Payroll Manager

The Manitowoc Company; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

The Manitowoc Company seeks a Payroll Manager to lead all US payroll operations for our US legal entities and pay groups. You will oversee a team of payroll professionals, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll, tax, and 401(k) processing for approximately 1,600 employees across multiple US facilities.

Location flexibility allows placement at any US facility (Dallas, Houston, Milwaukee, etc.). The role requires extensive ADP experience, strong auditing skills, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Experience leading US payroll processes across multiple entities.
• Strong knowledge of ADP payroll and tax systems.
• Ability to manage a payroll team and meet deadlines in a high-volume environment.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and processes payroll for US entities, including pension and board of directors.
• Reviews data entry, approves ADP invoices, and reconciles payroll reports.
• Coordinates with HR, Fidelity, and auditors; leads annual audits and year-end tasks.
• Liaises with ADP, manages service tickets, and ensures tax filings and 401k funding.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Multi-state payroll

Staff management

Auditing & compliance

Data accuracy & reporting

Communication & liaison

Education

High School Diploma

CPP certification preferred

Tools

ADP

Microsoft Teams

Excel

Word

Adobe

Outlook

Job description

The Payroll Manager leads all US payroll operations for our US legal entities and pay groups, serving approximately 1,600 employees through ADP. This role supervises the payroll team and ensures accurate, timely, and compliant payroll, tax, and 401(k) processing. This position may be located at any of our US facilities, including Baltimore, Dallas, Houston, Denver, Phoenix, Milwaukee, Nashville, Belle Chasse, and Bloomington.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and processes payroll for all our US legal entities, pension, and board of directors. Reviews all data entry by payroll staff for accuracy/all pay groups/all pay dates. Reviews and approves ADP invoices for tax payments/net payroll deposit/wage garnishment deposit. Reviews payroll reports (wage and tax register, multi jurisdiction report, payroll registers, federal/state tax filings/deposits/ W2's) for accuracy and promptly corrects inaccuracies. Review/reconcile all 401K/Deferred Comp funding to Fidelity biweekly.
• Processes variable compensation, sales commissions, union dues, equity compensation, ex-patriates payroll on an as needed basis. Facilitates pay updates for employees receiving relocation benefits. Liaise with local and corporate HR to make sure these payments are made timely and accurately. Processes annual STIP/LIP bonus, review/reconcile for accuracy/submit & review 401K funding to Fidelity/submit adjustments timely.
• Responsible for all areas of payroll audits with internal and external auditors, and includes workers compensation, 162m workpaper, and retirement plan audit annual eligible wage audit/reconciliation/problem resolution, executive compensation/fringe benefits/proxy data, quarterly R&D files & reports, reconcile ADP quarterly tax filings for all taxes/all pay groups, review all quarterly ADP error reports and W-2 set up notices respond to ADP timely. Year-end processing includes tuition payments, annual vehicle allowance and mileage, 1099s, taxable fringe benefits, year-end relocation reconciliation, annual equity FICA retirement processing, annual SOC1 report submission, tracking unclaimed property, and W2 preview testing, creates/distributes annual payroll calendar for all pay groups all locations and schedules. Year-end review for Roth Catch-up requirements, qualified Overtime review and input for W-2s.
• Lead liaison with ADP and coordinate regular conference calls. Tracks and manages all ADP Service Request tickets, resolves timely. Registers/updates/removes/changes income and unemployment tax identification numbers and company information with state tax agencies. Processes and resolves all Ad Hoc State Audit requests as received. Retrieves/reviews Fidelity import files/resolves discrepancies timely. Works with Corporate Tax/Accounting/Treasury/Compensation for tax prep, ad hoc reporting/special requests on demand.

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma
• Experience with ADP processes and systems
• 10+ years of experience with multi-state and multi-business entity payroll
• Ability to manage Payroll staff, delegate duties, train and mentor as needed
• Proven high-level experience to resolve complex issues on demand
• Proficient skills in Microsoft Teams, Excel, Word, Adobe, & Outlook
• Demonstrate skills to solve problems, influence people and communicate effectively
• Ability to meet deadlines in a high-volume environment with competing priorities.
• Ability to create and document processes improvements or new processes
• Experience with acquisitions and project management
• Experience with 401K special calculations, file interfaces, reconciliations with vendor (Fidelity)
• Ability to create/design custom reports as requested by internal/external personnel
• Maintaining confidentiality of all company data, internally and externally
• CPP highly preferred

Compensation

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $115,000 to $130,000 per year. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, skills, education, and location. This position is also eligible for annual bonus. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off, and more.

The Manitowoc Company, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

About Us

The Manitowoc Company was founded in 1902 and has over a 120-year tradition of providing high-quality, customer-focused products and support services to its markets. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, Manitowoc is one of the world's leading providers of engineered lifting solutions. Manitowoc, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, markets, distributes, and supports comprehensive product lines of mobile hydraulic cranes, lattice-boom crawler cranes, boom trucks, and tower cranes under the Aspen Equipment, Grove, Manitowoc, MGX Equipment Services, National Crane, Potain, Shuttlelift, and Upfits by Aspen Equipment brand names.