Payroll & Timekeeping Senior Manager

General Dynamics Information Technology•Falls Church, VA

14h•$124,093 - $161,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a GDIT Payroll and Timekeeping Senior Manager, you’ll enable the success of the most critical government missions and the growth of a meaningful career in Finance. This is a hybrid role. The Payroll and Timekeeping Senior Manager will oversee the accurate, compliant, and efficient management of employee compensation and labor tracking —especially under strict regulatory frameworks tied to government contracts. Lead payroll and timekeeping operations to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time, while maintaining full compliance with government contracting requirements (e.g., labor laws, audit standards, and contract-specific rules). MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT Oversee end-to-end payroll processing across multiple projects, contracts, or entities Ensure timekeeping systems accurately capture labor hours aligned with contract billing requirements Maintain compliance with federal, state, and contract-specific regulations (e.g., DCAA, FAR) Lead audits and support government reviews of labor charging and payroll practices Implement and improve payroll/timekeeping systems, controls, and processes Manage and mentor payroll and timekeeping staff Partner with finance, HR, and contracts teams to ensure proper labor cost allocation and reporting Drive innovation, automation, AI, process improvements, and compliance Manage payroll/timekeeping general ledger reconcilations Experience in Workday, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Teams Leadership Focus Establish strong internal controls to prevent errors or fraud Drive process efficiency, automation, and system integration Act as the subject matter expert on payroll compliance in a government contracting context WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED Bring your payroll and timekeeping expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Payroll and Timekeeping Senior Manager must have: ● Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science ● Experience: 7+ years of related experience in both payroll and timekeeping ● Leadership/supervisory experience ● US Persons ● Role requirements: Competency in multi-state payroll processes, tax compliance, audit compliance, policy enforcement, and motivational management techniques.

Requirements

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
7+ years of related experience in both payroll and timekeeping
Leadership/supervisory experience
US Persons
Competency in multi-state payroll processes, tax compliance, audit compliance, policy enforcement, and motivational management techniques
Experience in Workday, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Teams

Nice To Haves

APA certification

Responsibilities

Oversee end-to-end payroll processing across multiple projects, contracts, or entities
Ensure timekeeping systems accurately capture labor hours aligned with contract billing requirements
Maintain compliance with federal, state, and contract-specific regulations (e.g., DCAA, FAR)
Lead audits and support government reviews of labor charging and payroll practices
Implement and improve payroll/timekeeping systems, controls, and processes
Manage and mentor payroll and timekeeping staff
Partner with finance, HR, and contracts teams to ensure proper labor cost allocation and reporting
Drive innovation, automation, AI, process improvements, and compliance
Manage payroll/timekeeping general ledger reconcilations
Establish strong internal controls to prevent errors or fraud
Drive process efficiency, automation, and system integration
Act as the subject matter expert on payroll compliance in a government contracting context

Benefits

Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

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