Senior Payroll Leader - Construction & Compliance

Ace Electric, Inc; Valdosta (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ace Electric, Inc. is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead the payroll function across a large, multi-state construction organization.

Reporting to the Controller, you will partner with Accounting, HR, MIS, Operations, and field leadership to ensure payroll is accurate, timely, compliant, and aligned with project requirements. This strategic role focuses on operational excellence, system optimization, reporting, controls, and team development— not serving as the primary processor of

Qualifications

• At least five years of progressive payroll experience.
• At least two years of payroll leadership or process ownership.
• Experience with certified payroll and Davis‑Bacon requirements.
• Strong knowledge of multi-state payroll, payroll taxes, wage and hour requirements, deductions, garnishments, timekeeping, reporting, and payroll controls.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, improve processes, resolve complex issues, and manage competing deadlines.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem‑solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, supervise, and develop payroll team members.
• Oversee payroll operations for a large, multi-state workforce.
• Ensure payroll is processed accurately, timely, and in compliance with applicable requirements.
• Monitor payroll workflows, deadlines, issue resolution, reporting, audits, and service levels.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll laws, wage and hour requirements, payroll taxes, garnishments, deductions, and recordkeeping standards.
• Oversee certified payroll and Davis‑Bacon compliance, including prevailing wages, worker classifications, fringe benefits, reporting, documentation, and audit readiness.
• Partner with Accounting, Human Resources, Operations, and project teams to align payroll information with job costing, labor burden, project reporting, and financial requirements.
• Support construction payroll processes, including cost codes, project-based labor tracking, per diem, overtime, shift differentials, certified payroll, and prevailing wage reporting.
• Strengthen controls related to timekeeping, pay changes, deductions, adjustments, off-cycle payments, and final pay.
• Track payroll metrics, processing timelines, error trends, recurring issues, and service levels.
• Lead process improvements that enhance accuracy, efficiency, compliance, reporting, and employee service.
• Support payroll system administration, reporting, data integrity, and optimization.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex payroll matters, employee concerns, compliance questions, and system or process issues.
• Support payroll reconciliations, labor cost reporting, general ledger interfaces, month-end close, audits, and year-end activities.
• Maintain confidential, accurate, and audit‑ready payroll records.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Team leadership

Process improvement

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Davis-Bacon knowledge

Tools

Viewpoint Spectrum by Trimble

Job description

Ace Electric, Inc. is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead the payroll function across a large, multi-state construction organization.

Reporting to the Controller, you will partner with Accounting, HR, MIS, Operations, and field leadership to ensure payroll is accurate, timely, compliant, and aligned with project requirements. This strategic role focuses on operational excellence, system optimization, reporting, controls, and team development— not serving as the primary processor of