Payroll Manager

Excellence. Pride. Integrity. Compassion. Trust.

Are you ready to plant your career in a place where words like these serve as the foundation for doing business every day? At Michigan Sugar, our purpose is Making Life Sweeter, and our mission is Creating Growth and Opportunity.

Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate full-time opportunity for a Payroll Manager, located at the Corporate Office, Bay City 48708.

The Payroll Manager reports to the Human Capital Manager and is responsible for all payroll and other administrative functions. This position also manages the four payroll offices.

• Responsible for processing weekly/bi-weekly/monthly salary and hourly payrolls for Michigan Sugar and Michigan Sugar Canada Ltd. employees and retirees, within multiple Union Contracts utilizing the ADP payroll system
• Manage employee garnishments/child supports and all payroll deductions
• Maintain confidential employee information
• Coordinate with HR on deductions/other payments/union contract and other payroll issues
• Work with facility leadership on ADP and e-time functions
• Payroll tax report preparations/payments on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
• Preparation and distribution of annual W-2 forms
• Answer employee payroll and employment related questions
• Payroll account general ledger reconciliations
• Miscellaneous duties as assigned by management

• Associate's degree in business related field or equivalent experience
• Prior experience using ADP E-time system
• Strong Computer Skills with ability to learn new systems quickly
• Working knowledge of ADP Workforce Now strongly preferred
• Demonstrate excellence in oral and written communication
• Working knowledge of software programs (Outlook, Excel) and People Soft/Oracle is an advantage

• Ability to meet all deadlines
• Adaptability to changing work environments and responsibilities
• Strong attention to detail; accuracy
• Ability to learn new software/computer programs
• Ability to learn new tasks quickly
• Must be self-motivated and able to work independently in a fast paced/varying environment
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment
• Demonstrate ethics and integrity
• Provide model behavior to demonstrate professional values and a high level of confidentiality

NOTE:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by staff assigned to this position. The above statements are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills that may be required. All staff may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities as needed.

Michigan Sugar Company offers competitive salary, opportunity for professional growth, and provides excellent medical insurance 100% company paid. A comprehensive benefits package includes dental and life insurances, 401k match, paid holidays, vacation, sick leave and more. To learn more visit  .

Michigan Sugar Company was founded in 1906 when six smaller sugar companies merged their operations. In 2002, Michigan Sugar Company became a grower-owned cooperative and in 2004, it merged with Monitor Sugar Company to form the company that exists today.

Michigan Sugar Company is headquartered in Bay City and has sugarbeet processing facilities in Bay City, Caro, Croswell and Sebewaing, Michigan. Its nearly 900 grower-owners plant and harvest up to 160,000 acres of sugar beets each year in 20 Michigan counties, as well as Ontario, Canada. Those beets are sliced at the factories and turned into about 1.3 billion pounds of sugar annually.

That sugar is sold to industrial, commercial and retail customers under the Pioneer and Big Chief brands.

Michigan Sugar Company has 930 year-round employees and an additional 1,100 seasonal workers. It is the No. 1 employer in Huron County, the No. 2 employer in Bay and Sanilac counties and the No. 3 employer in Tuscola County. The company’s annual payroll is more than $65 million and its annual local economic impact is about $500 million.

Michigan Sugar Company is the third largest of nine sugarbeet processing companies in the United States and Michigan is one of 11 states where sugar beets are grown in the country.

Michigan Sugar Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer