HR Manager

Position Overview

Human Resources Manager - Multi-location coverage (regular travel required )

The Human Resources Manager is the primary owner of payroll operations and HR information systems (HRIS), responsible for ensuring accuracy, compliance, and data integrity across all HR and payroll functions. This role provides hands‑on leadership and oversight of payroll processing, HRIS administration, reporting, and related compliance activities for a multi‑location workforce.

In addition to payroll and systems leadership, the Human Resources Manager serves as the first escalation point for HR operational issues and employee relations matters, working closely with the Vice President of Human Resources to support compliance, consistency, and effective workforce management. This position directly manages HR and payroll staff and ensures HR operations are executed with precision, accountability, and strong internal controls.

• Directly manage HR and payroll team members, providing onboarding, coaching, training, performance feedback, and development support.
• Set clear priorities and expectations while supporting team members in managing their responsibilities effectively.
• Cultivate a collaborative and respectful team environment where open communication, professionalism, and mutual trust are valued.
• Encourage teamwork, courtesy, and consideration for one another, recognizing that how the HR team works together has a direct impact on the broader employee experience.
• Support a positive, solution‑oriented approach to daily work and challenges, with an emphasis on learning, continuous improvement, and shared accountability.
• Promote healthy work practices by balancing operational needs with flexibility, time off, and personal well‑being, ensuring coverage and continuity through teamwork and planning.
• Lead by example with integrity, discretion, and accountability, reinforcing the HR team’s role as trusted partners to employees and leaders.

• Serve as the primary oversight authority for payroll operations across all company locations, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant payroll processing.
• Review and approve payroll prior to final submission, including hours, pay codes, deductions, reimbursements, bonuses, and adjustments.
• Establish and maintain payroll controls, audit processes, and approval workflows to mitigate risk and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local wage and hour laws.
• Conduct routine and ad‑hoc payroll audits, including overtime, PTO, pay differentials, commissions, and leave‑related pay.
• Partner closely with payroll staff to investigate, resolve, and prevent payroll discrepancies.
• Identify payroll trends, risks, or recurring issues and provide recommendations to HR leadership for corrective action and process improvement.
• Support payroll‑related reporting, reconciliations, and audit requests as needed.

• Serve as the primary administrator and functional owner of the company’s HRIS and related payroll systems.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and integrity of employee data, including job codes, pay rates, status changes, benefits eligibility, and reporting structures.
• Oversee system workflows for onboarding, job changes, terminations, time‑keeping, and payroll integration.
• Develop and maintain HRIS procedures, controls, and documentation.
• Train and support HR staff, as well as operations managers and administrators, on HRIS and time‑keeping system use, workflows, and best practices.
• Partner with HR leadership on system enhancements, upgrades, reporting needs, and integration initiatives.
• Ensure system compliance with record retention, audit, and data privacy requirements.

• Produce and analyze standard HR and payroll reports, including headcount, turnover, payroll costs, overtime, benefits eligibility, and compliance metrics.
• Provide ad‑hoc reporting and workforce analytics to HR leadership, finance, and operations to support decision‑making.
• Ensure data accuracy and consistency across reports and dashboards.

• Serve as the first escalation…