Payroll Supervisor/Manager/Director

Payroll Supervisor/Manager/Director

Robert Half is looking for an experienced payroll leader to oversee payroll operations for a multi-location organization. This role is responsible for guiding payroll staff, maintaining accurate and timely pay practices, and ensuring compliance with company standards and applicable regulations. The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in full-cycle, multi-state payroll administration and is comfortable supporting timekeeping, deductions, and payroll-related reporting for a large employee population.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily payroll operations and direct the work of payroll team members to ensure deadlines and service expectations are consistently met.
• Review payroll activities for accuracy and completeness, ensuring employees across all locations are paid correctly and on schedule.
• Apply federal, state, and local payroll regulations while aligning payroll practices with internal policies and controls.
• Support and mentor payroll specialists, providing guidance, training, and hands-on assistance when coverage is needed.
• Manage payroll-related retirement deductions and reporting, including oversight of contribution accuracy, funding, and required remittances.
• Prepare and validate payroll support data such as tax payments, wage disbursements, garnishment activity, pay card funding, wire requests, and other related transmittals.
• Serve as a backup resource for department leadership and assist with operational priorities during manager absences.
• Coordinate assigned payroll projects and process improvement efforts to strengthen accuracy, efficiency, and compliance.
• Administer timekeeping and absence management systems, including maintenance of earning codes, accrual settings, system integrations, time clock support, and manager training.

Additional Information:

• 5+ years of payroll experience, including leadership responsibility within a high-volume payroll environment.

• Proven background managing full-cycle payroll for 500 or more employees across multiple states.

• Hands-on experience with ADP Workforce Now and payroll processing on a semi-monthly schedule is preferred.

• Strong understanding of payroll tax rules, wage and hour requirements, garnishments, and benefit-related deductions.

• Ability to interpret payroll policies and government regulations and apply them accurately in day-to-day operations.

• Experience supporting time tracking and absence management processes within an HRIS or workforce management system.

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