Manager, Payroll

Primary Role

Lead Team to ensure employees are paid timely and accurately. Support team and all departments with all Time and payroll related projects.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead team responsible for processing time and attendance on based on Pay Cycle (weekly and bi-weekly) ensuring accuracy, timeliness and integrity to over 5000 employees in multiple states.
• Aid with current and future projects that impact Time and Attendance.
• Maintain company benefit policies related to Time and Attendance and ensure system requirements and process are documented and communicated.
• Partner with all departments and operations to research and assist on all aspects of Time and Attendance rules for Union Contract, investigations, grievances and audits.
• Ensure that all procedures and training materials are updated and communicated as needed.
• Ensure team members are trained on Payroll Rules related to time for all Unions and Non Union and system configuration to identify defects or changes needed.
• Review and submit Pay Rule changes needed related to any new state and federal time and attendance rules.
• Test, verify and communicate all technical changes.
• Monitor and confirm timely reconciliations of issues related to Time and Attendance and resolve discrepancies.
• Orient, train, supervise and develop staff.
• Ensure redundant, backup capabilities are in place.
• Actively communicate and report issues with HR, Payroll Operations and Benefits to ensure timely and accurate payroll processing of new hires, temporary workers, transfers, promotions, pay changes, exemption changes, location and address changes, benefits and/or insurance changes and terminations.
• Serve as a partner to the Labor Relations team for data needed for negotiation of union contracts.
• Support all internal and external audits related to payroll.
• Timely investigate, resolve and remediate all Time / Attendance discrepancies.
• Stay informed of and adhere to key dates and deadlines.
• Work closely with HR and Labor Relations to ensure systems are updated timely in regards to all information and data that affects Time and Attendance for payroll processing.
• Communicate pertinent process changes to all Departments including accounting, finance and HR.
• Monitor and meet all SLA for Case management system and ensure that escalation process is in place for SLA not met and Case transition process if impact to multiple work streams.

Knowledge/Skills

• Excel
• Work and Outlook
• SAP (HR, Payroll, and Benefit Administration)
• Payroll tax and Benefits

Experience/Education

• 7 years Payroll and Timekeeping experience.
• Experience with 5,000 plus employees.
• Experience related to HR and Payroll on ADP Payroll and ADP Vantage Time/eTime/ SAP

Additional Key Accountabilities

• Understand payroll compliance requirements.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across Departments.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Outlook

Other

• Able to maintain total confidentiality and discretion.
• Highly organized and detail oriented.

Competencies

• Prioritizes & Role Models Safety
• Decision Quality
• Plans, Aligns, & Directs Self-Awareness
• Drives Results

Pay

N/A

Schedule

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Benefits

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Skills

• Understanding of payroll compliance requirements.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across Departments.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Outlook

Qualifications

• Knowledge of payroll compliance requirements.
• Experience with 5,000 plus employees.
• Experience related to HR and Payroll on ADP Payroll and ADP Vantage Time/eTime/ SAP

Payroll Tax and Benefits

N/A

Experience

• 7 years Payroll and Timekeeping experience.
• Experience with 5,000 plus employees.
• Experience related to HR and Payroll on ADP Payroll and ADP Vantage Time/eTime/ SAP

Education

N/A

Company Information

• This is a remote position; candidates must be located in a state where American Water operates.
• Travel Requirements: As needed