Payroll Manager

Essential Functions:  

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. 

• Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff in the department.  

• Oversees the daily workflow of the department. 

• Establish policies and processes that ensure accurate calculation of wages, tax withholdings and company deductions. 

• Manages payroll processing operations to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions. 

• Ensures accurate and timely processing of payroll updates including new hires, terminations, and changes to pay rates. 

• Prepares and maintains accurate records and reports of payroll transactions. 

• Develops and produces payroll-related statistical reports. 

• Maintain knowledge of applicable payroll legislation including wage and hour laws, payroll tax, benefit laws at the federal, state, and local level. 

• Maintains the upmost confidentiality with employee personal information including but not limited to compensation, benefit, and status information.   

• Assists with acquisition payroll integration.  

• Facilitates audits by providing records and documentation to auditors. 

• Identifies and recommends updates to payroll processing software, systems, and procedures. 

• Less than 10% regional travel is required; may include overnight stay. 

• Perform other duties as assigned. 

Education, Licensure and Experience Requirements:  

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or other finance related degree required. 

• Three to five years of related experience in processing payroll in multi-state companies required. 

• Experience with Proliant payroll and HR system preferred. 

Competencies/Skills:  

• High degree of attention to detail; be accurate and efficient with payroll data. 

• Requires high tolerance for ambiguity, good judgment, strong work ethic and sense of urgency. 

• Requires the ability to maintain confidentiality. 

• Must be able to manage multiple priorities and follow through on commitments. 

• Must be able to efficiently and accurately maintain files and reports. 

• Must be able to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization. 

• Extensive knowledge of the payroll function including preparation, balancing, internal control, and payroll taxes. 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 

• Strong supervisory and leadership skills. 

• Knowledge of payroll management software.  

• Knowledge in compliance. 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products and knowledge of HR systems and payroll systems. 

Environmental Conditions and Physical Requirements: 

The environmental conditions and the physical requirements described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the duties & responsibilities of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties.  

Environmental Conditions: 

General Office Environment:  Noise level in office environment is generally quiet. 

Outdoor Service Environment: Position will be exposed to various work conditions, at a variety of client settings. Indoor conditions may have dust, heat, cold, noise, etc. Outdoor conditions may include exposure to the outdoor elements, seasonal weather, damp and/or dusty locations, freezing conditions, and hot conditions. The noise level in the work environment is moderate.  

Physical Requirements: 

If performing office duties: Employee is required to sit, stand, hear, and use hands to operate all office equipment.  Employee must view computer monitors for long periods of time.  Vision requirements are close vision and the ability to adjust focus.  Employee occasionally will be required to lift, generally no more than 25 pounds.  

At client locations: While performing the duties of the position, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, climb, bend, kneel, reach with hands and arms, crouch, crawl, twist, push/pull, lift/carry on a regular basis up to 15 lbs. throughout the day, lift/carry occasionally lift up to 50 lbs., hand, eye, and foot coordination. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The ability to swim as this position may work near swimming pools.  

The job description reflects the general details necessary to describe the duties and responsibilities of the position and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the position.