Ref ID: 31000-9503040799
Classification: Payroll Manager
Compensation: $70000.00 to $80000.00 yearly
Robert Half Direct is partnering with an established company in the consumer goods industry seeking a Payroll Manager to join the team at their corporate office. If you have experience with leading day-to-day payroll operations, managing a team, and payroll processing experience for 1000+ employees, then this may be the position for you.
Responsibilities:
- Reports to Payroll Director and supervises a team of full-time direct reports
- Prepare and process timely and accurate payroll for the company for more than 27 pay groups; ensuring 3,500+ employees are paid timely, accurately and in compliance with state laws and company policies
- Process and balance payrolls, ensuring all compliance reports are prepared and fully reconciled, garnishments, funding requirements for the payroll, 401(k), and generating standard and ad hoc reports
- Run weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly reports for multiple business units and multiple departments
- Ensure the processing of all withholding tax issues including quarterly and annual balancing and audits
- Assure timely and accurate filing of all federal, state and local taxes in various states where the company has employees
- Research on inquires for payroll, accounting and HR questions and reply to employees, HR and management in a professional and timely manner
- Perform and complete Quarterly and Year-End duties and for accurate reporting
- Make recommendations to the Payroll Director and team to help strengthen departmental controls, processes and systems
- Maintain the highest standards of accuracy, precision, discretion, and confidentiality
- Commit to the successful achievement of team and organizational goals through a desire to participate with and help other members of the team
Job Requirements:
- 5+ years Payroll experience in a multi-national company, primarily in the U.S. and Canada, with a diverse exempt and non-exempt employee population; 2+ years supervisory experience
- Solid proficiency of ADP Vantage Payroll and Ultimate (UltiPro) Software
- Advanced knowledge of PC applications principally Excel and other Microsoft Office products
- Understand state, federal and international payroll and payroll tax laws
- Multi-state payroll experience required; knowledge of Canadian payroll processing preferred
- Ability to work independently with strong time management and organization skills, ensuring all payroll transactions are processed accurately and timely every payroll cycle
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required to facilitate clear and concise communication with a high level of professionalism
- Demonstrated focus on listening to and understanding internal customers
- Proven capability to execute with a sense of urgency, accuracy and partnership
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) preferred
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