Payroll Manager

Envision Unlimited; Port Barrington (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Envision Unlimited in Illinois is seeking an experienced Payroll Training and Operations Lead responsible for guiding the payroll team to ensure timely, accurate processing and strict compliance with federal, state, local, and benefits requirements.

You will manage payroll for multiple locations, implement Paylocity and UKG, audit transactions, and prepare required reports. A CPP designation and a bachelor''s degree in accounting or business administration are required.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years of payroll experience.
• At least five years in payroll management.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business administration.

Responsibilities

• Oversee payroll processing and operations for multiple locations, ensuring accurate and timely pay.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local laws, taxes, and benefits requirements.
• Set up and maintain Paylocity and UKG payroll systems.
• Audit payroll transactions for accuracy of amounts and dates.
• Prepare reports for ledgers, journals, 5500s, retirement, and related needs.
• Lead processing and distribution of W-2 statements.
• Approve changes in payroll, such as salary increases, deductions, and bonuses.
• Manage employee changes from the self-service portal.
• Train staff involved in payroll on best practices.
• Collaborate with Finance and HR to create payroll reports.
• Coordinate external audits (Work Comp, 403B, 5500).
• Maintain payroll records with benefit partners.

Skills

CPP (Certified Payroll Professional)

Payroll management

Payroll processing

Paylocity

UKG

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or business administration

Tools

Paylocity

UKG

Job description

Job description

Description:Responsible for training and supporting the payroll team to ensure timely and accurate payroll processing, ensuring compliance with federal, state, local and benefits requirements and promoting an excellent customer service culture. Must have some knowledge of Paylocity/UKG payroll systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee payroll processing and operations for multiple locations, ensuring accurate and timely pay.
• Ensure strict and consistent compliance to labor laws, tax withholdings, wage orders, garnishments and year-end reporting.
• Set up and maintain functional payroll systems (Paylocity/UKG).
• Audit payroll transactions to ensure all amounts and payment dates are accurate.
• Reconcile and prepare reports for ledgers, journal entries, 5500s, overtime usage, retirement, attrition etc.
• Lead processing, accuracy and distribution of W-2 statements.
• Approve one-time or permanent changes in payroll (e.g. salary increases, tax deduction, bonuses).
• Approve all employee changes from the self-service portal.
• Train employees who are involved in payroll on best practices.
• Manage payroll discrepancies quickly and efficiently.
• Collaborate with Finance and HR to create payroll reports.
• Create and maintain all cost centers, allocations and new location codes.
• Monitor and audit payroll for fraud, abuse and waste.
• Prepare onboarding material to enable new hires and add union codes, exempt status and benefit hours, payroll policy, CID and Respite codes.
• Help new hires understand the companys compensation and benefits policies (Orientation).
• Coordinate external audits (Work Comp. and 403B, 5500).
• Answer payroll-related questions from employees and supervisors
• Maintain records for insurance and benefit partners (Employees contributions, loans and employer contributions).
• Maintain system updates

Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of payroll experience
• At least five years in payroll management
• Must be a CPP (Certified Payroll Professional)
• Bachelors degree, preferably in accounting or business administration

Compensation details

85000-95000 Yearly SalaryPI81309d88e8ea-26289-41057379