Payroll Manager

Location

Pasadena, CA | United States

Job description

Addison Group, in partnership with our client in the West San Gabriel Valley, seeks a Payroll Manager.

Job - This Payroll Manager will be overseeing all day-to-day payroll functions for the company. You will several direct reports to manage. You will be responsible for a few thousand employees nationwide. You will report to a Payroll Director

Job Site Status – Our client has a hybrid (two days/week in the office) work site status schedule.

Culture/Environment – Our client boasts a professional environment where people who meet expectations at work will be rewarded.

Compensation/Benefits – Salary range is $120,000-$140,000/year.

DUTIES OF THE PAYROLL MANAGER

Payroll

· Manage a team of a few payroll specialists

· Ensure all payroll changes go smoothly (hires, terminations, raises)

· Present payroll reports (monthly, quarterly, and yearly), via PowerPoint and conference calls with senior management

· Transmit payroll files to ADP on a periodic basis

· Review manual checks and wires

· Oversee the 401K process, including correct deductions for each employee and audits on the 401K process

· Reconcile payroll to the General Ledger (G/L) monthly

· Reconcile benefits discrepancies

· Hire and train payroll personnel if needed

· Answer all payroll questions posed by employees

· Keep abreast of state and federal wage and hour laws

Payroll - Processes

· Develop systems to process payroll transactions (salaries, benefits, garnishments, deductions, taxes)

· Suggest implementation and upgrades of current payroll software programs, including automation procedures

· Oversee any compliance and internal controls issues involving payroll

Miscellaneous

· Assist on all payroll tax audits on all SOX, internal, and external audits

· Accept various other duties as needed

QUALIFICATIONS OF THE PAYROLL MANAGER

Required

· Work experience at a company of at least one thousand (1,000) employees

· At least five (5) years of substantive payroll experience

· At least two (2) years of managerial experience, managing payroll specialists

· Multi-state payroll experience

Preferred

· Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or Certified Payroll Manager (CPM) certification

SKILLS OF THE PAYROLL MANAGER

Required

Technical

· Expert Level Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (v-lookups, pivot tables, IF Formulas)

· Intermediate Level Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint

· ADP Vantage or Workforce

Interpersonal

· Ability to meet deadlines, multi-task efficiently and cooperate with fellow professionals in various disciplines and both office and out-of-office environments

· Ability to take on a substantial workload to lead the team through example if needed

· Detail oriented, with high level of ethics and integrity

· Must be willing to develop and grow with the company and have the desire to take on more responsibility

· Superior communication skills (oral, written)

For immediate consideration, email your resume in MS Word format to me. I will hold all inquiries in the strictest confidence. 

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