Senior Payroll Manager — UKG Transition & Multi-State

Butler Snow; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Butler Snow LLP is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead bi-weekly payroll for employees and semi-monthly payroll for partners across multiple states. You will guide the UKG implementation, establish controls, and collaborate with HR, Benefits, Finance, IT and leadership to ensure accurate, timely payroll.

The ideal candidate brings 5–7+ years of payroll experience, strong knowledge of payroll taxes and wage-and-hour rules, CPP certification is a plus, and excellent problem-solving and

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of hands-on payroll experience.
• Strong knowledge of payroll taxes, wage-and-hour requirements, deductions, and year-end processes.
• Experience processing payroll for exempt and hourly/non-exempt employees.
• Excellent Excel and payroll data reconciliation skills.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end payroll processing for employees and partners across multiple states.
• Process and audit bi-weekly employee and semi-monthly partner payrolls.
• Review timekeeping, compensation changes, deductions, taxes, bonuses, adjustments, and other payroll transactions.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll and wage-and-hour requirements.
• Perform payroll audits and reconciliations and resolve discrepancies before payroll is finalized.
• Support quarterly and year-end payroll processes and reporting.
• Serve as a trusted resource for employees and partners with payroll questions.
• Partner closely with HR, Benefits, Finance/Accounting, IT, and firm leadership.
• Play a key role in the firm’s UKG implementation, including payroll testing, validation, and transition activities.
• Help develop documented payroll procedures, controls, calendars, and best practices.
• Identify opportunities to use UKG and other technology to improve payroll processes.

Skills

Payroll processing

Excel

Data reconciliation

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

CPP certification

Tools

UKG

Cognos

Job description

Butler Snow LLP is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead bi-weekly payroll for employees and semi-monthly payroll for partners across multiple states. You will guide the UKG implementation, establish controls, and collaborate with HR, Benefits, Finance, IT and leadership to ensure accurate, timely payroll.

The ideal candidate brings 5–7+ years of payroll experience, strong knowledge of payroll taxes and wage-and-hour rules, CPP certification is a plus, and excellent problem-solving and