As a Payroll Manager, you will:
• Oversee end-to-end processing of bi-weekly payroll for 6,500+ employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with federal and various state regulations.
• Supervise, train, and develop payroll staff, managing workload distribution, performance, and professional growth.
• Serve as the primary payroll liaison between Workday (payroll/ERP) and UKG (timekeeping and scheduling), ensuring data integrity and smooth interfacing between the two systems.
• Coordinate with ADP to ensure accurate and timely tax filings, payments, and compliance reporting at the federal and state levels.
• Review and approve off-cycle payments, adjustments, and manual checks prior to processing.
• Research and resolve escalated payroll discrepancies, including tax withholding questions, retroactive pay, garnishments, and other voluntary deductions.
• Partner with HR, Benefits, Compensation, and UKG Support teams to ensure changes to employee data (new hires, terminations, transfers, leaves) are reflected accurately and on schedule for payroll.
• Maintain and enforce internal controls and standard operating procedures for the payroll function, including segregation of duties and audit readiness.
• Support system releases and testing related to Workday and UKG payroll and timekeeping functionality; identify and help implement process improvements.
• Ensure compliance with wage and hour laws (including FLSA), multi-state tax requirements, and healthcare-industry-specific pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, PTO, on-call pay).
• Respond to payroll audits (internal and external) and provide documentation and analysis as needed.