Payroll Supervisor

Elliott Company; Jeannette (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Ebara Elliott Energy is seeking a Payroll Supervisor to oversee end-to-end payroll operations across the U.S. and Canadian manufacturing network. The role drives accuracy, ensures compliance with laws and policies, and standardizes payroll SOPs across regional locations.

Responsibilities include supervising payroll staff, auditing inputs/outputs, and coordinating with HR and finance to ensure accurate gross-to-net calculations, garnishments, and tax withholdings in a multi-state environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of end-to-end payroll experience, with at least 2+ years in a supervisory or lead capacity.
• Payroll leadership in manufacturing/logistics/multi-site environment is preferred.
• Hands-on experience with Workday Payroll and advanced Excel (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, data validation).
• Deep understanding of FLSA regulations, multi-state tax compliance and nexus rules across states.
• Strong integrity, confidentiality, and communication skills with managers, HR partners and employees.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, execute, and finalize accurate bi-weekly/weekly payroll for hourly, salaried and executive populations.
• Manage multi-state payroll taxation and compliance with local, state, provincial, and federal laws.
• Audit payroll inputs and outputs for gross-to-net pay, garnishments, benefits, and tax withholdings.
• Lead, train, and mentor the payroll team; promote continuous improvement and service.
• Manage General Ledger Accounting for Payroll Operations.
• Standardize payroll SOPs.

Skills

Workday Payroll

Excel

Time tracking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

Workday Payroll

Job description

Overview & Responsibilities

PURPOSE OF THE JOB The Payroll Supervisor oversees end-to-end payroll operations across the U.S. and Canadian manufacturing network. This role is designed to drive operational accuracy for both hourly and salaried employees while ensuring seamless compliance with corporate policies, federal/provincial laws, and complex multi-state and multi-province tax frameworks. As a general function, the supervisor standardizes payroll Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and mitigates compliance risks across all regional plant locations. By auditing inputs and outputs, this position ensures the accurate calculation of gross-to-net pay, garnishments, benefits, and tax withholdings.

BACKGROUND and EXPERIENCE

• Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum Experience: 5+ years of end-to-end payroll experience, with at least 2+ years in a supervisory or lead capacity.
• Preferred Experience: Previous payroll leadership in a manufacturing, logistics, or multi-site environment preferred.
• Technical Know-How: Hands-on experience using Workday Payroll, and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, data validation).
• Regulatory Knowledge: Deep understanding of FLSA regulations, complex wage types, hourly/salaried time-tracking rules, multi-state tax compliance, local tax withholding, reciprocal agreements, and nexus rules across multiple states.
• Core Competencies: High level of integrity, confidentiality, and sound judgment when handling sensitive employee data, paired with excellent communication skills to interface with managers, HR business partners, and employees.

SUPERVISION

This is a supervisory role with responsibilities for Payroll Clerk and Payroll Administrators with direct responsibility for recommendations for hiring, discipline, discharge, performance appraisal and salary increase planning.

SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES/COMPETENCIES

• Supervise, execute, and finalize accurate bi-weekly/weekly payroll for employees across hourly plant, salaried, and executive populations.
• Manage multi-state payroll taxation, ensuring compliance with local, state, provincial, and federal laws across all plant locations.
• Audit payroll inputs and outputs, ensuring accurate calculations for gross-to-net pay, garnishments, benefits, and tax withholdings.
• Lead, train, and mentor the payroll team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and exceptional internal customer service.
• Manage General Ledger Accounting for Payroll Operations.
• Standardize payroll Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Equal Employment Opportunity

Ebara Elliott Energy is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by the federal, state or local laws of the United States. Applicants and employees are protected under U.S. federal law from discrimination.

We are proud of our legacy, but our focus is on the future, putting our tradition of innovation to work on the new challenges facing global energy production and processes. Using advanced technologies, producing high-quality products, and offering reliable services are just a few of the ways that Ebara Elliott Energy is doing its part to contribute to a cleaner, more sustainable future. As a solution provider in the energy industry, Ebara Elliott Energy designs, manufactures, and services technically advanced centrifugal and axial compressors, steam turbines, power recovery expanders, custom pumps, and cryogenic products used in the petrochemical, refining, oil & gas, and liquefied gas industries, as well as in power applications.

We employ 2,300 people in 30 locations around the world. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ebara Corporation, a major industrial conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Ebara employs 19,000 people and has sales of US $5 billion.