What are the responsibilities and job description for the Payroll Supervisor position at ebs Recruiters?
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Payroll Supervisor
Position Overview: The Payroll Supervisor oversees end-to-end payroll operations and provides direct leadership to payroll staff. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely multi-state payroll processing while driving process improvements, system optimization, and exceptional employee support in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee full-cycle, bi-weekly multi-state payroll processing, including data validation, reporting, deductions, and garnishments
- Supervise and develop payroll team members, including performance management, scheduling, and training
- Ensure accurate processing of timekeeping data, direct deposits, payroll postings, and accounting exports
- Maintain and optimize HRIS/payroll systems to drive automation, efficiency, and data integrity
- Build and document payroll workflows, processes, and standards within payroll and timekeeping systems
- Provide timely, employee-focused support for complex payroll inquiries and issue resolution
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax laws and regulations
- Oversee employment verifications and garnishment administration, ensuring timely responses and payments
- Lead payroll integrations related to acquisitions or organizational changes
- Participate in and lead payroll-related training sessions and new process implementations
- Support payroll guidance for expansion into new states and complex payroll scenarios
- Maintain confidentiality and uphold high standards of professionalism
Qualifications
- 7 years of multi-state payroll processing experience
- Prior experience supervising or leading payroll teams strongly preferred
- Advanced expertise with HRIS/payroll systems; ADP experience strongly preferred
- Ability to independently process payroll end-to-end
- Strong knowledge of payroll tax law, wage and hour regulations, and pre-/post-tax deductions
- Experience supporting mid-to-large organizations (1,000 employees preferred)
- CPP certification strongly preferred
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Detail-oriented, deadline-driven, and able to perform in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Highly employee-centric with strong relationship-building skills