Payroll & HRIS Manager

Chesapeake Search Partners is partnering with a commercial real estate organization to identify an experienced Payroll & HRIS Manager to join their team. This role is responsible for the overall administration, accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement of the Company’s payroll function. This role oversees the Payroll Administrator while ensuring payroll is processed accurately and in compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations.

• Manage all aspects of payroll processing for approximately all employees across multiple states.
• Supervise, coach, and develop the Payroll Administrator.
• Review and approve payroll prior to processing to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Serve as the Company’s subject matter expert on payroll laws, regulations, and best practices.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local wage and hour laws, payroll tax regulations, garnishments, and reporting requirements.
• Partner with Human Resources to ensure employee records, pay changes, deductions, and benefit elections are accurately reflected in payroll.
• Reconcile payroll registers, payroll taxes, benefit deductions, and general ledger accounts.
• Coordinate payroll tax filings, quarterly reporting, and year-end activities including W-2 preparation and reconciliation.
• Maintain and enhance payroll policies, procedures, documentation, and internal controls.
• Serve as the primary administrator for the payroll system, including testing enhancements, troubleshooting issues, and recommending process improvements.
• Audit payroll transactions, timekeeping records, and payroll reports to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Support internal and external audits by providing payroll documentation and reporting.
• Develop payroll metrics and reports to support business and financial decisions.
• Maintain the highest level of confidentiality with employee information.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent payroll experience.
• Five or more years of progressive payroll experience, including experience managing multi-state payroll.
• Previous supervisory or team lead experience.
• Strong understanding of federal, state, and local payroll laws and regulations.
• Experience with payroll tax reporting, garnishments, benefit deductions, and payroll reconciliations.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.