Payroll Manager

Job Description

The Manager of Payroll oversees payroll and accounts payable departments, ensuring compliance with company policies, procedures, internal controls, and government regulations. Responsibilities include managing payroll and time systems, auditing invoices and payment documents, assigning general ledger accounts, and assisting with month-end general ledger closings. This role involves supervising employees, assigning tasks, scheduling, training, and participating in hiring, performance management, and discipline. Outstanding customer and employee relations and professional presentation are essential. Additional duties may be assigned.

Essential Duties

• Ensures compliance with all department and company policies, procedures, internal controls and government regulations.
• Review all requests for disbursement for proper authenticity and documentation.
• Develops and implements payroll and time-reporting procedures.
• Ensures timely payment of employees and taxes.
• Monitors and audits payroll data input and payroll runs.
• Assigns general ledger account numbers to invoices prior to payment.
• Makes journal entries of payables and assists in month-end general ledger closing.
• Prioritizes invoice payments.
• Participates in annual payroll budgeting.
• Performs training programs in payroll, general ledger, accounts payable and related topics.
• Approves payment of invoices.
• Attends periodic meetings and training sessions.

Job Requirements

Physical and Mental

Ability to sit for extended periods of time. Ability to work long hours. Ability to make decisions, formulate and communicate ideas and read and understand spreadsheets. Must have an excellent math aptitude.

Work / Educational Experience

OR Four (4) years' experience in a Management position

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

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)