Payroll Lead: Compliance, Audits & Timely Pay

Wheeler Machinery Co; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wheeler Machinery Co. is seeking a payroll professional to oversee and manage the payroll process for the organization in Salt Lake City. The role ensures timely compensation, deductions, and compliance with government and union rules while supporting wider company targets.

The position requires strong accounting knowledge, payroll concept expertise, confidentiality, and the ability to work independently in a growing organization with shifting needs. Union experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Depth in payroll processing and related accounting concepts.
• Experience with garnishments, tax laws and final pay rules.
• Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Oversee payroll processing.
• Manage time keeping.
• Ensure employees general ledger is correct.
• Maintain coding accuracy.
• Enter manual adjustments for each payroll, process biweekly payrolls, review and approve all payrolls.
• Reporting weekly 401k contributions, quarterly pension, validate Tax filing.
• Specialized reporting for departments for wages and hours worked.
• Oversee and file weekly and quarterly reports such as taxes, 401k contributions and loan payments and HSA and flex benefits.
• Facilitate audits and testing. 401k testing and match corrections, 401k audit, general audits, government audits, and census reporting.
• Apply for and maintain withholding and unemployment licenses
• Apply any changes to the system, such as wage and title changes, reorganization change, departmental or cost center changes and general ledger coding changes.
• Respond to employee and manager questions.
• Keep informed of any legislative changes for compliance.
• Supervise and approve the W2 processing.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Payroll concepts

Time management

Verbal & written comms

Analytical skills

Confidentiality

Independent work

Report writing

Union experience

Job description

Wheeler Machinery Co. is seeking a payroll professional to oversee and manage the payroll process for the organization in Salt Lake City. The role ensures timely compensation, deductions, and compliance with government and union rules while supporting wider company targets.

The position requires strong accounting knowledge, payroll concept expertise, confidentiality, and the ability to work independently in a growing organization with shifting needs. Union experience is preferred.