Payroll Manager

About The Role :

The Payroll Manager is responsible for overseeing the accurate and timely processing of payroll for all employees.This role manages all aspects of payroll administration, including timekeeping, labor analytics, and provides strategic input to enhance and streamline processes. The Payroll Manager ensures compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations, as well as alignment with company policies and collective bargaining agreements. This role partners closely with Human Resources and Finance to maintain system integrity, drive process improvements, and support financial reporting, internal and external audits, and strategic workforce initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of payroll principles and calculations, labor regulations, a continuous improvement mindset, strong analytical and organizational skills, and a commitment to accuracy, confidentiality and timeliness.

What You Will Do :

• Supervise payroll staff; provide training, guidance and performance feedback.
• Manage all aspects of payroll process for hourly and salaried employees, including union and non-union staff.
• Oversee and process biweekly payrolls, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Ensure proper handling of off-cycle payments, retroactive adjustments, manual checks, and special compensation scenarios.
• Maintain and audit timekeeping systems and review timesheets for accuracy and policy compliance.
• Review and verify payroll data including timekeeping, earnings, deductions, and garnishments.
• Ensure payroll compliance with federal, state, and local payroll laws and regulations.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of changes in tax laws, labor codes, and collective bargaining provisions that impact payroll operations.
• Reconcile payroll prior to transmission and validate confirmed reports.
• Manage payroll tax filings, wage reporting and regulatory submissions.
• Prepare and reconcile payroll journal entries and support month-end and year-end close processes.
• Manage year-end processes including W-2s, tax filings, and audits.
• Identify and implement process improvements, optimize use ofpayroll and labor management systems as needed and assist with system implementations, testing and upgrades.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, and IT teams to streamline workflows and improve data accuracy.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Respond to employee inquiries professionally and in a timely manner.
• Provide training and guidance to department managers and supervisors on timekeeping best practices and payroll policy adherence.
• Develop and maintain payroll procedures, training materials and documentation.

What You Will Need :

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources or related field preferred.
• At least five (5) years of progressive payroll experience, including at least 2-3 years in a lead or managerial capacity.
• Strong knowledge of payroll systems and timekeeping platforms; experience with UKG / UTA preferred.
• Payroll system and timekeeping platform implementation and / or upgrades.
• Advanced Excel skills with the ability to analyze, reconcile, and present payroll data.
• In depth knowledge of federal, state and local payroll and compliance regulations.
• Experience working in a unionized environment and interpreting collective bargaining agreements is a plus.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) is desirable.
• Bi-lingual English / Spanish and / or English / Tagalog preferred.
• Ability to calculate rates, percentages, and other payroll-related computations.
• Comfortable analyzing payroll data and creating reports using spreadsheets and business intelligence tools.
• This position primarily operates in an office environment using a computer for extended periods. The employee must be able to move throughout the SDCC Administrative offices and occasionally across the facility as needed.
• The employee must occasionally move up to 20 pounds.
• Regular interaction with employees and the general public via email, telephone, delivery correspondence, and / or face-to-face.
• Ability to work Monday through Friday to provide appropriate support and interaction to employees and other internal departments.
• The Convention Center is a 24 / 7 operation; therefore, hours and days outside of the standard work schedule will be needed.

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Apply promptly! A high volume of applicants is expected for the role as detailed below, do not wait to send your CV.

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