US Payroll Operations Manager
Hubbell Incorporated
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Greenville • South Carolina • United States
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About the role
- Provide leadership for end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll execution across all entities.
- Manage relationships and performance with payroll service providers and system partners.
- Oversee Payroll Operations audit and compliance processes through audits, providing change management, quarterly control certifications, remediation of deficiencies, and tracking of action plans.
- Actively participate in walk-throughs and controls testing.
- Provide Payroll Subject Matter Expertise and support for cycle processing activities such FLSA, State-Specific Rules/Regulations, Garnishments, Tax, Variance testing, Stock Vesting/SARS, Relocation, Reconciling and Auditing.
- Ensure Payroll Operations performance metrics and service level agreements (SLAs) are achieved and improved.
- Analyze and respond to service requests, identify trends and recommend process improvements; implement to improve service, compliance, and efficiency.
- Lead, coach, and develop payroll professionals, building enterprise capability and bench strength ensuring high standards of service delivery.
- Serve as a strategic partner to HR Operations, Finance, IT, Benefits, and Compensation on payroll‑related initiatives and transformations.
- Test time and payroll system functionality, document results, communicate findings, and develop procedures to ensure system updates are implemented with minimal business disruption.
- Lead Year End/Year Begin Payroll Actions, including uploads, WT & Component Set Up, Updates, Fixes, and Patches.
- Provide excellent customer service and support to employees, functional areas of the Hubbell organization and external customers, providing timely and complete response and follow-up to questions and information requests.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Information Systems or other related discipline.
- 10+ years of comprehensive payroll experience, including hands-on payroll operations and processing in complex environments
- 5+ years GlobalView, SAP and/or Dayforce Processing and support experience, including reporting, auditing and processing; must understand interdependence between HCM, Time & Attendance, and Payroll Systems.
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation strongly preferred.
- Direct hands-on experience with SOX compliance and strong internal controls management.
- Deep Understanding of Federal, multi-state and local tax regulations to ensure full compliance.
- End-to-end Payroll M&A Experience (Due Diligence, Scoping, and Integration, etc.) a plus.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Opportunity for professional development
- Flexible work arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
payroll operationspayroll processingauditingcompliancereportingExcelchange managementvariance testingstock vestingreconciling
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingcustomer servicecommunicationrelationship managementstrategic partnershipproblem-solvingprocess improvementteam developmentorganizational skills
Certifications
Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)