Payroll Manager

Rehrig Pacific Company, Inc.; Monterey Park (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Rehrig Pacific Company, Inc. is seeking a Payroll Manager to lead the US payroll function and ensure accurate, compliant payroll operations. The role emphasizes controls, systems governance, and service delivery to employees and business leaders.

The candidate will oversee end-to-end payroll processing, tax reporting, audits, and vendor relationships while coaching a payroll team. This is a on-site opportunity located in Monterey Park, CA, with a focus on reliability and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience leading payroll operations for US payrolls, including taxes, deductions, and garnishments.
• Strong understanding of federal, state, local payroll requirements.
• Ability to develop and coach a payroll team for accuracy and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end payroll operations for US payrolls and support Canadian payroll as needed.
• Maintain payroll controls and ensure accurate, timely processing and reporting.
• Ensure compliance, audits, and regulatory reporting including year-end and W-2s.
• Oversee payroll systems, master data governance, and process improvements.

Skills

Payroll processing

Regulatory compliance

Data governance

People leadership

Job description

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Here at Rehrig Pacific, we are all about our people. Since 1913, our organization has focused on sustainable supply chain solutions while creating a culture and atmosphere where amazing people, like you, are celebrated for doing their best work. Rehrig Pacific has grown to meet the needs of our industry consumers across the country and internationally. We are constantly creating innovative solutions to transcend the new standards set forth by our customers. We find true fulfillment in helping others, both within the Rehrig Pacific family and in our communities. As servant leaders, we lead by example.

The Payroll Manager is accountable for leading and continuously improving the organization’s payroll function to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll operations. This role establishes payroll controls, oversees payroll systems and regulatory compliance, develops team capability, and ensures delivery of high-quality payroll services to employees and business leaders. The Payroll Manager is accountable for the overall effectiveness of payroll operations, compliance, controls, and service delivery.

Areas of Accountabilities

Payroll Operations

• Lead and oversee end-to-end payroll operations for all U.S. payrolls and support Canadian payroll processing as required.
• Ensure payroll transactions, earnings, deductions, taxes, garnishments, and special payments are processed accurately and on schedule.
• Resolve escalated payroll issues and ensure timely correction of payroll discrepancies.
• Ensure payroll calendars, service standards, and operational commitments are consistently achieved.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Establish and maintain payroll controls that ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and applicable international payroll requirements.
• Ensure timely completion and filing of payroll tax reports, year-end reporting, W-2 processing, audits, and agency requirements.
• Monitor payroll legislation changes and implement required process and system updates.
• Maintain documentation supporting payroll controls, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance.

Payroll Systems & Data Governance

• Maintain governance over payroll systems, payroll master data, and payroll-related processes.
• Ensure payroll records are complete, accurate, auditable, and maintained in accordance with company and regulatory requirements.
• Evaluate and recommend payroll technology enhancements, automation opportunities, and process improvements.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and vendors to address payroll system issues and enhancements.
• Lead, coach, and develop payroll team members to ensure capability, accountability, and succession readiness.
• Establish priorities, workload distribution, and performance expectations for payroll staff.
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, compliance, and customer service.
• Ensure payroll procedures are documented, standardized, and consistently followed.
• Manage relationships with payroll providers, tax service providers, and system vendors.
• Partner with Human Resources, Finance, Operations, and business leadership to ensure payroll requirements are effectively supported.
• Communicate payroll risks, compliance matters, operational issues, and recommendations to leadership.
• Monitor payroll service, quality, compliance, and performance metrics.
• Lead payroll-related projects, process redesign efforts, internal audits, and system implementations.