Payroll Manager Career Opportunity
Our client who is a global, publicly traded company is seeking a tenured corporate payroll manager. The responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to oversight of payroll policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with federal and state labor and tax regulations, 401k auditing, and compliance reporting.
Payroll Manager Role and Responsibilities:
- Direct and support the daily activities of the payroll analysts
- Payroll Processing:
- Preparation and review of all payroll policies and procedures
- Review and approval of semi-monthly payroll in accordance with company policy
- Review and maintain company time and attendance interface with payroll
- Investigate any discrepancies
- Close coordination with Human Resources management to ensure accuracy in employee pay
- Review of garnishments
- Review and approval of payroll journal entries
- Work with third party administrators for 401k and benefits and provide required information on a timely basis
- Process and approve tax withholdings for restricted stock or stock option vesting
- Tax Compliance:
- Review quarterly tax statement
- Process tax withholdings
- On an annual basis, review and approve W-2 s, incorporating any adjustments such as 3rd Party Sick Pay
- Reconcile W-2 s to the appropriate reports
- Work with ADP on any tax notifications and resolve any discrepancies in a timely manner
- Review and preparation of month-end reports required by Finance and Human Resources and provide any additional analysis as requested
- Ensure all Sarbanes Oxley controls are being applied
- On a quarterly basis, review controls and recommend any changes, if necessary
- Provide support for the annual 401k audit, internal and external, and any external tax agencies
- Resolve all inquiries in a timely manner and handle any special projects as needed
Payroll Manager Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Minimum of 10-15 years of corporate payroll experience
- 5-7 most recent years of experience in a payroll supervisory/management capacity
- Proven track record of successful leadership in Payroll Management with the ability to manage and motivate staff in a fast-paced environment while handling multiple tasks simultaneously
- Highly skilled and experienced with ADP, ADP PayForce and Excel
- Proficient knowledge of federal and state payroll law as well as industry trends
- Solid understanding of current methodologies designed to provide exceptional service to employees and management
- Must exhibit good discretion in keeping information and knowledge confidential
- Strong tact and diplomacy with the ability to effectively communicate, collaborate and influence at all levels within an organization
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) is strongly preferred
- Bachelor s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business is required