Lead Payroll Manager — UKG Transition & Multi-State

Butler Snow LLP; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Butler Snow LLP in Memphis, TN, is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to join the Human Resources team. You will manage bi-weekly payroll for employees and semi-monthly payroll for partners across multiple states, overseeing the process from inputs to reconciliation and reporting.

As UKG implementation progresses, you will help establish effective payroll controls, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive efficiency while maintaining service and accuracy for employees and partners.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of hands‑on payroll experience.
• Strong knowledge of payroll taxes, wage‑and‑hour requirements, deductions, garnishments, reconciliations, and year‑end processes.
• Experience processing payroll for exempt and hourly/non‑exempt employees.
• Strong Excel and payroll data reconciliation skills.
• Excellent organizational and problem‑solving abilities.
• Ability to meet firm payroll deadlines consistently while maintaining accuracy.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain payroll matters clearly.
• Sound judgment and discretion with confidential compensation and employee information.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end payroll processing for employees and partners across multiple states.
• Process and audit bi-weekly employee and semi-monthly partner payrolls.
• Review timekeeping, deductions, taxes, bonuses, adjustments, and other payroll transactions.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll and wage-and-hour requirements.
• Perform payroll audits and reconciliations and resolve discrepancies before payroll is finalized.
• Support quarterly and year-end payroll processes and reporting.
• Serve as a trusted resource for employees and partners with payroll questions.
• Partner closely with HR, Benefits, Finance/Accounting, IT, and firm leadership.
• Play a key role in the firm’s UKG implementation, including payroll testing, validation, and transition activities.
• Help develop documented payroll procedures, controls, calendars, and best practices.
• Identify opportunities to use UKG and other technology to improve payroll processes.

Skills

Payroll processing

Data reconciliation

Excel

Communication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Deadlines

Confidentiality

Education

CPP certification

Job description

Butler Snow LLP in Memphis, TN, is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to join the Human Resources team. You will manage bi-weekly payroll for employees and semi-monthly payroll for partners across multiple states, overseeing the process from inputs to reconciliation and reporting.

As UKG implementation progresses, you will help establish effective payroll controls, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive efficiency while maintaining service and accuracy for employees and partners.