Senior Payroll Manager

Our client is searching for a Senior Payroll Manager for their international company located in the Montrose area (near downtown).Reporting to the Payroll Director, this is a hybrid position (3 days in the office per week) that oversees the execution of multi-state U.S. and multi-province Canadian payroll functions.The manager oversees a staff of 28 direct and indirect reports, ensuring payroll delivery on a weekly basis with superior customer service in a high-volume environment. The salary range is $120,000-$130,000 per year and reimbursement of relocation expenses is available.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Oversee accurate and timely processing of weekly, bi-weekly, and semi-monthly payrolls that include salaried, hourly, tipped, seasonal and union employees in multiple states in the U.S. and Canada.
• Lead, mentor and professionally develop payroll team members toward the achievement of department, Company and personal goals.
• Ensure tax and regulations (Federal, states, and locals) are followed.
• Strong performance management background, engaging and comfortable addressing employee performance and goal setting.
• Strong communication with team to maintain team unity and camaraderie.
• Create and/or process reports to support executive and local management, Human Resources, Benefits, Risk Management and others as needed.
• Act as a payroll representative to service providers working with the Payroll office.
• Strong understanding and adherence to internal controls and SOX compliance procedures.
• Able to apply controls for development of processes and procedures of the department.
• Communicate and resolve issues for Human Resources, Accounting and other departments as needed.
• Understanding of Change Management best practices in order to communicate and deliver change to continuously improve departmental deliverables.
• Maintain high levels of customer service including response and resolution, as well as develop processes to improve the quality of customer service delivered by the department.
• Maintain a high degree of confidentiality and security of payroll information and data files.
• Consistently evaluate payroll processes and engage the team to develop and implement improvements on a continuous basis.
• Manage and ensure timely payroll turnaround times for responses, pay corrections, and reporting.
• Minimal travel may be required.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.

Requirements:

• CPP certification required (and must be current).
• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years payroll experience with at least 5 years in managerial role.
• Experience as a Payroll Manager in an organization with greater than 10,000 employees.
• Knowledge of US multi-states and Canada provinces tax regulations.
• Knowledge of payroll systems and report writing experience.
• Knowledge of federal, state and local wage and hour laws, garnishments, payroll tax and regulatory reporting.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Hands on and willing to step into processes and identify issues or areas for improvement.
• Experience with timekeeping, POS and other payroll related systems.
• Experience in a public traded company.
• Multi-state experience that includes California required.
• Canadian payroll experience preferred.
• Able to operate within a flexible environment, where ambiguity requires interpretation.
• Strong communicator, understanding when best to lead and when to follow.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service. This includes assessment of customer needs, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Strong in Microsoft Office Suite.

If you are interested in this position, please apply on-line or e-mail your resume to jotto@hire-authority.com .