Manage day-to-day hourly and salary payroll processing for a broadly dispersed, high turnover, dynamic organization with over 30,000 weekly and bi-weekly paid employees
Manages the Payroll team in preparation and processing of the hourly and salaried payrolls in the US & Canada, while coordinating the workflow through the department up through preparation and distribution of paychecks, tax filings and payments, deductions, and garnishments
Conducts rigorous peer review and quality assurance of all payroll processing work to ensure accuracy and compliance; identifies and corrects errors before final processing
Leads and develops a knowledgeable payroll team to work effectively, while ensuring confidentiality, accuracy, effective controls, and timeliness for payroll related documentation
Develops internal procedures and controls to ensure compliance with regulatory and corporate audit controls
Monitors and evaluates payroll system updates, with particular focus on system testing to ensure accurate and timely processing
Maintains payroll data (earnings and deduction codes) and tax data (rates and jurisdictions) in PeopleSoft
Serves as the Payroll subject matter expert and in the PeopleSoft HCM, including entering environment change requests and performing timely validation of test results prior to changes being put into production
Sets guidelines for Payroll team, determines payroll schedule, timelines/deadlines for HR and managers to provide information to payroll for processing; maintain continuous level of engagement between team, plant HR resources and PeopleSoft HRIS
Aids the General Accounting function in reconciliation of payroll bank and general ledger accounts
Participate in company’s future transitions of PeopleSoft to SuccessFactors HCM, payroll engine, and time and attendance system
Actively participates and lends technical expertise in the selection, establishment, implementation, and transition to a new Payroll Management system

Requirements

Requires 2 years of experience supervising a team of professionals engaged in executing payroll programs
Requires 6-8 years of payroll management experience engaged in developing and delivering payroll programs
A bachelor’s degree in a program related to the functional area can count for 3 of the 6-year requirement
3-5 years of Hospitality, F&B and/or Retail experience
FPC or CPP certification strongly desired
Knowledge of US payroll including federal, state, local, and tax regulations required
Knowledge of Canadian payroll federal and provincial laws and regulations strongly preferred
Specialized training that leads to understanding of managing payroll with tipped employee base

Benefits

Health, dental and vision insurance
Generous paid time off (vacation, flex or sick)
401(k) retirement plan with company match
Company paid life insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Employee assistance program
Training and exciting career growth opportunities
Referral program – refer a friend and earn a bonus

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

payroll processingquality assurancecompliancepayroll data managementPeopleSoftSuccessFactors HCMpayroll management systemtax filingsdeductionsgarnishments

Soft Skills

team leadershipcommunicationconfidentialityaccuracyorganizational skillsengagementproblem-solvingworkflow coordinationtrainingdevelopment

Certifications

FPCCPP