Payroll Manager

We are recruiting for our client seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead and continuously improve a complex, multi-state payroll function.

• Leadership-focused position
• Oversee a sizable hourly and field-based workforce operating across multiple states and legal entities.
• Bring strong technical payroll expertise combined with demonstrated people leadership and advanced hands-on knowledge of ADP Workforce Now
  .

• Significant experience managing a complex, multi-state payroll function.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing payroll employees
  , including delegation, coaching, accountability, and performance management.
• Experience supporting a sizable hourly, field-based, or similarly complex workforce.
• Advanced ADP Workforce Now experience
  , including payroll and timekeeping functionality.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex ADP Workforce Now issues and improve system workflows and processes.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll regulations and taxation.
• Experience with payroll accounting, general ledger reconciliations, and payroll interfaces with accounting or ERP systems.
• Experience establishing and maintaining effective payroll controls and procedures.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.

• Experience with complex field-pay practices such as per diem, travel time, report time, and job-based labor.
• Experience working within a job-costed payroll environment
  .
• Experience implementing, upgrading, configuring, or optimizing payroll and timekeeping systems.
• Certified Payroll Professional (
  CPP
  ) certification.
• Certified payroll reporting experience.
• Experience supporting payroll-related audits and compliance reporting.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Human Resources, or a related discipline preferred; significant relevant payroll leadership experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.