Payroll Manager

Leads payroll operations and system transition efforts by overseeing payroll processing, tax and garnishment administration, compliance, and customer support while partnering with senior leadership on strategic initiatives.

The Payroll Manager serves as a leader of the payroll team during the transition to a new Payroll/HR enterprise system. This position functions as a payroll generalist and shares responsibilities with the Senior Payroll Manager for processing payroll, managing payroll taxes, and administering garnishments.

The role supports employee and manager inquiries, administers payroll-related processes such as termination pay, electronic pay, and electronic pay stubs, ensures legal and regulatory compliance, supports compensation plans, and assists with strategic initiatives. All responsibilities are time sensitive and require accurate and timely execution.

Job Responsibility

• Direct day-to-day payroll processing operations to ensure timely payment of all employees, including reviewing and reconciling payroll activity, monitoring electronic pay programs, managing termination pay, and administering electronic pay stubs. (35%)
• Direct day-to-day payroll support operations to ensure timely resolution of employee, manager, and payroll inquiries; collaborate with HR teams on escalated issues; manage inquiry volumes, resource requirements, and customer service performance. (35%)
• Assist in testing and completing updates to legacy payroll systems to ensure successful implementation and outcomes, while communicating system setup and changes that must be considered in the new HCM system. (20%)
• Perform other relevant duties as required to ensure continued successful payroll operations. (10%)

Job Qualifications

• Technical payroll skills. Comprehensive understanding of payroll concepts and applicable rules and regulations and an ability to use to support the growth of the Company.
• Technical payroll tax, and garnishment processing skills. Comprehensive understanding of payroll tax and garnishment concepts, applicable rules and regulations, and an ability to use this knowledge to support the growth of the Company.
• Communication and presentation skills. Ability to communicate (written and verbal) complex topics in common language to facilitate transfer of knowledge. Need to communicate with all levels in the Company including senior management.
• Computer knowledge. Ability to utilize Microsoft Office applications (Word and Excel) at an intermediate level or better. Understanding of Lawson Payroll highly desired.
• Leadership skills. Ability to provide direction from a financial perspective consistent with the Company’s strategic initiatives. Must have the mentality to step into the details when necessary and assist in resolving any issue facing the Company.
• Multitasking skills. Ability to manage effectively multiple time-sensitive projects to desired results. Capacity to initiate and manage change in a fast-paced environment.

Education/Experience

• Bachelors or associates degree in a business discipline.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation
• Eight years of payroll experience illustrating progressive maturity and responsibility primarily with more than 75,000 employees.
• Five years’ experience leading and mentoring large teams.
• Multi-state (including California and Northeast United States) experience preferred.