Payroll Manager
hace 30 días
Carencro
Job DescriptionWe are looking for a Payroll Manager to oversee accurate, timely payroll operations for a large employee population in Louisiana. This role is ideal for a thorough leader who can manage complex payroll activities, collaborate across departments, and ensure compliance with company policies and applicable regulations. The successful candidate will bring strong experience in full-cycle payroll administration, employee issue resolution, and payroll reporting in a multi-entity or multi-state environment. Responsibilities: • Lead complete payroll administration for assigned employee groups and entities, ensuring each cycle is completed on schedule and with a high level of accuracy., • Examine timekeeping records, leave entries, earnings components, and payroll adjustments to confirm all approved pay elements are correctly reflected before processing is finalized., • Partner with supervisors, operations teams, Human Resources, and Finance to address missing approvals, time entry discrepancies, and other issues that could affect payroll deadlines., • Apply authorized employee changes such as hires, separations, compensation updates, incentive payments, reimbursements, and deduction changes within the payroll system., • Perform payroll balancing and reconciliation activities to validate hours worked, earnings, taxes, deductions, and net pay prior to submission., • Produce and maintain payroll registers, audit support files, deduction reports, termination payment records, and other documentation required for compliance and internal review., • Manage payroll deductions and withholdings, including benefits, retirement contributions and loan repayments, garnishments, taxes, and other approved employee elections., • Investigate and resolve payroll concerns such as incorrect pay, missed payments, deduction questions, and tax-related issues while maintaining a thorough and service-oriented approach., • Support year-end and periodic payroll activities, including tax reporting, W-2 preparation, responses to payroll notices, certified payroll needs, and coordination with external providers when needed., • Assist with payroll accounting and reporting needs by coordinating payroll funding, labor distribution, accruals, general ledger entries, reconciliations, and project-specific payroll requirements., • At least 5 years of progressive payroll experience, including direct responsibility for full-cycle payroll processing and employee payroll support., • Demonstrated knowledge of multi-state payroll practices, payroll reconciliation, tax withholdings, deductions, and time and attendance administration., • Experience managing payroll for a large workforce, preferably 500 or more employees, in a high-volume environment., • Strong working knowledge of payroll and timekeeping systems, with preferred experience using ADP Workforce Now., • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the ability to work with payroll reporting, audits, and payroll-to-general-ledger processes., • Ability to handle sensitive compensation and personal data with discretion and maintain accurate payroll records., • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, Human Resources, or a related discipline preferred; equivalent payroll experience may be considered in place of a degree., • Exposure to certified payroll, multi-entity processing, or payroll leadership responsibilities is strongly preferred. For consideration, please contact Mary Wood @ Robert Half 504-383-0743.