Payroll Manager

Overview

NQA/Unitek @ Kiwa, an Element affiliate, is looking for an individual with strong analytical, organizational, and technical problem-solving skills to join our Finance Department as a Payroll Manager to manage US payroll functions. In this role, you will help with all aspects of the payroll function, using ADP’s hosted payroll services platform, Workforce Now.

You must have knowledge of US Payroll requirements / compliance by State, Prevailing Wage, ADP payroll practices, design, integration, and reporting requirements; customer service experience; and a successful track record of managing payroll solutions.  

Responsibilities

• Manage and process weekly and bi-weekly payroll, providing leadership and oversight to the function
• Provide timely and accurate payroll payments for all employees in a multi-state environment, including approved regular pay, bonuses, prevailing wage compensation, overtime, etc.
• Create audit procedures (such as analytics, monitoring controls, etc.) as necessary to review wages and correct errors to ensure accuracy of payroll
• Identify and offer recommendations for improvements in processes, systems, and procedures to ensure department effectiveness
• Provide consultative services to HR leadership on issues relating to employee pay and bonuses
• Ensure appropriate earnings and deductions are configured in ADP
• Prepare periodic reports of earnings, taxes, deductions, new hires/terminations, accounting reports, etc.,
• Provide management, regulatory agencies, and service providers with reports and data as requested
• Resolve all payroll issues with ADP support
• Stay current on ADP payroll system updates and training to ensure the highest return on investment for payroll system
• Support annual HR events for change and/or optimizations related to reports or integrations (i.e., open enrollment, merit, bonus, recruiting)
• Keep informed about changes in tax and deduction laws that apply to the payroll process in the US
• Pays employees by directing the production and issuance of paychecks or electronic transfers to bank accounts
• Maintain employee confidence and protect payroll operations by keeping confidential information
• Maintains payroll staff by recruiting, counseling and disciplining employees, planning, monitoring, and appraising job results
• Prepare and balance period-end reports, and reconcile issued payrolls to bank statements
• Compile statistical reports, statements, and summaries related to pay
• Assist with payroll and benefits components of annual budgeting
• Assist with other basic accounting tasks, as needed and as bandwidth allows

Skills / Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to partner with key internal stakeholders, including operations, Finance, IT, and HR
• Ability to provide strategic leadership, process improvement, program management, and quality customer service across the organization
• Proven track record of optimizing payroll process using ADP Workforce Now Platform
• Experience in translating functional payroll requirements into appropriate design documentation and system specification development
• Strong technical problem-solving skills, with an ability to troubleshoot complex issues
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Strong planning, scheduling, and organization skills
• Conflict resolution for dealing with disputes
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Payroll transition (change in providers) preferred
• 5 years of ADP payroll configuration and processing experience strongly preferred
• 5 years of recent payroll processing experience in a multi-state environment
• 5 years Payroll software application experience with strong preference for ADP experience
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) preferred

OTHER INFO:

We Offer a Complete Benefits Package!

In addition to the opportunity to grow and advance, we offer competitive salaries, paid training, and comprehensive benefits with options to meet your needs, including.

• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Companies provide cell phone or cell phone allowance
• Medical and prescription drug coverage – multiple plan options
• Flexible Spending (FSA), Dependent Care (DCA), or Health Savings (HSA) accounts
• Dental
• Vision
• Wellness and Employee Assistance Programs
• Family and Medical leave
• Life insurance
• Short / long term disability
• Tuition reimbursement
• Spot and annual bonus incentives

Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) 

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