Manager, Payroll IT

• Analyze, audit, reconcile, and resolve complex payroll processing and employee payroll issues
• Ensure payroll reporting and payments comply with company policy, GAAP, and federal, state, and IRS regulations
• Research and interpret federal and state regulatory requirements
• Resolve tax, withholding, garnishment, and wage/hour issues
• Respond to auditing and regulatory inquiries
• Manage the company's payroll systems
• Collaborate with Benefits, HR, Finance, IT, and outside vendors to implement and modify systems
• Resolve complex operating problems and integrate payroll with other business technologies
• Serve as business lead for payroll system projects, including upgrades, integrations, and process improvements
• Recommend, implement, and plan system improvements, enhancements, and new applications
• Maintain SOX compliance and governance for the enterprise payroll system
• Ensure payroll reporting needs are met
• Work with system programmers or administer the company payroll system with an outside service provider

• Bachelor's Degree and 6 years of applicable, progressive professional and/or supervisory work experience;
  Master's Degree and 4 years of relevant experience
• One of the following may be used as equivalent to Bachelor's Degree to meet minimum qualifications: NNS Apprentice School graduate;
  Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate;
  Associate's Degree or other formal 2 year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience;
  Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience;
  High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience;
  High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant non-exempt experience
• U.S. Citizenship required
• 10%-25% travel required
• Experience interpreting federal and state regulatory requirements
• Knowledge of tax, withholding, garnishment, and wage/hour issues
• Knowledge of payroll reporting, payments, company policy, GAAP, and federal, state, and IRS regulations
• Experience with payroll systems and system upgrades/integrations
• Experience collaborating with Benefits, HR, Finance, IT, and outside vendors
• SOX compliance and governance experience
• No clearance required to start

Demonstrates expertise in payroll processing, compliance with GAAP and IRS regulations, and effective collaboration with cross-functional teams. Proficient in managing payroll systems, implementing process improvements, and ensuring SOX compliance.

• Payroll Processing
• GAAP Compliance
• Federal And State Regulatory Interpretation
• SOX Compliance
• Payroll System Management

• Payroll Reporting
• Tax Knowledge
• Withholding Knowledge
• Garnishment Knowledge
• Wage/Hour Issues
• System Upgrades
• System Integrations
• Process Improvements
• Auditing
• Regulatory Compliance

• Collaboration
• Problem Solving
• Communication
• Leadership

• Employee Payroll Issues
• Company Policy
• IRS Regulations
• Federal Regulations
State Regulations
• Audit Inquiries
• Benefits Collaboration
• Vendor Management

• Payroll Systems
• HR Systems
• Finance Systems
• IT Systems