Supervisor of Payroll

Essential Functions

• Leads, coaches, and develops payroll staff while establishing performance expectations and accountability.
• Ensures effective workload distribution, cross-training, and business continuity coverage.
• Fosters a culture of accuracy, responsiveness, and continuous improvement.
• Oversees end-to-end payroll processing ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Reviews payroll calculations, adjustments, and reconciliations.
• Safeguards accurate processing of employee lifecycle transactions.
• Oversees payroll tax filings and reporting across federal, state and local jurisdictions.
• Ensures compliance with IRS, DOL, and applicable regulations.
• Leads resolution of payroll tax issues and audits.
• Leads system testing, enhancements, and implementations, driving automation and efficiency improvements.
• Oversees payroll-related accounting activities, including review and approval of payroll journal entries, accruals, and general ledger postings to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Ensures timely completion of payroll account reconciliations, including wages payable, payroll tax liabilities, benefit accruals, and other payroll-related balances.
• Partners with General Ledger and Finance teams to support the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes.
• Reviews and analyzes payroll-related financial data to identify variances, trends, and discrepancies requiring investigation or correction.
• Ensures alignment between payroll systems, tax reporting, and the general ledger through reconciliation and validation processes.
• Supports accurate financial reporting by ensuring payroll transactions are recorded in accordance with accounting policies and reporting requirements.
• Leads resolution of payroll-to-financial discrepancies, including coordination with Accounting, HR, and external vendors.
• Supports internal and external financial audits by providing payroll-related accounting documentation, reconciliations, and explanations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Five (5) years of payroll experience.
• Two (2) years leadership experience.
• Knowledge of Payroll and Tax Regulations.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy with the ability to reconcile complex data sets.
• Intermediate research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams and with external parties.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP).
• Experience with payroll and financial systems (e.g., ADP, Deltek Costpoint).
• Multi-State Payroll Experience.

Total Rewards Package

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance.
• Voluntary Insurance Plans.
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts.
• 401k and Company Match.
• Company-paid Life Insurance.
• Education Assistance Program.
• Paid Sick Leave.
• Paid Holidays.
• Increasing PTO Accrual Plan.
• Medical/Parental/Disability Leave.
• Workers Compensation.
• Retiree Benefits.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Financial and Health Wellness Benefits.
• Casual Dress.
• Open Office Setting.
• Online Learning System.