Senior Payroll Manager — Compliance & Reporting

Wheeler Machinery Sales, Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Wheeler Machinery Sales, Inc. in Salt Lake City, UT is seeking a Payroll Manager to lead all payroll operations.

You will ensure accurate and timely compensation, maintain tax withholdings, and supervise 401k and other benefits processing while staying compliant with government and union rules. The role requires strong accounting knowledge, attention to detail, and the ability to handle confidential information in a growing organization.

Qualifications

• Intermediate knowledge of accounting and balancing or prior accounting experience.
• Knowledge of payroll concepts (garnishments, tax laws, final pay rules, etc.)
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytic and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable in a growing organization with shifting organizational needs.
• Can work independently.
• Can maintain confidentiality
• Some report writing skills
• Experience working with unions, preferred

Responsibilities

• Oversee payroll processing.
• Manage time keeping.
• Ensure employees general ledger is correct.
• Maintain coding accuracy.
• Enter manual adjustments for each payroll, process biweekly payrolls, review and approve all payrolls.
• Reporting weekly 401k contributions, quarterly pension, validate Tax filing.
• Specialized reporting for departments for wages and hours worked.
• Oversee and file weekly and quarterly reports such as taxes, 401k contributions and loan payments and HSA and flex benefits.
• Facilitate audits and testing. 401k testing and match corrections, 401k audit, general audits, government audits, and census reporting.
• Apply for and maintain withholding and unemployment licenses
• Apply any changes to the system, such as wage and title changes, reorganization change, departmental or cost center changes and general ledger coding changes.
• Respond to employee and manager questions.
• Keep informed of any legislative changes for compliance.
• Supervise and approve the W2 processing.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Skills

Accounting

Payroll concepts

Time management

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Confidentiality

Independent work

Report writing

Union experience

Job description

Wheeler Machinery Sales, Inc. in Salt Lake City, UT is seeking a Payroll Manager to lead all payroll operations.

You will ensure accurate and timely compensation, maintain tax withholdings, and supervise 401k and other benefits processing while staying compliant with government and union rules. The role requires strong accounting knowledge, attention to detail, and the ability to handle confidential information in a growing organization.