Payroll Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Manage the complete payroll process, setting priorities, operational standards, and strategic direction.

• Guide, mentor, and assess payroll team members; ensure accountability for performance, capacity, deadlines, and quality.

• Offer support and guidance on complex payroll issues, providing escalation assistance as needed.

• Supervise payroll tax compliance, necessary filings, and deposits across federal, state, and local jurisdictions.

• Develop payroll controls, compliance procedures, and ensure readiness for audits; evaluate risks and implement corrective actions.

• Stay updated on payroll laws and regulations, directing updates to processes or policies where necessary.

• Collaborate with Finance on payroll-to-general-ledger reconciliation, financial reporting, and resolving significant variances.

• Oversee payroll funding, accruals, and associated financial controls.

• Lead payroll initiatives, including system implementations, upgrades, and modifications.

• Define the payroll systems strategy and manage relationships with payroll vendors and service delivery.

• Execute process enhancements that improve accuracy, compliance, controls, and efficiency.

• Maintain payroll policies, procedures, and internal controls.

• Identify payroll KPIs, monitor performance, and generate management reports.

• Direct year-end payroll activities, including the review and approval of Forms W-2 and related reporting.

• Coordinate with stakeholders and vendors to address year-end challenges and ensure timely reporting.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive understanding of full-cycle payroll operations, payroll tax compliance, controls, audit readiness, and relevant federal, state, and local requirements.

• Proven ability to lead payroll operations and system initiatives, manage vendor relationships, and drive process improvements.

• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in payroll operations, processing, and reporting.

• Strong analytical judgment, risk assessment, problem-solving, communication, and cross-departmental collaboration skills.

• Demonstrated leadership and management capabilities, including priority setting, employee coaching, performance management, and accountability maintenance.

• Capacity to handle competing priorities and recurring deadlines while ensuring confidentiality, data security, and precision.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Payroll Tax, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered as two years of related experience for each year of education.

• At least six (6) years of experience overseeing full-cycle payroll processing and tax compliance for federal, state, and local authorities.

• Recent experience with Workday Payroll, demonstrating proficiency in payroll processing and managing payroll-related data within the system.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with HR, Finance, and other departments.

• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and ensuring data security for payroll information.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunities for career advancement.

• Chance to make a difference, collaborate with innovative teams, and achieve professional growth.