Payroll Operations Lead

City and County of Denver; United States; Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Metropolitan State University of Denver is seeking a Payroll Manager to guide a team delivering comprehensive payroll services. The role oversees daily payroll operations, ensures accurate processing for semi-monthly and monthly cycles, and manages regulatory filings with IRS, SSA, and state agencies.

The successful candidate will supervise staff, develop payroll procedures, and collaborate with Accounting Services to ensure reconciliations and audits are completed with high accuracy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, or related field is required.
• 1 year of experience equals 1 year of education; 4+ years payroll processing in an integrated ERP.
• Experience paying withholdings, working with taxing authorities, processing W2s, garnishments, repayments, and retirement contributions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee full-cycle payroll processing (semi-monthly and monthly) for staff and students.
• Prepare payroll expenditures, withholdings, vendor payments, and tax filings.
• Supervise payroll team, develop procedures, reconcile payroll data and GL.
• Ensure compliance with IRS, SSA, and state/local tax requirements and filings.
• Coordinate with Accounting Services to resolve reconciliation discrepancies and audits.

Skills

Payroll processing

Tax compliance

W-2 processing

Garnishments

ERP systems

Supervision

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, or related field

Tools

Workday ERP

TIAA

Fidelity

PERA

Job description

Metropolitan State University of Denver is seeking a Payroll Manager to guide a team delivering comprehensive payroll services. The role oversees daily payroll operations, ensures accurate processing for semi-monthly and monthly cycles, and manages regulatory filings with IRS, SSA, and state agencies.

The successful candidate will supervise staff, develop payroll procedures, and collaborate with Accounting Services to ensure reconciliations and audits are completed with high accuracy.