Payroll Manager

The Manitowoc Company•Dundalk, MD

10d

About The Position

The Payroll Manager leads US payroll operations for the company’s US legal entities and pay groups, serving approximately 1,600 employees through ADP. The role supervises the payroll team and ensures accurate, timely, and compliant payroll, tax, and 401(k) processing. It may be located at any of the company’s US facilities, including Baltimore, Dallas, Houston, Denver, Phoenix, Milwaukee, Nashville, Belle Chasse, and Bloomington.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Experience with ADP processes and systems.
10 or more years of experience with multi-state and multi-business-entity payroll.
Ability to manage payroll staff, delegate duties, train, and mentor as needed.
Proven high-level experience resolving complex issues on demand.
Proficiency with Microsoft Teams, Excel, Word, Adobe, and Outlook.
Problem-solving, influencing, and effective communication skills.
Ability to meet deadlines in a high-volume environment with competing priorities.
Ability to create and document process improvements or new processes.
Experience with acquisitions and project management.
Experience with 401(k) special calculations, file interfaces, and vendor reconciliations with Fidelity.
Ability to create and design custom reports for internal and external personnel.
Ability to maintain confidentiality of company data, internally and externally.

Nice To Haves

Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervise and process payroll for all US legal entities, pension, and board of directors.
Review payroll staff data entry for accuracy across all pay groups and pay dates.
Review and approve ADP invoices for tax payments, net payroll deposits, and wage garnishment deposits.
Review payroll reports, tax filings, deposits, and W-2s for accuracy and correct inaccuracies promptly.
Review and reconcile 401(k) and deferred compensation funding to Fidelity biweekly.
Process variable compensation, sales commissions, union dues, equity compensation, and expatriate payroll as needed.
Facilitate pay updates for employees receiving relocation benefits and coordinate with local and corporate HR to ensure timely, accurate payments.
Process annual STIP/LIP bonuses, review and reconcile them, and submit and review 401(k) funding and adjustments.
Manage payroll audits with internal and external auditors, including workers’ compensation, retirement plan audits, eligible wage audits, executive compensation and fringe benefits, proxy data, quarterly R&D files and reports, and quarterly ADP tax filings.
Review quarterly ADP error reports and W-2 setup notices and respond to ADP promptly.
Manage year-end processing, including tuition payments, vehicle allowances and mileage, 1099s, taxable fringe benefits, relocation reconciliation, equity FICA retirement processing, SOC1 report submission, unclaimed property tracking, and W-2 preview testing.
Create and distribute the annual payroll calendar for all pay groups, locations, and schedules.
Review Roth catch-up requirements and qualified overtime for year-end W-2 input.
Serve as the lead liaison with ADP, coordinate regular conference calls, and manage and resolve ADP service request tickets.
Register, update, remove, and change income and unemployment tax identification numbers and company information with state tax agencies.
Process and resolve state audit requests as received.
Retrieve and review Fidelity import files and resolve discrepancies promptly.
Work with Corporate Tax, Accounting, Treasury, and Compensation on tax preparation, ad hoc reporting, and special requests.