PMC: Payroll Manager

Penske Media • Los Angeles, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Penske Media Corporation is hiring a Payroll Manager for its West Los Angeles headquarters. Reporting to the Senior Director, Payroll, this leadership role will oversee the payroll department and a team of three payroll professionals. The Payroll Manager will partner strategically with the organization to streamline existing processes and support a fast-growing business, including high-volume payroll processing. The role includes improving payroll and billing processes, ensuring compliance, developing staff, overseeing audits, and leading payroll-related projects and metrics. The position is onsite four days per week and remote one day per week.

Requirements

• At least eight years of payroll experience, including at least four years managing payroll processes and a department for a multi-state organization.
• Knowledge of payroll procedures and federal and state laws.
• Ability to understand business operations from both strategic and tactical perspectives.
• 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, and a can-do attitude.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with UKG Pro.

Responsibilities

• Lead payroll functions and manage a team of three payroll professionals.
• Evaluate and recommend continuous improvements to payroll and billing processes by analyzing payroll and shared-service trends.
• Monitor payroll compliance issues and recommend and implement changes to ensure pay practices comply with state and federal wage and hour laws.
• Communicate changes to payroll policies, procedures, and regulations accurately and promptly.
• Mentor, develop, hire, and train staff.
• Manage internal and external payroll audits.
• Review and audit payroll work and data, including wages, tax withholdings, deductions, and garnishments.
• Process quarterly tax adjustments and ensure year-end payroll tax and reporting compliance.
• Lead special projects involving process documentation and improvements, system updates, integrations, upgrades, and implementations, including reimplementing U.S. payroll.
• Develop, drive, and report on key metrics for the payroll function.
• Support management on ad hoc and growth-oriented projects, including scalability initiatives and acquisitions.

Benefits

• PMC-paid medical, dental, and vision healthcare for employees and their families, with no employee paycheck contributions.
• 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 savings on wellness, lifestyle, and financial essentials.
• Flexible Vacation Policy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed