Senior Payroll Manager

Job Summary

Job Description

Experience and Education

• Bachelors degree in business finance accounting or related field.
• 5 years in a payroll supervisory/management role.
• Experience with Unions and multi-state payroll.
• Experience working with Workday Payroll
• CPP and/or FPC preferred.
• Service Industry payroll experience preferred.
• Been involved in at least one large scale (6000 employees) payroll system implementation transitioning payroll workflow to an inhouse ERP.
• Previous experience leading offshore payroll shared service function.
• May consider additional years related experience in lieu of education.
  

Job Duties

• Oversee all the operational management of Payroll such as the various payroll functions ensuring the accurate and timely processing of payroll including garnishments benefits and taxes to over 6000 employees consistent with federal and state wage and hour laws ensuring the integrity of our financial and accounting system.
• Prioritizes tasks necessary to achieve payroll objectives including relationships with human resources accounting operations legal internal/external auditors and state and federal agencies.
• Ensure the accurate deduction and remittance of garnishments child support IRS levies and court orders as administered.
• Interact with the senior management and external customers for integrating solutions that address company goals.
• Supports payroll team by resolving all payment issues with benefits operations leadership and human resources.
• Responsible for payroll tax activities compliance with local state and federal regulations and ensuring timely filings of each jurisdictions periodic returns. Reports state and federal payroll quarterly taxes in a timely and accurate manner.
• Maintain current status on new legislation and regulatory rulings affecting payroll. Maintain and documents effective internal controls for the payroll functions.
• Reviews pending Human Resource forms that impact Payroll/Benefit; Verifies direct deposit and positive pay file sent to bank; Oversees retirement plan payment process; Ensures payrolls are submitted timely.
• Understands Workday time and attendance in relation to payroll processing.
• Collaborates with IT resources to prioritize and resolve both proactive and reactive IT support for all components of our payroll systems as well as multiple inbound and outbound integrations. Communicates systems issues with management.
• Maintains updates and communicates organization-wide payroll policies and processes regarding earnings deductions time keeping as well as government compliance reporting.
• Ensures compliance with all federal state and local laws as well as Institution policy and procedures regarding payroll-related activities.
• Develops and maintains effective relationships with payroll-related vendors banks and government agencies.
• Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.
  
  

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Solid project management experience including track records in implementing transformational payroll initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability and proven track record in driving payroll process and efficiency improvements.
• Deep knowledge of end-to-end payroll systems and processes.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with focus on quality and integrity.
• Must be effective in communicating at all organizational levels.
• Work requires the ability to ensure adherence to all policies and procedures.
• Work requires the ability to effectively interpret and apply organizational policies procedures and systems.
• Work requires proven supervisory customer service written and verbal communication skills.
• Work requires proven ability to handle multiple complex assignments.
• Work requires the ability to plan organize coordinate and supervise the work of employees as necessary to ensure desired results are achieved.
• Work will require contact with all levels of internal and external personnel and organizations.
• Work requires the ability to work with confidential information as appropriate.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office specifically Excel.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Work Authorization

Authorized to work in the U.S.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Flagship is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire promote discipline or discharge will be based on merit competence performance and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion marital status age national origin ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition pregnancy genetic information gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran status or any other status protected under federal state or local law.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job.

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