Payroll Manager

Roesseljoy; Nashua (NH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Roesseljoy is seeking a seasoned payroll leader to manage high-volume weekly payroll for a large hourly and tipped workforce across multiple states. You will lead the payroll team, set priorities, and drive improvements while ensuring compliance with wage and hour laws and accurate tip reporting.

The role requires 8+ years of progressive payroll experience, experience with multi-entity and multi-state payroll, and strong Excel skills.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive payroll experience, including managing a payroll function.
• Experience processing weekly, multi-entity, multi-state payroll for 600+ employees.
• Strong knowledge of wage and hour compliance, payroll tax administration, and year-end reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills, including reconciling large data sets.
• A self-starter who can assess a department, set priorities, and drive improvements independently.

Responsibilities

• Process high-volume weekly payroll for a large hourly and tipped workforce across multiple legal entities and states.
• Lead, coach, and oversee the payroll team, setting priorities and holding the team accountable.
• Assess the current payroll department, build an improvement roadmap, and put controls in place.
• Manage tip pooling, tip reporting, and the reconciliation of tip distributions to payroll.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal wage and hour laws, including final pay deadlines, overtime, and garnishments.
• Oversee payroll tax administration and year-end W-2 processing.
• Partner with Finance on general ledger reconciliations and labor reporting.
• Work with location managers to ensure accurate and timely payroll submissions.

Skills

Advanced Excel

People leadership

Multi-state payroll

Wage & hour compliance

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

• Process high-volume weekly payroll for a large hourly and tipped workforce across multiple legal entities and states.
  
• Lead, coach, and oversee the payroll team, setting priorities and holding the team accountable.
  
• Assess the current payroll department, build an improvement roadmap, and put controls in place.
  
• Manage tip pooling, tip reporting, and the reconciliation of tip distributions to payroll.
  
• Ensure compliance with state and federal wage and hour laws, including final pay deadlines, overtime, and garnishments.
  
• Oversee payroll tax administration and year-end W-2 processing.
  
• Partner with Finance on general ledger reconciliations and labor reporting.
  
• Work with location managers to ensure accurate and timely payroll submissions.
  

Requirements

Requirements:

• 8+ years of progressive payroll experience, including managing a payroll function.
  
• Experience processing weekly, multi-entity, multi-state payroll for 600+ employees.
  
• Strong knowledge of wage and hour compliance, payroll tax administration, and year-end reporting.
  
• Advanced Excel skills, including reconciling large data sets.
  
• A self-starter who can assess a department, set priorities, and drive improvements independently.
  
• Restaurant, hospitality, or tipped workforce payroll experience is a plus.