Temporary Payroll Manager

FS&CO; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Health, dental, vision insurance

HSA/FSA

Job summary

FS&CO is seeking an experienced payroll professional to run the full payroll cycle for 500+ employees. You will manage data intake, processing, and funding while maintaining records in UKG and supporting a Rippling implementation.

The role requires strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll rules, plus advanced Excel skills and meticulous attention to detail to ensure accurate payroll and timely filings across multiple states.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of progressive payroll experience including end-to-end processing for 500+ employees.
• Must be proficient with UKG Pro for payroll processing.
• Experience with multi-state payroll including tax registrations, filings and reconciliations.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll regulations and final-pay rules.
• Experience reconciling payroll registers, tax filings, and GL entries.
• Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables).
• High attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information and tight deadlines.
• Experience with Rippling or another payroll system implementation or conversion preferred.
• Experience closing entities and payroll tax accounts across multiple states preferred.

Responsibilities

• Run the full payroll cycle for 500+ employees from intake through approval and funding.
• Enter payroll transactions including hires, terminations, pay changes, bonuses, deductions, garnishments, and off-cycle payments.
• Maintain accurate employee pay, tax, direct deposit, and deduction records in UKG.
• Conduct payroll audits and variance reviews to resolve discrepancies before finalization.
• Process manual, off-cycle, and final paychecks per state requirements.
• Manage state and local payroll tax registrations, filings, reconciliations, notices, and year-end W-2 activities.
• Support Rippling implementation through data migration, parallel runs, testing, reconciliation, and process documentation.
• Help close the former entity across operating states including tax accounts closures and remittances.
• Respond to employee and manager payroll questions accurately and promptly.

Skills

End-to-end payroll processing

UKG Pro

Multi-state payroll

Regulatory compliance

Excel advanced

Confidential data handling

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Tools

UKG Pro

Rippling

Job description

Description:

• Run the full payroll cycle for 500+ employees, from data intake through approval and funding.
• Enter payroll transactions, including hires, terminations, pay changes, bonuses, deductions, garnishments, and off-cycle payments.
• Maintain accurate employee pay, tax, direct deposit, and deduction records in UKG.
• Conduct payroll audits and variance reviews, resolving discrepancies before finalization.
• Process manual, off-cycle, and final paychecks in accordance with state requirements.
• Manage state and local payroll tax registrations, filings, reconciliations, notices, and year-end W-2 activities.
• Support Rippling implementation through data migration, parallel runs, testing, reconciliation, and process documentation.
• Help close the former entity across operating states, including tax account closures, final filings, remittances, and status tracking.
• Respond to employee and manager payroll questions accurately and promptly.

Requirements:

• 5–10 years of progressive payroll experience, including end-to-end processing for 500+ employees.
• Hands-on experience running payroll in UKG Pro.
• Multi-state payroll experience, including tax registrations, filings, and reconciliations.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll regulations, including final-pay rules.
• Experience reconciling payroll registers, tax filings, and general ledger entries.
• Advanced Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and pivot tables.
• High attention to detail, sound judgment with confidential information, and ability to meet fixed payroll deadlines.
• Experience with Rippling or another payroll system implementation or conversion preferred.
• Experience closing entities and payroll tax accounts across multiple states preferred.

Benefits:

• Salary range of $85,000–$90,000 USD.
• Corporate annual profit sharing and 401(k) plan.
• Medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, HSA, FSA, and Teladoc benefits.
• Paid time off and 10 company holidays.
• Life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Parental medical leave, child bonding leave, and bereavement leave.
• Employee discount.