Payroll Manager - Bowers

Legence • Beltsville, MD

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Payroll Manager directs and manages all aspects of in-house payroll operations for one business unit, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing for up to 2,000 employees. The role supports payroll team members with day-to-day work and harmonizes payroll operations with the company’s overall payroll goals. The position is based in the Bowers office in Beltsville, Maryland.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, or human resources, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in multi-state payroll, with strong knowledge of payroll laws.
• Prior supervisory experience.
• Experience managing payroll for at least 1,000 employees.
• Proficiency with Excel, data analysis, building and writing formulae, and testing data.
• Strong systems background and experience with software implementations.
• Ability to collaborate with payroll and project teams during payroll system upgrades and implementations.
• Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills to lead projects and teams.
• Customer-focused attitude and strong verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Manage a payroll team of 4–6 employees.
• Support payroll processing for up to 2,000 employees.
• Support in-house payroll operations, including check and ACH distribution, tax payments and registrations, deduction management, W-2 processing, and other required reports.
• Support timekeeping.
• Support union reporting and payment requirements.
• Drive payroll-team automation 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.
• Help document payroll processes and identify opportunities for improvement or automation.
• Provide leadership to support and execute business process-related goals.
• Work with finance or payroll colleagues as needed to resolve payroll general ledger posting questions.
• Provide technical coaching, mentoring, and development plans to team members.
• Develop technical reports, metrics, and specifications for trend analysis and remediation.

Benefits

• Eligible for an annual performance-based bonus; eligibility and payout depend on role, individual performance, and company performance and are not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

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