Block60 open
- Robert Half43 open
- Accenture31 open
- Experience
- Payroll postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (469 postings).
- Education
- 124 of the 617 open Payroll jobs (20%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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