PMC: Payroll Manager
About The Position
Penske Media Corporation is hiring a Payroll Manager to lead its payroll department and support the company’s growing business. Based at PMC’s West Los Angeles headquarters, the role reports to the Senior Director, Payroll and leads a team of three payroll professionals. The Payroll Manager will serve as a strategic partner, improve payroll and billing processes, and oversee high-volume payroll processing. PMC operates an office-first environment: employees work onsite four days per week and remotely one day per week. The position includes responsibility for payroll compliance, audits, staff development, process and system improvements, key metrics, and projects related to scalability and acquisitions.
Requirements
- At least eight years of payroll experience, including at least four years managing payroll processes and a department for a multi-state organization.
- Ability to understand business operations from both strategic and tactical perspectives.
- Knowledge of payroll procedures and federal and state laws.
- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent time-management skills and a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to excel in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
- Resourcefulness, innovation, a can-do attitude, and attention to detail.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with UKG Pro.
Responsibilities
- Lead payroll functions with a team of three payroll professionals.
- Analyze payroll and shared-service trends and recommend continuous improvements to payroll and billing processes.
- Monitor payroll compliance issues and recommend and implement changes to ensure compliance with state and federal wage and hour laws.
- Communicate changes to payroll policies, procedures, and regulations in a timely and accurate manner.
- Mentor, develop, hire, and train staff.
- Manage internal and external payroll audits.
- Review and audit the function’s work, including payroll data, wages, tax withholdings, deductions, garnishments, quarterly tax adjustments, and year-end payroll tax and reporting compliance.
- Lead special projects involving process documentation and improvements, system updates, integrations, upgrades, implementations, and reimplementation of U.S. payroll.
- Develop, drive, and report on key metrics for the function.
- Support management with ad hoc and growth-oriented projects, including scalability initiatives and acquisitions.
Benefits
- PMC-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage with no employee paycheck contributions for employees and their families.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuting.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Life insurance.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Paid parental leave.
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
- Company discounts and perks, including pet insurance, home and auto insurance, mortgage discounts, and other savings on wellness, lifestyle, and financial essentials.
- Flexible Vacation Policy.
- Bonus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
