Payroll Manager

Responsibilities

• Processes and records payroll for several locations.
• Responsible for the entire Payroll Administration, including multi state payroll taxes and reconciliation of bank activities.
• Prepares and reviews payrolls using our 3rd party payroll vendor.
• Reviews all changes made to the payroll system for completeness and accuracy.
• Ensures systems and controls are set up accurately within the payroll system to ensure compliance with local, state and federal laws.
• Responsible for the timely and accurate processing of terminations, bonus calculations and manual checks (as needed).
• Prepares and records activity via journal entry from our 3rd party payroll vendor into our accounting system.
• Reviews tax filings.
• Reconciles a variety of payroll deductions.
• Reviews reconciliation between general ledger and payroll system; identifies any variances and assists with the resolution/recording of corrections.
• Manages workers’ compensation audits, includes resolution of auditor inquiries and evaluation of findings.
• Maintains payroll guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures.
• Analyzes and provides written explanations of variances of payroll and related expenses and accrued compensation.
• Ensures that all inquiries received by the payroll team are responded to in a timely manner.
• Identifies and implements changes in processes to enhance internal controls related to payroll processing.
• Supports audit-related requests surrounding internal control processes and financial statement activity and related balances.
• Responsible for keeping abreast of Federal, State and Local regulatory changes and develops internal and external communications relative to these changes.
• Supports special projects and analysis as required.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent experience.
• Experience processing multi state and multi location payroll.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive, relevant experience.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This job description is a general description of essential job functions. It is not intended to describe all duties someone in this position may perform. All employees of our company and operating subsidiaries are expected to perform tasks as assigned by supervisory/management personnel, regardless of job title or routine job duties.