Payroll Manager

Legence • Beltsville, MD

3d • $110,000 - $120,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Payroll Manager will direct and manage all aspects of in-house payroll operations for one business unit, ensuring the accurate, timely, and compliant processing of payroll for up to 2,000 employees. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to support team members with day-to-day work while harmonizing payroll operations, aligning with the company’s overall payroll goals. The candidate will work in the Bowers office in Beltsville, MD.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a Business, Accounting, or Human Resources discipline or an equivalent combination of training and experience
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in multi-state payroll with strong payroll law knowledge
• Prior supervisory experience is required
• Experience managing payroll with a minimum of 1,000 employees
• Proficiency with Excel, data analysis, build/write formulae, and test data
• Strong systems background and experience with software implementations
• Ability to work collaboratively with payroll and project teams during payroll system upgrades and implementations
• Proven leadership and influencing skills to successfully lead projects and teams
• Must have a customer focused attitude with strong communication skills, verbal and written
• Candidates must have current work authorization in the U.S.; visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Nice To Haves

• Union experience preferred
• Experience with Dayforce, ADP, GP, Sage, Deltek, or Spectrum Systems preferred

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll team of 4-6 employees
• Support payroll processing for up to 2,000 employees
• Support full in-house payroll including check/ACH distribution, tax payments, tax registrations, managing deductions, processing W2s and other required reports
• Support timekeeping
• Support union reporting and payment requirements
• Drive automation within the payroll team by partnering with payroll and IT teams to deliver quality solutions in a timely manner
• Assist the Director of Payroll in validating or establishing payroll audits and controls
• Assist the payroll team in documenting processes and identifying opportunities for improvement or automation
• Provide leadership to support and execute business process-related goals
• Work with finance or payroll team as needed to resolve payroll GL posting questions
• Provide professional and technical coaching, mentoring, and development plans to team members
• Develop technical reports, metrics, and specifications for trend analysis and remediation

Benefits

• 401(k) Plan with Company Match: Currently match contributions dollar-for-dollar up to 4% of eligible pay; immediate vesting.
• Health & Welfare Benefits: Employer provided medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, Employee Assistance Program and accident & illness coverage.
• Life and Disability Insurance: Employer provided basic life insurance and AD&D valued at 50K coverage amount with the option for voluntary buy up for additional coverage.
• Time Off: Flexible non-accrual vacation; company holidays per policy. (For California employees, this is separate from California paid sick leave, if applicable.)
• Expenses: Business travel and related expenses reimbursed per company policy.
• Annual performance-based bonus

What This Job Offers

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