Senior Manager Payroll

Who is Swire Coca-Cola?

We are a family‑owned bottling company with a story spanning over two centuries. We are one of the largest bottlers of Coca‑Cola in North America and distribute more than 50 beverage brands and flavors creating joy for our customers every day. Our 8,000+ driven employees work hard as part of a team that delivers refreshment to over 30 million consumers across 13 states.

Begin a journey with us at Swire Coca‑Cola and belong to a community of dedicated team members who think big and believe in winning together.

Swire Coca‑Cola is committed to providing balance to support you in all aspects of your life, both at work and beyond. We offer the benefits you need for physical, financial, and emotional well‑being.

• Health coverage (3 medical options, dental and vision). 401(k) Retirement Plan w/company match
• Health Savings Accounts w/company match
• FREE virtual primary care, acute care and physical therapy
• FREE Employee Assistance Program
• Company paid vacation, holidays, sick time, bereavement, jury duty, maternity/parental, disability leave and volunteer time
• Discounted & free product
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunities for career advancement

In addition to health benefits, Swire Coca‑Cola is proud to offer you opportunities where you help give back directly to the communities and causes you care about.

Note:

Enrollment in a Swire Medical Plan is required for some benefits.

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Senior Manager Payroll

The Senior Manager, Payroll provides enterprise leadership over payroll operations, systems, and controls within a Dayforce managed services environment, with a focus on ensuring accurate, compliant, and scalable payroll processes while thoughtfully evaluating upstream and downstream impacts across HR, Finance, Compliance, and Reporting. This role requires a highly detail‑oriented, process‑driven, and strategic leader who excels at anticipating second‑ and third‑order effects when implementing policy, system, or process changes.

The ideal candidate brings a structured, methodical approach to problem‑solving, strong technical, analytical, documentation, and communication skills, and the ability to work independently while partnering closely with cross‑functional stakeholders in an outcome‑driven environment.

• Oversee and support end‑to‑end payroll operations within a Dayforce managed services environment, including processing, reporting, reconciliations, and issue resolution
• Ensure compliance with all applicable wage and hour laws, tax regulations, and employment standards across multiple states and jurisdictions, including management of payroll‑related audits, tax filings, and regulatory inquiries
• Identify, mitigate, and prevent payroll risks by establishing and maintaining strong internal controls, including segregation of duties, approvals, exception handling, remediation, and audit readiness, while preventing fraud, errors, and unauthorized changes
• Design, standardize, and document end‑to‑end payroll processes to improve accuracy, efficiency, scalability, and auditability across the enterprise, including SOP development and control testing
• Develop and maintain payroll business continuity and disaster recovery plans to ensure operational resilience
• Partner closely with HRIS, Payroll, Finance, IT, Compliance, and Dayforce Managed Services to align payroll solutions with business needs and enterprise priorities
• Lead or support Dayforce payroll configuration, testing, validation, and parallel payroll testing, while evaluating upstream and downstream impacts across HR, benefits, time & attendance, finance, reporting, and system integrations
• Analyze payroll data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for process improvements, efficiency gains, and cost savings
• Support change management efforts to ensure adoption, consistency, and long‑term sustainability of payroll process and system improvements
• Lead, mentor, and develop payroll team members by setting clear goals, driving accountability, and fostering a culture of operational excellence and continuous…