Supervisor - Payroll

Sibanye Stillwater • Columbus, MT

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Payroll Supervisor leads, audits, and executes day-to-day payroll activities for a workforce of approximately 1,000 to 1,100 employees, including unionized and salaried employees, on a weekly processing schedule. The role is responsible for ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency, building robust internal controls, guiding team performance, and supporting Human Resources. Strict confidentiality of employee records, data, and corporate compensation information is essential.

The Supervisor serves as a hands-on Dayforce HCM administrator for payroll, optimizing configurations and workflows. The position administers payroll calculations under Collective Bargaining Agreements, oversees audits and tax compliance, and leads two Payroll Support Administrators. The role is based in the Columbus, Montana office and reports to the Corporate Manager of Benefits and Compensation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or a closely related field; or at least five years of dedicated payroll supervisory experience; or an acceptable combination of relevant higher education and supervisory payroll experience.
• Three to five years of dedicated, advanced payroll administration experience.
• Experience calculating and managing payroll under a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
• Proven ability to handle sensitive corporate financial and personal data with strict confidentiality.
• Exceptional spreadsheet skills, including advanced Excel macros, VLOOKUPs, and pivot tables.
• Ability to lead, coach, and develop payroll support staff.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience navigating and configuring Dayforce (Ceridian) HCM.
• Experience in an industrial, mining, or complex operational environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee end-to-end weekly payroll processing for unionized and salaried employees, ensuring accuracy and adherence to deadlines.
• Administer and optimize Dayforce payroll configurations and workflows; audit and improve system processes.
• Apply and maintain payroll calculations in accordance with Collective Bargaining Agreements, and work with site HR to address employee pay inquiries.
• Establish, document, and maintain payroll procedures aligned with SOX requirements, tax codes, and federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Conduct pre- and post-payroll audits of time entry, hours worked, wage deductions, benefits, leave balances, account strings, and other payroll data.
• Select, train, coach, mentor, and evaluate two Payroll Support Administrators.
• Enforce data security protocols and protect confidential employee, HR, and financial information.
• Respond to and remediate audit findings, including SOX, Mine Monitor, and 401(k) compliance audits, by documenting internal procedures.
• Coordinate compliant payroll tax processing, balancing, and timely filing, and oversee year-end reporting, including Forms W-2, W-3, and 941.

What This Job Offers

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