Payroll Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end payroll process for a multi-state employee population using UKG.
• Serve as the primary payroll processor, ensuring accurate and timely weekly, bi-weekly, or semi-monthly payroll processing.
• Supervise, mentor, and support one Payroll team member while maintaining a collaborative and service-oriented environment.
• Review payroll transactions, earnings, deductions, taxes, garnishments, bonuses, commissions, and adjustments for accuracy.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local payroll laws and regulations.
• Manage payroll tax filings, W-2 processing, year-end activities, and coordinate with external vendors as needed.
• Partner with Human Resources and Finance to ensure employee data, benefit deductions, and compensation changes are processed accurately.
• Reconcile payroll-related accounts and assist with month-end and year-end close activities.
• Respond to employee payroll inquiries in a timely and professional manner.
• Maintain payroll policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure data integrity and confidentiality.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, reporting, and system efficiencies within UKG.
• Support audits by preparing payroll documentation and responding to internal and external audit requests.
• Stay current on payroll legislation, tax regulations, and industry best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of progressive payroll experience, including supervisory or team lead responsibilities.
• Hands-on experience processing payroll for several hundred employees.
• Demonstrated expertise using UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) payroll systems.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations and wage and hour laws.
• Experience processing multi-state payroll.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with payroll reporting.
• Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational skills.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and customer service abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting strict payroll deadlines.

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Contact Information

- Timonium, MD

- onsite

- Permanent / Full Time

- 90000 - 110000 USD / Yearly

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- 2026-07-07T00:00:00Z