Director, Payroll Operations - Global Industrial

Genuine Parts Company • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

The Payroll Director is responsible for leading and overseeing end-to-end payroll and related financial operations across multi-entity, multi-state organizations. This role ensures accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing while driving system implementations, process improvements, financial reporting accuracy, and payroll integration efforts related to growth and M&A activity. The Payroll Director serves as a subject matter expert (SME) on payroll best practices, tax compliance, financial controls, and payroll systems, while leading and developing high-performing teams.

Requirements

• Extensive experience managing multi-state payroll operations for large, complex organizations.
• Strong knowledge of payroll accounting, GL processes, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Proven leadership experience managing and developing payroll teams.
• Deep knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations and compliance requirements.
• Hands-on experience implementing and optimizing payroll systems, including Workday and ADP SmartCompliance.
• Strong analytical, financial reporting, and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy, compliance, and internal controls.
• CPP Certification
• Bachelor’s degree

Responsibilities

• Oversee full-cycle payroll processing for multi-state organizations with weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly pay frequencies.
• Manage payroll operations across multiple companies, branch locations, and FEINs, supporting large employee populations (8,000+ employees).
• Lead, mentor, and develop payroll team members, fostering continuous improvement and professional growth.
• Drive accuracy and timeliness in payroll execution with a focus on achieving near 100% compliance and precision.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local payroll laws and regulations.
• Oversee multi-state tax compliance, including state withholding, state unemployment taxes, and tax ID registrations.
• Manage payroll tax reporting and filings including W-2s, 1095-Cs, and quarterly/annual returns.
• Conduct comprehensive payroll audits covering employee data, time and attendance, overtime calculations, misclassifications, and system discrepancies.
• Ensure accurate and timely recording and recoding of payroll-related General Ledger (GL) activity.
• Manage payroll journal entries and validate alignment with financial reporting requirements.
• Perform monthly and quarterly account reconciliations for payroll, benefits, taxes, and related liabilities.
• Partner with Finance and Accounting teams to ensure proper cost allocation across entities, departments, and cost centers.
• Analyze payroll expense trends and variances, providing reporting and insights to senior leadership.
• Support month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring payroll data integrity and compliance with internal controls.
• Strengthen financial controls surrounding payroll processes to mitigate risk and ensure audit readiness.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director