Payroll Manager

CFS; Mukilteo (WA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

CFS is seeking a Payroll Manager to lead the full payroll lifecycle, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance from onboarding through year-end processing. This role partners with finance leadership on strategy, reporting, and process improvements, and will help navigate a major ERP/payroll system transition.

The position offers visibility across the organization, opportunities to drive efficiencies, and involvement in reconciliations, audits, and system enhancements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive full-cycle payroll experience, including payroll leadership responsibilities.
• Government, municipal, or public sector payroll experience strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of payroll tax filings, reconciliations, compliance, and payroll accounting.
• Experience with payroll systems, ERP conversions, and process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage full-cycle payroll processing, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Review payroll records, timesheets, earnings, deductions, and tax reporting.
• Manage payroll tax filings, payments, reconciliations, and payroll-related general ledger accounts.
• Investigate and resolve complex payroll issues, discrepancies, and benefit reconciliations.
• Prepare payroll-related journal entries, reporting, and support audit activities.
• Lead payroll process improvements, documentation, and ERP/payroll system conversion efforts.

Skills

Full-cycle payroll

Payroll compliance

ERP/payroll systems

Payroll tax filings

Tools

Eden software

CentralSquare Finance Enterprise

Job description

• Lead the payroll function and serve as the go-to expert for complex payroll operations and compliance matters.
• Play a key role in a major ERP/payroll system transition and help shape future payroll processes.
• Partner directly with finance leadership on payroll strategy, reporting, and process improvements.
• Gain visibility across the organization through collaboration with key stakeholders and department leaders.
• Opportunity to identify efficiencies, improve controls, and enhance payroll accuracy and compliance.
• Work on meaningful projects beyond payroll processing, including reconciliations, audits, and system enhancements.
• Join a stable organization where your expertise and leadership will have an immediate impact.

Location: Mukilteo, WA (On-Site)Salary: $94,000 - $114,400 DOE

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Lead the payroll function and serve as the go-to expert for complex payroll operations and compliance matters.
• Play a key role in a major ERP/payroll system transition and help shape future payroll processes.
• Partner directly with finance leadership on payroll strategy, reporting, and process improvements.
• Gain visibility across the organization through collaboration with key stakeholders and department leaders.
• Opportunity to identify efficiencies, improve controls, and enhance payroll accuracy and compliance.
• Work on meaningful projects beyond payroll processing, including reconciliations, audits, and system enhancements.
• Join a stable organization where your expertise and leadership will have an immediate impact.

Key Responsibilities For The Payroll Manager

• Oversee and manage full-cycle payroll processing, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Review payroll records, timesheets, earnings, deductions, and tax reporting.
• Manage payroll tax filings, payments, reconciliations, and payroll-related general ledger accounts.
• Investigate and resolve complex payroll issues, discrepancies, and benefit reconciliations.
• Prepare payroll-related journal entries, reporting, and support audit activities.
• Lead payroll process improvements, documentation, and ERP/payroll system conversion efforts.

Qualifications For The Payroll Manager

• 5+ years of progressive full-cycle payroll experience, including payroll leadership responsibilities.
• Government, municipal, or public sector payroll experience strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of payroll tax filings, reconciliations, compliance, and payroll accounting.
• Experience with payroll systems, ERP conversions, and process improvement initiatives.
• Experience with Eden software and/or CentralSquare Finance Enterprise is a plus.