Payroll Supervisor​/Manager​/Director

Description

We are looking for an experienced Payroll Manager to oversee a high-volume payroll operation supporting a large, multi-state employee population in Houston, Texas. The Payroll Manager role combines hands-on payroll ownership with team leadership, requiring someone who can manage complex pay practices, maintain compliance, and strengthen day-to-day payroll execution. The position is well suited for a detail-oriented individual who is comfortable working across multiple entities, supporting union-related payroll considerations, and improving processes in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities for the Payroll Manager position:

- Direct end-to-end payroll operations for a workforce of approximately 750 employees across multiple states, ensuring timely and accurate weekly processing.

- Supervise and mentor a distributed team of three payroll staff members, assigning priorities, reviewing output, and promoting consistent service delivery.

- Manage payroll activities across multiple tax entities, including reconciliations, year-end reporting, and W-2 preparation.

- Administer pay for employees with varied compensation models, including training rates, standard earnings, and other nontraditional pay arrangements.

- Apply payroll rules tied to union agreements, benefit programs, and pension requirements while maintaining accuracy and compliance.

- Serve as the internal expert on ADP Workforce Now and related payroll processes, resolving issues and guiding effective system usage.

- Coordinate payroll data transfers between ADP Workforce Now and connected platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central to support operational continuity.

- Assess existing payroll workflows and introduce stronger procedures, documentation, and internal controls to improve reliability and efficiency.

- Partner with leadership and cross-functional teams to provide payroll insight, support contract-related interpretation, and bring stability to the payroll function.

Requirements

Payroll Manager requirements:

- At least 7 years of progressive payroll experience, including prior leadership responsibility.

- Bachelor's Degree is required

- Demonstrated success leading payroll staff, including oversight of remote team members and at least three direct reports.

- Strong expertise in full-cycle, multi-state payroll processing within high-volume environments.

- Advanced proficiency with ADP Workforce Now, with the ability to troubleshoot issues and optimize payroll operations.

- Advanced Excel skills, including working with complex formulas, large datasets, and detailed payroll reporting.

- Experience supporting payroll across multiple FEINs and navigating complex pay, benefit, and deduction structures.

- Knowledge of payroll process improvement, documentation standards, and data integration or system interface activities.

- Union payroll experience is preferred, and exposure to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is highly desirable.

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