Payroll Manager

Location: Essex, CT — onsite

Compensation: $100,000–$120,000

Schedule: Monday–Friday | 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

A well-established, growing company in the industrial/marine services space — backed by private equity and expanding through acquisition — is seeking a Payroll Manager to own end-to-end payroll for a 200+ person, multi-state workforce. This is a high-visibility role stepping ahead of a planned retirement, with a genuine path to build out and lead the payroll function as the company scales.

You’ll partner directly with the CFO to modernize payroll processes, transition from manual workflows to a more automated/documented system, and help guide the organization through a period of real transformation.

• Process full-cycle payroll for approximately 230–250 employees across multiple states
• Manage weekly payroll while ensuring accuracy across varying pay rates, job codes, and labor allocations
• Process payroll for employees who frequently work across multiple states and job sites
• Maintain payroll compliance with federal, state, and local regulations
• Reconcile payroll data and ensure accurate reporting between Sage 300 and ADP
• Partner closely with Accounting and Finance to support payroll-related reporting and reconciliations
• Identify opportunities to streamline and automate manual payroll processes