Payroll Manager – Non-Union Workforce

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually the posting includes "About Rock Force" description, then "Job Description". We should not repeat job title as heading. Use

for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include sections only if posting has real specific content. We have content: About RockForce (company overview) - could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is typical heading for role description. The posting includes "Job Description" which contains responsibilities etc. We can map: - About the role: maybe the introductory paragraph about RockForce and the role? Could use "About the role" heading with paragraph summarizing role purpose. - Responsibilities: list of key responsibilities (multiple bullet points). We have many responsibilities under headings: Payroll Operations, Paylocity Administration & Process Improvement, Payroll Compliance & Controls, Payroll Team Leadership, Reporting & Reconciliation, Cross-Functional Partnership. We can combine into a single

• list of duties. - Requirements/Qualifications: The posting has "Qualifications Required Core Competencies" and "Preferred Skills". We can have "Qualifications" section with required qualifications (maybe as list) and "Skills" section for preferred skills? The instruction says use headings: Qualifications, Skills. So we can put required qualifications under

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    • . - Benefits: The posting mentions "Competitive Wages Eligible employees may participate in comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans, as well as a 401(k) plan, once qualification requirements are met. Opportunities for professional development and advancement". That's benefits info. So we can have Benefits section. - Pay: Not specified exact salary; only "Competitive Wages". That's vague; we should not create Pay section unless posting actually states them. It says "Competitive Wages" but no numbers. The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Benefits we have specific mention of health, dental, vision, 401(k), professional development. So Benefits is okay. Pay: only "Competitive Wages" is vague but still states they offer competitive wages. Might be considered stating pay? It's not a specific number or range. The instruction says never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD"). "Competitive Wages" is similar to placeholder? It's not a specific number but it's a statement. Might be considered filler. Safer to omit Pay section. - Schedule: The posting includes "Location: Nashville, TN – Hybrid 3 days in office / 2 days home". That's schedule info (hybrid). So we can have Schedule section. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, etc. Also not include Job ID etc. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include details from each section. Let's extract content. About RockForce paragraph: "RockForce is the trusted team setting the stage for the greatest moments in live events. With a legacy built on the unification of nine industry leaders, we bring decades of expertise to seamlessly execute concerts, festivals, sporting events, live broadcasts, award shows, and corporate activations. Through integrated event production, workforce solutions, innovative technologies, and payroll services, RockForce delivers precision, efficiency, and reliability at every scale. Our people are the magic-united by passion and skill, we operate as one unstoppable force to ensure every event is executed with professionalism, care, and an unwavering commitment to safety and compliance. Join us as we head into one of the most exciting eras in the live entertainment industry!" Job Description: "The Payroll Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing payroll operations for RockForce's non-union workforce across multiple entities and locations throughout the United States. This role owns the accuracy, timeliness, compliance, and overall administration of payroll processed through Paylocity. The Payroll Manager will provide hands-on leadership to the payroll team while establishing consistent processes, controls, and accountability across RockForce's non-union payroll operations. This position will work closely with Human Resources, Finance, Operations, Benefits, and company leadership to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time and that payroll practices remain compliant with applicable federal, state, and local requirements. This is a working manager role requiring someone who can lead the payroll function while also stepping into payroll processing, troubleshooting, reconciliation, reporting, and issue resolution when needed." Then responsibilities broken into sections. We'll combine. Let's list responsibilities bullet points: From Payroll Operations: - Manage end-to-end payroll operations for RockForce's non-union employee population through Paylocity. - Ensure payrolls are processed accurately, completely, and on schedule across multiple RockForce entities and locations. - Review payroll prior to final submission, including regular wages, overtime, bonuses, supplemental earnings, deductions, reimbursements, and other payroll adjustments. - Establish appropriate payroll review and approval controls to reduce errors and ensure payroll accuracy. - Monitor payroll deadlines and ensure required information is received from HR, Operations, managers, and other stakeholders in a timely manner. - Research and resolve payroll discrepancies, employee concerns, missing payments, incorrect deductions, and other payroll-related issues. - Manage off-cycle and supplemental payrolls when necessary. - Oversee final pay processing and ensure state-specific final-pay requirements are followed. - Support year-end payroll activities, including W-2 processing and reconciliation. Paylocity Administration & Process Improvement: - Serve as the primary payroll subject matter expert for RockForce's Paylocity environment. - Maintain payroll configurations, earning codes, deduction codes, payroll schedules, workflows, approvals, and related payroll processes. - Partner with HR and HRIS resources to ensure employee information flows accurately between onboarding, HR, benefits, timekeeping, and payroll. - Identify opportunities to automate manual payroll processes and improve the use of Paylocity. - Develop standardized payroll processes across RockForce's non-union entities. - Troubleshoot Paylocity payroll issues and coordinate with Paylocity support when escalation is necessary. - Participate in system implementations, integrations, testing, acquisitions, and the onboarding of new RockForce entities into established payroll processes. Payroll Compliance & Controls: - Maintain compliance with applicable federal, state, and local payroll and wage-and-hour requirements. - Monitor multi-state payroll requirements, including state and local taxation, wage deductions, garnishments, paid leave requirements, and final-pay rules. - Partner with HR leadership on wage-and-hour matters, including overtime classifications and payroll-related compliance concerns. - Ensure payroll tax registrations, withholding requirements, and payroll tax processes are appropriately maintained. - Oversee garnishments, levies, child support orders, and other required deductions. - Maintain accurate payroll records and documentation in accordance with company policy and legal requirements. - Develop payroll audit procedures and internal controls designed to identify errors before payroll is finalized. - Support internal and external payroll audits and provide requested documentation and reporting. - Assist with payroll-related compliance reporting and government inquiries when necessary. Payroll Team Leadership: - Lead, train, and provide day-to-day direction to RockForce Payroll Partners and seasonal payroll support staff. - Establish clear responsibilities, processing timelines, quality standards, and accountability across the payroll team. - Review team workload and allocate responsibilities based on payroll cycles and business needs. - Provide coaching and development to payroll team members. - Create cross-training and backup procedures to ensure payroll continuity. - Develop standard operating procedures and payroll documentation so processes are consistent and not dependent on one individual. - Monitor payroll team performance, accuracy, responsiveness, and completion of assigned responsibilities. Reporting & Reconciliation: - Perform and oversee payroll reconciliations before and after each payroll cycle. - Reconcile payroll data with HR, benefits, and Finance records. - Prepare payroll reports for HR, Finance, senior leadership, and other stakeholders. - Support workforce reporting related to wages, hours worked, overtime, bonuses, payroll costs, and other payroll metrics. - Partner with Finance on payroll funding, general ledger reconciliation, payroll accounting, and related reporting. - Identify unusual payroll trends, discrepancies, or potential compliance concerns and escalate them appropriately. Cross-Functional Partnership: - Partner closely with Human Resources to ensure new hires, terminations, compensation changes, status changes, leaves, benefits deductions, and other employee changes are reflected accurately in payroll. - Work with Operations and managers to resolve timekeeping and payroll discrepancies. - Partner with Benefits to ensure employee benefit deductions are accurate and reconciled. - Partner with Finance regarding payroll funding, reporting, reconciliations, and financial controls. - Communicate payroll deadlines, requirements, and process changes clearly to managers and employees. - Provide responsive payroll support while maintaining appropriate confidentiality and discretion. Qualifications Required Core Competencies (list): - 7+ years of progressive payroll experience, including experience managing complex multi-state payroll. - 3+ years of payroll leadership, supervisory, or management experience. - Experience processing payroll for a large, geographically dispersed employee population. - Strong working knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll and wage-and-hour requirements. - Experience with payroll tax, garnishments, deductions, reconciliations, audits, and year-end payroll processing. - Strong Excel skills and ability to analyze large payroll datasets. - Demonstrated ability to establish payroll controls, processes, and standard operating procedures. - Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage high-volume payroll operations and strict deadlines. - Ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriately handle sensitive employee and compensation information. Preferred Skills: - Significant hands-on experience with Paylocity, particularly payroll administration and configuration. - Experience supporting payroll across multiple legal entities and states. - Experience in a high-volume, hourly, event-based, entertainment, staffing, hospitality, production, or similarly complex workforce environment. - Experience with payroll system implementations, integrations, acquisitions, or organizational consolidations. - Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation. Success Measures (maybe not needed as separate heading; could be omitted as not in list of allowed headings). Could be included under Qualifications? Probably not needed. Work Environment: description about fast-paced etc. Could be included under About the role? Might be separate but not in allowed headings. Could be omitted or included in About the role paragraph. Location: Nashville, TN – Hybrid 3 days in office / 2 days home => Schedule section. Benefits: "Competitive Wages Eligible employees may participate in comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans, as well as a 401(k) plan, once qualification requirements are met. Opportunities for professional development and advancement". Also earlier: "We Don't Just Staff Events - We Build Careers. RockForce Is Committed To Attracting, Retaining, And Developing The Best Talent In The Business. Our Crews Benefit From Competitive Wages". So benefits: health, dental, vision, 401(k), professional development, advancement. We'll create Benefits section with those. Schedule section: mention hybrid 3 days in office / 2 days home, location Nashville, TN. We should not repeat job title as heading. So no heading for "Payroll Manager". Use About the role heading for introductory description. Let's craft HTML. We'll have:

      About the role

      RockForce is the trusted team setting the stage for the greatest moments in live events. With a legacy built on the unification of nine industry leaders, we bring decades of expertise to seamlessly execute concerts, festivals, sporting events, live broadcasts, award shows, and corporate activations. Through integrated event production, workforce solutions, innovative technologies, and payroll services, RockForce delivers precision, efficiency, and reliability at every scale. Our people are the magic-united