Payroll Manager
About the role
The Payroll Manager will lead and oversee the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant payroll delivery across the organization and its subsidiaries. They will provide leadership, coaching, and development to a team of payroll professionals, fostering accountability and continuous growth. They will serve as the primary point of contact for payroll-related inquiries, delivering responsive and high-quality support to employees and leadership.
Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant payroll delivery across the organization and its subsidiaries
- Provide leadership, coaching, and development to a team of payroll professionals, fostering accountability and continuous growth
- Serve as the primary point of contact for payroll-related inquiries, delivering responsive and high-quality support to employees and leadership
- Maintain and optimize payroll systems and tools to support business needs and scalability
- Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, People & Culture, Benefits, and IT teams to ensure seamless payroll operations and system integration
Requirements
- High School Diploma required; FPC or CPP certification required
- 10+ years of payroll experience in a corporate or professional services environment, including experience leading payroll teams
- Demonstrated ability to supervise, coach, and develop team members while driving high performance
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage deadlines and ensure accuracy in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively across all levels of the organization
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
- Able to prioritize a dynamic workload and adapt to evolving business needs
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and Adobe Acrobat
- Experience with Workday payroll required; exposure to UKG preferred
- Experience supporting or leading payroll system implementations, preferably within Workday
Qualifications
- High School Diploma required
- FPC or CPP certification required
- 10+ years of payroll experience in a corporate or professional services environment, including experience leading payroll teams
- Demonstrated ability to supervise, coach, and develop team members while driving high performance
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage deadlines and ensure accuracy in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively across all levels of the organization
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
- Able to prioritize a dynamic workload and adapt to evolving business needs
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and Adobe Acrobat
- Experience with Workday payroll required; exposure to UKG preferred
- Experience supporting or leading payroll system implementations, preferably within Workday
Skills
- Leadership and coaching skills
- Attention to detail
- Communication skills
- Problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
- Excel proficiency
- Payroll system implementation experience
Benefits
Cherry Bekaert offers a comprehensive, high-quality benefits program which includes annual bonus, medical, dental, and vision care; disability and life insurance; generous Paid Time Off; retirement plans; Paid Care Leave; and other programs that are dedicated to enhancing your personal and work life and providing you and your family with a measure of financial protection.
Pay
The salary range for this position is $91,800 to $146,900 per year.
Schedule
This position is available to work in a hybrid capacity from one of our major office locations.