Payroll Manager

Do you know what it takes to deliver accurate payroll? Can you trace a discrepancy back to its source, help a team work through a difficult issue, and build the relationships that keep things moving across multiple locations?

At The Elmet Group, we’re looking for a Payroll Manager who wants to put those skills to work and help shape how payroll operates as our company grows.

Our businesses support demanding manufacturing, aerospace, and defense applications. Behind that work are employees who count on us to get their pay right. You’ll lead payroll across our assigned U.S. businesses and locations, strengthen our processes, and remain personally involved in the work.

Reporting to the Director of Total Rewards, this role combines hands‑on payroll responsibility with team leadership and meaningful opportunities to improve systems and processes.

You’ll develop the payroll team, establish clear priorities, and build productive relationships with site HR, Operations, and Finance. You’ll have the opportunity to turn improvements into dependable everyday practices, with clear procedures, effective reviews, and people who understand their responsibilities.

• Accurate, timely payroll. Lead and actively participate in payroll preparation, processing, review, and reconciliation for hourly and salaried employees across assigned locations.
• A capable payroll team. Supervise and coach the Payroll Coordinator and assigned payroll support, clarify responsibilities, balance workloads, and develop dependable backup coverage.
• Problems resolved thoroughly. Investigate discrepancies involving employee records, timecards, pay rules, system calculations, and payments. Verify corrections and address the causes of recurring issues.
• Strong site partnerships. Work closely with HR, supervisors, Operations, and Finance to coordinate employee changes, timecard approvals, payroll reviews, and deadlines.
• Reliable systems and information. Strengthen Paylocity payroll and timekeeping processes, validate employee setup, and coordinate testing of approved system changes.
• Practical controls and compliance. Maintain documented approvals, independent reviews, appropriate access, and accurate records. Oversee payroll‑provider tax and reporting deliverables and support audits.
• Coordinated payroll handoffs. Partner with Finance and Total Rewards on accounting outputs, payroll reconciliations, benefit deductions, retirement contributions, and related files.
• Responsive employee service. Address pay concerns with discretion, clear communication, and dependable follow‑through.
• Lasting process improvements. Create useful procedures, checklists, and training that help payroll staff and site partners perform their responsibilities consistently.

You have a record of delivering payroll accurately while managing competing deadlines. You understand the details of hourly payroll and know how to work through an issue from the original employee record to the final payment.

You’ve supervised, coached, or served as the accountable lead for payroll staff. You might already be a payroll manager, or you may be an experienced supervisor ready for broader ownership.

• Brings at least five years of progressively responsible payroll experience, including direct responsibility for processing and reviewing payroll.
• Has strong working knowledge of multistate payroll tax and wage-and-hour requirements.
• Understands hourly work forces, multiple shifts, differentials, premiums, and overtime calculations.
• Is a strong problem solver who asks thoughtful questions, gets to the root of an issue, and…