Payroll Manager

Job Summary:  

The Manager of Payroll is responsible for leading and managing the operations supporting the employee life cycle across multiple legal entities and multiple states. This role is responsible for ensuring activities related to Payroll, HRIS Payroll Data Entry and other HR cyclical process are executed with professionalism, accuracy and efficiency and within the rules and regulations of the regions in which The Heritage Group companies operate. In addition, this role ensures the activities of the Payroll team support overall HR strategic priorities.

Essential Job Functions:  

• Assess the current state of the PeopleSoft and ViewPoint payroll systems, processes, and practices
• Address gaps timely and inspire an environment of process improvement and business transformation
• Build and maintain a strong functional team through effective training, coaching, team building and succession planning
• Manage the payroll team, systems and processes required to ensure accurate and timely production, distribution, and reporting of company-wide payroll, payroll tax management & reporting (federal, state, and local), year-end processes (e.g., W-2), garnishments, and unemployment compensation
• Drive operational excellence of team by taking a deep dive into problems, owning end to end aspects of process improvements and building processes/tools that scale to meet business needs
• Lead and project manage implementation of additional groups into payroll systems and services.  Balance the need for standardization with the needs of each business
• Analyze pay practices of acquired companies and incorporate them into existing structures
• Foster and maintain positive relationships with internal stakeholders and external parties such as vendors, state, local and federal agencies
• Proactively partner with HR leaders across business units and serve as the liaison with internal/external clients and functional teams to ensure effective delivery of HR Services
• Develop clear service level agreements with metrics for core services and transactions across business units and track team's ability to meet expectations
• Collaborate with internal and external clients to improve service offerings and reduce costs  

Relevant Experience and Skills  

• Business process improvement experience
• Drive for accuracy and compliance
• Attention to detail with ability to maintain sight of the big picture
• Project management-like skills
• Ability to hold themselves and others accountable to high standards
• Experience identifying and resolving issues independently. Demonstrates a solid sense of accountability and sound personal judgement.
• Courage to take initiative in unfamiliar or ambiguous circumstances. Experience to know when to escalate
• Ability to gain alignment with different clients and represent a common point of view across multiple stakeholders
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Demonstrated creative thinking and problem solving while staying within the requirements of applicable rules and regulations
• Maintains a high level of confidentiality  

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources or similar field; and 5 years relevant work experience 
• In lieu of degree, 7 years of direct payroll experience
• 5 years in a leadership capacity with direct reports
• Experience managing payroll for multiple businesses or entities OR experience with quantifiable results in business transformation
• Experience managing projects related to improving technology, processes or efficiencies within a team.
• Experience with PeopleSoft or other top tier Human Capital Management or Payroll systems a plus
• MBA or CPP preferred

Current Openings for Payroll Manager Jobs at The Heritage Group