Senior Payroll Manager - Union Expertise & Compliance

Compass Group USA; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Flexible Time Off Plan

Holiday Time Off

Personal Leave

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

FSAs

Job summary

Levy, the sports and entertainment hospitality leader, seeks a Senior Payroll Manager to oversee payroll operations for United Center employees in a unionized environment, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant processing and risk management.

You will partner with Operations, HR, Finance, Home Office and Compass Headquarters to apply collective bargaining agreements and federal/state laws, while guiding managers on payroll compliance and timekeeping.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Finance, Accounting, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of payroll management experience, preferably in a unionized environment.
• Strong working knowledge of payroll laws, wage & hour regulations, & collective bargaining agreements.
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage complex, high-volume payrolls.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively with union representatives, managers, & leadership.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll processing for large-scale hourly union & non-union employees.
• Ensure payroll accuracy related to union contracts, including wages, overtime, premiums, differentials, benefits contributions, & dues.
• Interpret & apply collective bargaining agreements to payroll practices & resolve payroll-related labor questions.
• Oversee timekeeping systems, audits, corrections, & approvals in partnership with operations leadership.
• Process payroll deductions, adjustments, retroactive pay, bonuses, garnishments, verifications of employment & employment status changes.
• Prepare & reconcile payroll reports; partner with Finance on labor reporting & budget tracking.
• Ensure compliance with FLSA, Illinois labor laws, & internal payroll controls.
• Guidance to managers on labor, timekeeping & payroll compliance
• Serve as a point of contact for employees & managers regarding payroll, pay discrepancies, & compensation questions.
• Support workplace injury reporting, including coordinating documentation & communication with HR, Operations managers, Home Office & Compass Risk Management.
• Assist in tracking injury-related payroll impacts such as missed shifts & modified duty.
• Support reasonable suspicion processes related to potential on-the-job impairment, including documentation coordination & compliance with company policy & union agreements.
• Partner with location Loss Prevention Coordinators, HR, Operations & Compass Risk Management team to ensure consistent handling, documentation related to injury & reasonable suspicion situations.

Skills

Payroll management

Union payroll experience

Timekeeping

Labor compliance

FLSA compliance

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Finance/Accounting or related field

Job description

Levy, the sports and entertainment hospitality leader, seeks a Senior Payroll Manager to oversee payroll operations for United Center employees in a unionized environment, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant processing and risk management.

You will partner with Operations, HR, Finance, Home Office and Compass Headquarters to apply collective bargaining agreements and federal/state laws, while guiding managers on payroll compliance and timekeeping.