Payroll Manager

Our client in the manufacturing sector is seeking a Payroll Manager to lead payroll operations for a multi-state workforce of 300+ employees.

Responsibilities:

• Process end-to-end payroll for a multi-state workforce, ensuring accurate and timely pay across all pay cycles.
• Review and validate payroll calculations, including overtime, differentials, deductions, and garnishments.
• Maintain payroll data in Workday, including employee changes, earnings, and tax updates.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations, wage and hour laws, and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate payroll funding, payroll-related journal entries, and reconciliations with Finance.
• Prepare and support year-end payroll activities, including W-2 preparation, reconciliations, and audit support.
• Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies, employee inquiries, and tax-related issues.
• Partner with HR on new hires, terminations, benefits deductions, and payroll-related data changes.
• Support payroll audits and compliance reviews by providing documentation and responding to inquiries.
• Identify and implement improvements to payroll processes, controls, and Workday configurations.
• Stay current on payroll legislation and recommend updates to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Provide guidance and training to internal partners on payroll policies and procedures as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or related field.
• 7-10+ years of progressive payroll experience, ideally including leadership responsibility.
• Hands-on Workday payroll experience required.
• Experience managing payroll for a multi-state workforce.
• Strong knowledge of payroll tax regulations and wage and hour compliance.
• CPP certification preferred.
• Detail-oriented, hands-on, and comfortable in a deadline-driven environment.