Payroll Manager at Confidential company

Payroll Manager

(Bilingual English/Spanish)

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Manage and guarantee weekly disbursement of multi-company or multi-state payroll, including garnishments, benefits and taxes to 1,500 - 5,000 employees consistent with federal and state wage and hour laws.
• Ensure the processing of new hires, temporary workers, transfers, promotions and terminations is accurate and timely.
• Supervise payroll staff, including payroll supervisor and payroll specialists.
• Critically review and analyze current payroll, benefits and tax procedures in order to recommend and implement changes leading to best-practice operations.
• Hands-on in processing weekly paychecks for Internal Staff and Associates.
• Audit W-4’s, payroll balance sheets, YTD earnings, etc.
• Communicate actively with Operations, HR and Billing to review cross-departmental impact and reconcile data sharing.
• Ensure systems are set-up and updated to reflect our current employee. base, including wages, benefits, sick and vacation time in line with contracts.
• Manage regular preparation of relevant management reports, including daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end reports (gross payroll, Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) files, hours worked, vacation accrual, tax deduction, benefit deductions, etc.)
• Close payroll, prints checks and coordinate check distribution.
• Resolve check discrepancies and conduct investigations.
• Will communicate with Clients and Employees.
• Handle sensitive Employee Relations issues confidently, maintaining the confidentiality of the matter while conducting thorough investigations.
• Provide expertise, backed up by a world class Corporate HR team.

REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Bilingual English/Spanish
• 5-7 years experience managing a multi-company or multi-state payroll department, including staff
• Extensive knowledge of timekeeping systems; Novatime, ADP, E-Time, etc.
• Experienced in garnishments and payroll systems.
• Prior system conversion experience, a plus
• Proficient at MS Office (especially Excel)
• Working experience of payroll tax at the federal, state and local levels
• Must be a team player
• An energetic, highly organized, effective leader with excellent oral and written communication skills. 

BENEFITS OFFERED

• Heath, Dental, Vision
• Life Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance (Colonial Life)
• Vacation, Sick Pay
• Bonus