Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

The Payroll Manager oversees all payroll operations, ensuring accurate and timely processing of multi-state payrolls while maintaining strict compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations. The Payroll Manager also drives process improvements and ensures payroll systems and data integrity across the organization.

Essential Job Functions:

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing for multi-state, multi-cycle payrolls (hourly, salary, bonuses, commissions, etc.).
• Ensure accuracy of timekeeping, wage calculations, deductions, and adjustments.
• Oversee payroll system configurations, updates, and workflows.
• Maintain compliance with wage and hour laws, including overtime, final pay, meal/rest requirements, and state-specific rules.
• Manage federal, state, and local payroll tax compliance, including registration of new states and jurisdictions.
• Identify payroll process efficiencies and lead implementation of best practices.
• Serve as primary contact for payroll-related employee inquiries.
• Partner with HR on compensation changes, benefits deductions, leave management, and onboarding/offboarding payroll needs.
• Act as subject matter expert for payroll system upgrades, integrations, and automation.
• Conduct regular audits of HRIS data to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance across employee records, payroll data, job classifications, benefits enrollment, timekeeping, and organizational structure.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, HR, Business, or related field preferred.
• 5–7+ years of payroll experience, including multi-state payroll.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Physical and Work Condition Requirements:

• This job may have physical requirements that are considered sedentary work. Sedentary work involves sitting for long periods of time; occasional bending, squatting, kneeling, stooping; good finger dexterity and feeling; frequent repetitive motions; talking, hearing, and visual acuity and occasional lifting to 15 pounds.
• Travel to other locations beyond the assigned work location is required

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