An organization is conducting asearch for a hands-on Payroll Manager to lead payroll operations supporting a multi-state workforce.
This role sits offers the opportunity to step into a stable, growing organization with strong infrastructure and a collaborative HR and Finance partnership model.
The Payroll Manager will oversee end-to-end payroll operations for approximately 1,000 employees across multiple locations nationwide. This is a highly visible, operational leadership role requiring both technical payroll expertise and strong cross-functional partnership.
The ideal candidate brings deep ADP experience, strong audit discipline, and a continuous improvement mindset to modernize and strengthen payroll processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee biweekly multi-state payroll in a hands-on leadership capacity
- Manage full-cycle payroll processing and supervision of one Payroll Analyst
- Ensure payroll accuracy, compliance, and strong internal audit controls
- Maintain state filing compliance and reconciliation integrity
- Partner with Finance on monthly reporting and payroll analytics
- Lead 401(k) and Workers’ Compensation audits and support external auditors
- Leverage ADP reporting tools and advanced Excel for analysis and reconciliation
- Extract and present payroll metrics with strong data integrity
- Drive process improvements and operational efficiency initiatives
- Support decentralized data entry while strengthening centralized controls
Qualifications
- Proven experience managing multi-state payroll operations
- Strong expertise in ADP Workforce Nowrequired
- Time & Attendance system experience strongly preferred
- Knowledge of vacation, sick leave, and wage/hour regulations
- Experience processing hourly payroll including shift differentials and variable pay
- Exposure to commission-based compensation structures
- Strong customer-service mindset with ability to support field operations
- Self-directed, accountable, and solutions-oriented professional