Job Description
Job Description10426
The Payroll Manager is a key member of the Employee Services team, responsible for overseeing all payroll operations and ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing. This role leads a team of payroll professionals and partners cross-functionally to support organizational goals, compliance requirements, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Core Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the payroll team to ensure accurate and timely processing ofmulti-state payrolls, adhering to payroll rules, exception policies, and criticaldeadlines.
- Develop, implement, and maintain payroll policies, procedures, and operationsaligned with organizational standards. Document payroll and HR payroll processesusing standardized operating procedures (SOPs).
- Establish and monitor internal controls to support payroll accuracy andcompliance, including coordination with audit and SOX requirements.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and scalabilityof payroll operations.
- Oversee tax filings, garnishments, and other statutory deductions, ensuringcompliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
- Collaborate with HR, Finance, Internal Audit, IT, and Operations to leverage payrolldata for strategic decision-making.
- Support mergers and acquisitions by providing payroll due diligence and integrationexpertise.
- Manage payroll testing and change control processes in coordination with the HRISteam for Workday semi-annual releases.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of payroll experience, including multi-state payroll management.
- Proven leadership experience with an inclusive and collaborative management style.
- Strong relationship-building and influencing skills across cross-functional teams.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and presentation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to coach and develop team members.
- Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency in Workday Payroll and ADP Smart Compliance.
- Experience with union payrolls is a plus.
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Accounting, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
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#ZRCompany DescriptionThomas Edwards Group is an Executive Search Firm specializing in the direct hire and interim placement of Accounting, Finance, HR and IT professionals. We’ve been in business since 1997 and the Dallas Business Journal has ranked us a Top Search Firm in Dallas and one of the “Best Places to Work” multiple times. Thomas Edwards Group also made the Inc. 5000 list in 2016 and our award-winning team of Search Consultants, which rank among the best and most experienced in the area, includes MBAs, CPAs, former Big 4 Professionals, Controllers, IT Search Professionals, Finance/Banking, and Business Professionals.
Company Description
Thomas Edwards Group is an Executive Search Firm specializing in the direct hire and interim placement of Accounting, Finance, HR and IT professionals. We’ve been in business since 1997 and the Dallas Business Journal has ranked us a Top Search Firm in Dallas and one of the “Best Places to Work” multiple times. Thomas Edwards Group also made the Inc. 5000 list in 2016 and our award-winning team of Search Consultants, which rank among the best and most experienced in the area, includes MBAs, CPAs, former Big 4 Professionals, Controllers, IT Search Professionals, Finance/Banking, and Business Professionals.