Payroll Manager

PRIDE Industries•Roseville, CA

10d•$109,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Under minimal supervision, the Payroll Manager manages the Company’s payroll processing and accounting function. Employees in this job class develop, implement, and administer payroll policies and procedures; develop long term strategic plans related to the payroll system platform; and serve as a liaison with other departments in the resolution of payroll related issues. This job class requires extensive knowledge of multi-state and federal wage and hour laws, reporting, and regulations, and the ability to manage a payroll staff function.

Requirements

Five or more years of payroll processing including three years in a supervisory role
Understanding of federal and state laws and interpretations regarding wage taxation and payment
Ability to supervise assigned staff to meet production goals and follow practices and procedures in a high-volume department
High degree of computer literacy in specialized software related to departmental operations including payroll systems, and database, Internet, spreadsheet, and word processing programs
Supervisory skills to hire qualified employees, provide for their professional development, administer performance management and disciplinary processes effectively, and address employee relations appropriately
Ability to effectively supervise and develop assigned team to meet production/service goals while adhering to safety policies and rules
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; to make presentations and respond to inquiries by senior management, customers and/or employees
Demonstrated leadership, organizational, reasoning, problem solving and analytical skills
Exceptional customer service skills
Human relation skills to build effective relationships with team, customers and public
Advanced computer literacy including knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, database and presentation software
Knowledge of business English including vocabulary, spelling, and correct grammatical usage and punctuation
Mathematical skills to include the ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
Ability to establish priorities and solve a wide range of business, operational and strategic management problems
Flexibility to respond to changing work priorities and handle numerous projects at the same time.

Nice To Haves

Certified Payroll Profession (CPP) preferred

Responsibilities

Plans, organizes and manages the payroll processing and accounting functions to ensure accurate, timely, and properly controlled payments to employees.
Schedules and prioritizes tasks and ensures adherence to procedures, regulations and guidelines while minimizing errors.
Supervises employees; ensures a competent, motivated team through hiring, training, development, counseling and reviewing the performance of employees.
Develops. Implements, and administers the Company’s payroll policies and procedures that are aligned and integrated with human resources systems and processes, and accounting controls and reporting.
Defines and develops long-term strategic payroll plans, addressing system platform and administrative needs.
Analyzes new contracts to determine and document payroll requirements, and trains payroll team accordingly.
Ensures compliance with garnishment and support orders, and the proper application of federal, state, and local employee tax withholdings;
Ensures a competent, motivated staff through effective hiring, training, counseling, supervising and evaluating.
Schedules and prioritizes tasks, and ensures adherence to procedures, regulations and guidelines while minimizing errors.
Cross-trains employees appropriately to ensure daily back up and coverage of departmental functions.
Conducts and participates in regular departmental meetings; and solicits and accepts useful business improvement recommendations from staff.
Serves as an information source and liaison with other departments regarding payroll regulations and department operations. Participates as a member of inter-departmental project teams.
Oversees the preparation and filing of W-2 and related tax forms; various local, state, and federal tax submissions; and statutory reports. Ensures that required payments are executed to the proper entities.
Responds to internal and external audit reviews of payroll records.
Resolves non-routine payroll issues and ensures that staff is engaged in reconciling issues;
Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.