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Aston Carter
Payroll Manager
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What they do
A Payroll Manager manages payroll department operations and staff at a company or organization. Ensures that employee wages, salaries, benefits and deductions are calculated correctly, and that paychecks are distributed on time. Coordinates with human resources staff with regard to staff promotions and pay grades.
$114,040 / year median in Tennessee
-5% projected decline
Job Description
Description
- Manage and oversee the end-to-end payroll process to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant payroll administration.
- Review, approve, and validate payroll data for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to company policies and regulatory requirements.
- Assist with payroll processing and provide hands-on support during payroll cycles.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, tax, wage, and hour, and labor regulations.
- Oversee payroll tax filings, reconciliations, statutory reporting, and year-end payroll activities (e.g., W-2s, P60s, T4s, or equivalents).
- Develop, implement, and maintain payroll policies, procedures, and internal controls to support operational efficiency and compliance.
- Investigate and resolve complex payroll issues, discrepancies, and employee inquiries.
- Lead payroll audits and coordinate responses to internal and external audit requests.
- Partner with HR on new hires, terminations, compensation changes, benefits administration, leaves of absence, and employee data management.
- Manage payroll system administration, including ADP Workforce Now maintenance, testing, upgrades, and process improvements.
- Identify opportunities for process optimization and implement best practices to enhance payroll accuracy and efficiency.
- Supervise, train, mentor, and develop payroll staff while fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
- Prepare and analyze payroll reports, metrics, and analytics for leadership and Finance.
- Maintain strict confidentiality and security of payroll and employee information.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Regular and predictable attendance.
- Ability to work cooperatively with others.
Experience:
A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or business administration is required.- 7 to 10 years of progressive payroll experience required, including payroll leadership or management responsibilities.
- Extensive experience managing payroll operations for multi-state and/or multi-entity organizations.
- Strong experience with ADP Workforce Now and HRIS platforms required.
- In-depth knowledge of payroll regulations, taxation, wage and hour laws, and statutory compliance requirements.
- Experience managing payroll audits, tax filings, regulatory reporting, and internal controls.
- Demonstrated experience leading payroll process improvements and system implementations or upgrades Experience Level Expert Level Job Type & Location This is a Permanent position based out of Germantown, TN.