Payroll Manager

Payroll Manager

Apartment Management Consultants (AMC) is a leader in the property management industry, committed to authentic relationships and integrity. AMC offers a collaborative culture, career development, competitive compensation, benefits, and incentive programs.

• Prepare and reconcile bi‑weekly payroll‑related journal entries and general ledger postings.
• Perform payroll account reconciliations including liabilities, accruals, clearing accounts, and expense allocations.
• Support month‑end and year‑end close processes related to payroll accounting activities.
• Partner with Finance and Accounting teams to ensure accurate payroll financial reporting and audit readiness.
• Maintain payroll accounting documentation and support internal control compliance.

• Conduct bi‑weekly payroll tax balancing and reconciliation for federal, state, and local jurisdictions.
• Ensure timely and accurate payroll tax filings, deposits, amendments, and year‑end reporting.
• Monitor regulatory changes and coordinate payroll tax updates within payroll system.
• Research and resolve payroll tax notices and agency inquiries.
• Support internal and external payroll tax audits with required documentation and analysis.

• Perform payroll bank reconciliations and research outstanding items or discrepancies.
• Process payroll‑related payments including garnishments, tax levies, ACH transactions, wire transfers, and vendor payments.
• Support payroll funding activities and maintain payment approval controls.
• Coordinate payment issue resolution with banking institutions and third‑party vendors.

• Serve as primary payroll system administrator supporting payroll configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Manage case creation, escalation, tracking, and resolution.
• Configure payroll rules, earnings, deductions, taxes, and user security access.
• Develop advanced reporting and dashboards using People Analytics.
• Generate payroll analytics, labor reporting, audit reports, and compliance reporting for leadership and business partners.

• Support internal and external audits by providing documentation, reconciliations, and control evidence.
• Maintain payroll procedures, workflow documentation, and internal control processes.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, payroll regulations, and audit requirements.
• Identify risks and recommend process or control improvements.

• Lead payroll process improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, accuracy, and automation.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows and reduce manual processing.
• Partner cross‑functionally to improve payroll‑related processes and reporting capabilities.
• Assist with payroll system upgrades, testing cycles, implementations, and system enhancements.

• Minimum 5 years of progressive payroll accounting, payroll operations, or financial systems experience at a large national or international organization.
• Experience with multi‑state payroll tax compliance, payroll reconciliations, and payroll accounting.
• Prior experience supporting payroll systems administration, reporting, and process improvement initiatives preferred.
• Experience supporting audits and internal controls strongly preferred.

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field preferred. Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification required and must remain in good standing.

• Advanced UKG Pro (Ulti Pro) experience required;
  Workday experience nice to have, including system administration, reporting, and case management.
• Strong understanding of payroll accounting and general ledger processes.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups, formulas, and data analysis;
  PowerBI experience a plus.
• Experience with payroll reporting tools, banking platforms, and financial systems preferred.
• Experience using UKG People Analytics…