What are the responsibilities and job description for the Payroll Manager position at Hays?
Your new company
A premier manufacturing company located in the Tri-State area is seeking a Payroll Manager to lead their payroll team, hybrid one day a week in-office! This company is globally recognized as a leader in appliances, electrical and electronics manufacturing and has great benefits to offer to their employees.
Your new role
The Payroll Manager role involves directing the day-to-day payroll functions while ensuring a high level of customer service and satisfaction. The successful candidate will work in a highly collaborative environment, coaching staff, delivering industry best practices, and maintaining high-quality standard operating procedures and monitoring controls.
- Manage the Americas, US, shared service payroll operations with 8 direct reports
- Develop payroll strategy and partner with Human Resources, Legal, Finance, and Tax Departments in automation, compliance, and customer-centric initiatives.
- Maintain strong working relationships with third-party vendors regarding unemployment claims management, garnishments, commuter benefits, and health and welfare.
- Sign off on payroll staff processing and auditing of weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly pay cycles for approximately 14,000 U.S. domestic employees.
- Responsible for timely and favorable audit findings related to SOX, internal audits, external audits, and local union reviews.
- Oversee garnishments, 401k, and all other employee and employer payroll deductions.
What you'll need to succeed
- Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, HR Management, or equivalent
- 5 to 7 years’ experience managing a multi-state payroll function with 5000 employees payroll size
- Experience with Workday HCM, Payroll module, Time Tracking required as well as ADP WorkforceNow.
- American Payroll Association and/or SHRM member.
- Ability to manage and coach a team with strong leadership capabilities.
- Experience complying with audit procedures, tax and accounting practices, company policies, and procedures.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
What you'll get in return
Our client offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support your physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental health.
- Competitive compensation package
- Comprehensive benefits
- Paid Parental Care Leave
- Educational Assistance
- Flexible Work Program
- Volunteer Time Off
