Payroll Manager

selfhelp; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Self-Help is seeking a Payroll Manager to join our Durham, NC team. This role leads a team of Payroll Administrators responsible for multi-state payroll processing, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance across all staff.

The position requires strong expertise in federal/state wage and hour laws, and experience with Workday payroll modules. You will drive payroll policies, reporting, and process improvements while supporting organizational initiatives related to compensation changes,

Qualifications

• :Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• :At least 4 years of payroll experience with management responsibility.
• :Experience with Workday preferred and payroll tax/compliance knowledge.
• :Strong Excel skills and MS Office proficiency.

Responsibilities

• :Manage a team of payroll administrators and oversee multi-state payroll processing.
• :Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll laws including wage and hour regulations.
• :Oversee year-end payroll activities, W-2s, ACA filings, and related audits.
• :Develop and implement payroll policies, controls, and process improvements.
• :Collaborate on system testing, upgrades, and payroll-related reporting.

Skills

Payroll management

Workday

Payroll analytics

Data reconciliation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

HR certifications (preferred)

Tools

Workday

Job description

Job Description:

WHO We Are:

Self-Help started in 1980 with a focus on economic inequality especially in communities that have faced systemic barriers to building wealth. At the core of what Self-Help does is a drive to create and protect ownership and economic opportunity. In other words, we're committed to economic justice! Economic Justice means that all communities have the basic infrastructure they need to thrive, from high-quality schools to grocery stores selling fresh food resources that support opportunity at a neighborhood level regardless of demographics, income, or wealth. Since our founding, we've constantly sought new ways to pursue greater economic justice: from providing fair and affordable loans to working with partners to demand that lawmakers change unjust policies.

We are seeking a Payroll Manager to join our Durham, NC team!

WHAT You'll Do:

• Manage a team of Payroll Administrators responsible for administering multi-state payroll processing.
• Provide strategic oversight of multi-state payroll operations across assigned regions, ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and local payroll laws, including complex state-specific requirements such as California wage and hour regulations.
• Ensure payroll is processed and delivered consistently in an accurate, timely and compliant manner for over 1000 staff members consistent with federal and state wage and hour laws for all hourly and salaried staff.
• Process statutory reporting and compliance filing(s) to ensure accuracy, compliance and timeliness. This may include garnishments, payroll taxes, and W-2's and ACA filings.
• Ensure the organization's pay practices comply with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
• Serve as a point of escalation and assisting team members with the resolution of payroll related problems.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve payroll policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure operational excellence.
• Establish payroll calendars, service level expectations, and quality standards for the payroll team.
• Monitor payroll metrics and identify opportunities to improve accuracy, efficiency, and customer service.
• Recommend and implement process improvements, automation, and system enhancements.
• Support organizational initiatives involving compensation changes, mergers, acquisitions, organizational restructures, and system implementations.
• Oversee year-end payroll activities, including W-2 processing, tax reconciliation, annual reporting, and related audits.
• Manage a team of payroll administrators including developing goals for team members and providing regular feedback and development of staff.
• Develop and maintain payroll procedures, documentation, and cross-training to ensure business continuity.
• Act as a change agent to drive Self-Help's economic inclusion initiatives by integrating supplier diversity and the use of businesses owned by women and people of color in third party contracting and vendor management for relevant products and services.
• Serve as project manager on assigned HR projects.
• Serve as the Payroll Subject Matter Expert for Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, and Absence modules.
• Collaborate on system testing, upgrades, enhancements, and release management.
• Develop payroll reporting and dashboards to support operational and leadership decision-making.
• Perform other duties as may be deemed necessary.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Bachelor's degree in related field OR equivalent related experience.
• 4 years' of related experience including experience in handling payroll and managing an organization's payroll function.
• Experience working in Workday preferred.
• Appropriate HR certifications preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of multi-state payroll administration.
• Strong knowledge of federal and state wage and hour laws.
• Experience managing payroll tax filings and compliance.
• Experience leading payroll system implementations or upgrades.
• Experience with payroll reporting, analytics, and data reconciliation.
• Strong commitment to our mission - creating economic opportunity for traditionally underserved communities.
• Preference for working in organizations that place priority on teamwork and collaboration.
• Strong knowledge of payroll and benefit principles, laws, and regulations and technical knowledge of benefit functional areas.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Products, with strong focus in Excel.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment, and support other areas of HR as needed.
• Ability to lead, hire and mentor staff.
• Ability to analyze data related to payroll, timecards and reporting and experience trouble shooting payroll processing systems and transactions.
• Ability to create and present presentations to staff and leadership regarding payroll procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and keen attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and have the ability to multi-task.
• Ability to lead