Payroll & Benefits Manager

• Location 318 Sany Way,Peachtree City, GA, 30269,United States
• Employee Type FT Exempt

As part of the SANY America’s team, SANY America is seeking an experienced Payroll & Benefits Manager who is forward-thinking and highly motivated. The Payroll and Benefits Manager is responsible for the accurate, timely, and compliant administration of payroll and employee benefits for SANY America. This role serves as a critical operational leader within Human Resources, ensuring seamless payroll processing, effective benefits administration, and a high level of service to employees and leadership.

Following the recent transition from ADP to UKG, this role will play a key part in stabilizing processes, improving system utilization, and driving operational efficiency across payroll and benefits functions.

This position requires a high level of technical and analytical capability, including the ability to work effectively with complex spreadsheets, reconcile large data sets, and independently validate payroll and benefits data with a high degree of accuracy.

Success in this role requires a highly responsive, collaborative, and service-oriented professional who is accessible, detail-oriented, and capable of operating effectively within a dynamic, global business environment.

With current revenues over $500 million, SANY America continues to make strong progress and significant investments in the Americas market; the organization is now pursuing an aggressive growth strategy and is looking to move quickly beyond this initial platform and increase their market share.

• Lead end-to-end payroll processing ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance
• Manage payroll within UKG, including earnings, deductions, taxes, and adjustments
• Review and validate payroll registers, ensuring proper approvals and audit controls
• Administer garnishments, tax filings, and regulatory compliance requirements
• Partner with Finance on payroll reporting, accruals, and reconciliation

• Oversee administration of all employee benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and other plans
• Manage vendor relationships and coordinate with benefit carriers and brokers
• Ensure accurate enrollment, eligibility, and deductions in alignment with plan provisions
• Perform monthly benefits billing reconciliation and resolve discrepancies
• Support open enrollment planning, execution, and employee communication

• Support ongoing stabilization and optimization of UKG payroll and benefits functionality
• Identify and resolve system and process gaps resulting from the ADP to UKG transition
• Maintain accurate employee data and ensure data integrity across systems
• Develop and document standardized processes to eliminate manual workarounds

• Serve as a primary point of contact for payroll and benefits-related inquiries
• Provide timely, accurate, and professional support to employees and managers
• Resolve issues proactively and ensure a high level of employee satisfaction

• Develop, maintain, and analyze payroll and benefits reports to ensure accuracy, compliance, and operational insight
• Utilize advanced spreadsheet and reporting tools to validate payroll outputs, reconcile data, and identify discrepancies
• Support audits, reconciliations, and data validation activities through detailed analysis and reporting
• Extract and analyze data from UKG to support decision-making and process improvement

• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local payroll and benefits regulations
• Maintain proper documentation and audit trails for all payroll and benefits activities
• Support internal and external audits as required

• Partner closely with HR, Finance, and operational leaders to support business needs
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within HR operations
• Support and guide administrative or temporary resources as needed

• Responsiveness and Service Orientation:
  Demonstrates urgency,…